Experiential Learning (Kolb) Building upon earlier work by John Dewey and Kurt Levin‚ American educational theorist David A. Kolb believes “learning is the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience” (1984‚ p. 38). The theory presents a cyclical model of learning‚ consisting of four stages shown below. One may begin at any stage‚ but must follow each other in the sequence: • concrete experience (or “DO”) • reflective observation (or “OBSERVE”) • abstract conceptualization
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The focus of the Action Learning Set will be to explore the interface between communication‚ relationships and workplace issues‚ and will provide you with the opportunity to gain some different perspectives on the challenges you face in terms of your relationships with stakeholders (Learning Outcome 2). In preparation for this you will need to undertake Activity 3.2 in which you: • Identify a workplace issue which you wish to explore in detail with your cohort colleagues. (This might be a topic
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Obstacles to Learning As a thirty-one-year old husband‚ father-to-be‚ and professional‚ I have come to realize that I have many new challenges to face as I start back into school. Challenges I never had to consider ten years ago when I first attempted a degree. I face ever-growing obligations at work‚ a wife and very soon‚ a young child‚ and the motivation to complete a project I started ten years ago. I have overcome the first obstacle‚ however; I have overcome the guilt that I should have finished
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Learning to Swim Abstract This research paper is about learning to swim well‚ and it includes some important recommendations and warnings about swimming. Learning how to swim or improving swimming technique can in fact be an enjoyable experience. This research specifies step by step how to swim without any problem. People will learn that by practicing progressive swimming exercises with the proper mindset they can learn each swimming stroke step by step‚ quickly and have fun. The important thing
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International Education Journal Vol 5‚ No 3‚ 2004 http://iej.cjb.net 344 Learning at University: The International Student Experience1 Meeri Hellstén Macquarie University‚ School of Education meerihellsten@mq.edu.au Anne Prescott Macquarie University‚ School of Education anne.prescott@aces.mq.edu.au This paper reports on research that explores internationalisation of the University’s curriculum offerings and how this affects international students. The central focus of this paper is to
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know what might happen in the future and would be able to take appropriate remedial measures to rectify the doings or the karma. Our project is mainly aimed at astrology learners‚ to provide them with adequate information for their research and learning process. Astropalm.com is a website which enables all the members to use it feature free of charge‚ with intension of promoting the use of horoscope prediction and enhance the astrological knowledge in the society. We have planned only
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Good evening‚ ladies and gentlemen‚ The title of my speech is the pleasures of learning. Do you feel delighted when bathing in the morning sunshine? Do you rejoice when walking through shelves of books in the library? Do you feel ecstatic when exploring a new subject unexpectedly? If the answer is yes‚ you tasted the pleasures of learning. Learning is not only from books‚ but also from nature. As what is said by Bloomfield “The fields his study‚ nature was his book.” Natural beauty is
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Learning about Excel the past two weeks of this module have been interesting. There is more to learn about Excel than students could have anticipated. Week two of classes we were to complete an income statement‚ balance sheet‚ statement of cash flows‚ a common size income statement‚ and a common size balance sheet‚ from chapter two of Mayes & Shank (2012) problem number 3. The question that needs to be answered is what the value is in having the financial statements on a spreadsheet (Mayes &
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types of learning styles. By taking a learning styles quiz‚ I found out that I am an auditory learner. This means I do best learning by hearing and listening. Now knowing that I am an auditory learner I can discover new techniques that will help me be more attentive and I can expand myself as a learner. First‚ discovering new techniques as an auditory learner to be more attentive is easy. I was not surprised when I saw the list of usual things auditory learns do. I felt as if the learning style
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Differentiated Learning Everyone is diverse and learns in different ways. Not every student is the same. Established on this knowledge‚ differentiated instruction applies a method to teaching and learning that gives students numerous options and opportunities for compelling in information and making sense of ideas. Differentiated instruction is a teaching theory based on the principle and idea that instructional tactics should contrast and be adapted in relative to individual and diverse students
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