Colin Beard and John P Wilson, developed this fascinating model for experiential learning practitioners. The approach taken is well thought out and very much aligned with the approach I have taken in designing my learning programs. This model is useful in planning and designing a training program.
External Environment
Sensors
Internal Environment
- The learning environment
- The learning activities
- The sensors
Emotions in learning
- Reasoning and intelligence
Learning and change
High elements
Outdoors and using the high elements
Use artefacts
Using artefacts to conjure up emotions
Facilitate change
Facilitate and encourage learning and change
Colin and Wilson, have shared a model that can help practitioners to think about what approach they can take to twig the design of their learning curriculum. I do have my own criticism of this approach, it did not place it on onset the need to distill what learning outcomes you want to achieve. This will include the gaps in the learner that you want to address. Having at least attempt to address this prior to the learning design will help you develop an awesome curriculum that will be impactful for the learner and the organisation.
Giving both scholars due credit, this may be the unsaid assumption you need to have when you work with the model that they have designed. Nevertheless this is a useful model to use in Tandem with Kolb’s learning cycle. That I will write more on my blogs.
Kolb Learning cycle
The KOLB learning cycle has been pivotal for most experiential learning facilitators to get it right, when delivering outbound learning programs. Its simple to use and it allows for a facilitator walk through systematically what you want to process, bearing in mind what took place.
We use models like this to craft and develop our training sessions. We do evaluate all our training programs. Here is the evaluation score for the 4-days leadership program that we conducted for a government agency. Here are the evaluation results:
Our programs are robust, engaging and has components of experiential learning embedded in the design and delivery. Do get in touch with us for impactful programs that we can contextualise for you, office@teamworkbound.com
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