1. Experiential learning
What is Experiential Learning?
Process of making meaning from a direct experience.
Classroom learning
Laboratories
Internships
Field Experiences
Service Learning

2. Experiential learning Process of making meaning from a direct experience.
Make Meaning
Reflecting on the Experience
Sharing with others
Asking and answering questions
Processing Questions
Generalization Questions
Appling to another context
By Discussion, Pair-Shares, Journaling, Assignments,
A direct concrete experience

3. Activity

4. Experiential Learning
Objective: Define Experiential Learning and apply an experiential learning model to an plant breeding education teaching scenario.

5. Activity
Outline a brief lesson plan that demonstrates “experiential learning”
Include an objective
Include a list of steps or activities to be completed by the teacher and/or students
Be prepared to describe the lesson

6. John Dewey (1936)
“Experience and education cannot be directly equated to each other. For some experiences are mis- educative.”

7. Kolb’s (1984) Model Direct Experience Reflection and Observation
Abstract Conceptualization
Active Experimentation

8. Experiential learning model
Adopted from the National 4-H Council

9. Do Experience : Just Do It Individual or group May be unfamiliar
Pushes learner to a new level

10. Reflect Share : What did you do? Explain the experience
Share reactions & observations
Discuss feelings and emotions generated by the experience
Communicate

11. Reflect cont. Process : How did you do it? Discuss:
How the experience was carried out
What problems or issues came up during the activity
How did you solve the problems

12. Apply Generalize : What did you learn?
General trends with other experiences (life skills or in the classroom)
Real life principals that surfaced

13. Apply cont. Apply : How will you use what you learned?
Apply to other situations
Future use of skills learned

14. Experiential learning model
Adopted from the National 4-H Council

15. Science Education Learning Cycle (Adkins & Karplus, 1962)
Engage
Explore
Explain
Elaborate
Evaluate

16. Activity
Let’s take another look at our lesson plans