Experiential Learning

I enjoyed Michael and Megan’s presentation on Experiential Learning. I completely agree with them when they say that it is the best way to learn. I agree that individual’s best learn through involvement and experiences. I like how Megan and Michael found several different types of learners and teachers, and they were all able to succeed and fit their styles into Kolb’s four step cycle. There are some learners I feel would have a difficult time going through the process without changing their attitude, but I believe the research would know more than me, so I believe it. I thought the foxfire example was perfect, and summed up everything a classroom should be. I also like in the conclusion how Michael and Megan discussed that experiential learning brings everything all together. It really touches upon everything we have learned about creating an equal and positive learning environment that involves differentiated instruction. All the presentations we have had so far all link, and experiential learning has all of these concepts in one. The only thing I am confused about is how it makes the work load easier for the teacher. I realize that the students will have more responsibility since they will be using their own experiences and understanding to learn, but doesn’t the teacher still have to put in a lot of time developing a plan for each student so they can understand how they use their experience to learn the material? I must say that this was a great project, and it was nice to have them refer back to information that they learned from Sean and mines project.