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Tag Archives: experiential learning
Decolonising the active curriculum #activelearning
This post considers the need to decolonise the active curriculum. It follows on from ideas considered in the previous post on embodiment which concluded that advocates and practitioners of active learning must look deeply at the meaning of being student-centred. … Continue reading
Posted in active learning, belonging, Co-operative pedagogy, learner engagement, PhD, studio
Tagged active learning, activity design, BAME, co-creation, decolonisation, design thinking, differentiation, diversity, equity, experiential learning, hidden curriculum, inclusivity, learning ecology, personalisation, self-direction, stimuli, stimulus, universal design
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Embodiment – physicality and presence in #activelearning
Imagine active learning. What comes to mind for me is people, together, finding value and common purpose in each other. ‘People’ is a significant word in this description. It’s not an abstract notion of ‘learner’, it is a real, humanistic … Continue reading
Posted in active learning, belonging, Co-operative pedagogy, learner engagement, learning space, Literacies and intelligence, PhD, polycontextuality, studio
Tagged active learning, agency, assemblage theory, audio feedback, belonging, blended learning, care, co-operation, communities of practice, conversation, critical pedagogy, ecology, experience, experiential learning, hapitics, identity, inclusivity, learner engagement, learning ecology, learning environments, learning space, networked learning, ontology, people, physicality, place, placemaking, polycontextuality, Presence, Psychology, reflection, relationships, self-efficacy, situated learning, smart devices, smart learning, social theory, space, storytelling, studio, studio for all, technology, Third Space, twalk, voice
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Teaching ‘whole people’ holistically – understanding co-operative learning
Andresen, Boud and Choen (2000) set out criteria for experience-based learning. The goal of experience-based learning involves something personally significant or meaningful to the students; Students should be personally engaged; Reflective thought and opportunities for students to write or discuss … Continue reading
Posted in active learning, belonging, Co-operative pedagogy, creativity, employability, learner engagement, learning space, Personal & Professional Development Planning, studio-based learning
Tagged active learning, association, co-operative learning, creativity, experiential learning, graduate capitals, space, studio-based learning
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Product – co-production vs commodification as a site of learning
Yesterday, I spent much of my time in meetings: one appraisal, one research-related, one project-related, and one a planning meeting. Coincidently, each of those four meetings required me to remind myself that an education is not, “A thing that can … Continue reading
Posted in active learning, Co-operative pedagogy, employability, learner engagement, studio-based learning
Tagged active learning, agency, belonging, co-operation, co-production, collaboration, commodification, communities of practice, employability, engagement, experiential learning, learner engagement, learning ecology
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Discovery, gamification and loosely structured #activelearning
Photo by Raul Petri on Unsplash Following my previous post on gamification and active learning, it is worth giving thought to the extent that effective learning is guided or scaffolded especially around ideas like discovery learning. While it is hard … Continue reading
Doing, Being, Becoming, Belonging & Connecting #twalk #spacetwalkLeeds
The Twalk next week (27th March 2019) at 1-2pm UK time, has the theme of Doing, Being, Belonging, Becoming and Connecting – the role of learning space, This post provides a little explanation of each of those keywords. Doing A focus … Continue reading
Posted in active learning, Applied Learning, belonging, Digital Placemaking, learner engagement, learning space, Literacies and intelligence, Personal & Professional Development Planning, social media for learning
Tagged active learning, becoming, being, belonging, connecting, Connectionism, Constructivism, doing, experiential learning, learning pace, reflection, self-efficacy, situated learning, social constructivism, space
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A Social Media Learning Space: reflections on #FutureHappens – Connect:Disconnect
This post explores, summarises and reflects on some of the conversations that took place in #futurehappens Connect:Disconnect. The Future Happens hack model creates a forum for debate about the potential of technology, and the tensions and anxieties relating to its … Continue reading
