http://www.experientialtools.com/2010/03/20/what-is-experiential-education/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:19:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.experientialtools.com/2010/03/20/what-is-experiential-education/comment-page-1/#comment-113 michael cardus Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:04:57 +0000 http://www.experientialtools.com/?p=907#comment-113 Experiential learning has capabilities that are applicable in learning with the brain in mind. As well as understanding how modern education is not set for people who cannot sit in follow directions to succeed. Yet for experiential ed. to be successful practitioners MUST work to illustrate relevancy and competency in what is being done. Many of us do not focus on the brain based and learning component of EE, and just "play games". This game playing view comes from EE people not learning about the craft to develop deep content knowledge. Meaning Just like education in order for success utilization one needs deep content knowledge, relevancy to subject, direct transference and application to subject. Experiential learning has capabilities that are applicable in learning with the brain in mind. As well as understanding how modern education is not set for people who cannot sit in follow directions to succeed.
Yet for experiential ed. to be successful practitioners MUST work to illustrate relevancy and competency in what is being done. Many of us do not focus on the brain based and learning component of EE, and just “play games”.
This game playing view comes from EE people not learning about the craft to develop deep content knowledge.
Meaning Just like education in order for success utilization one needs deep content knowledge, relevancy to subject, direct transference and application to subject.

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