Education Learning Series: John Dewey

Microlearning Sessions by Nursing Education Network

Philosopher,Psychologist & Educational Reformer

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself” - John Dewey

Image by: John_Dewey_in_1902 by Eva Watson-Schütze [Public domain]

Learning By Doing

We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience” ― John Dewey

At school in the year 2000 by Jean-Marc Côté

Key concepts:

▪ Experiential Learning▪ Learner focused▪ Self-directed learning▪ Active learning▪ Critical thinking▪ Enquiring▪ Democratic

Future Ready

“If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow” ― John Dewey

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References

▪ Dewey, J. (1986). Experience and education. In The Educational Forum (Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 241-252). Taylor & Francis Group.

▪ Goodreads. (2016). John Dewey Quotes.

▪ Knowles, M. S., Holton III, E. F., & Swanson, R. A. (2014). The adult learner: The definitive classic in adult education and human resource development. Routledge.

▪ Nursing Education Network. (2017). John Dewey Educational Philosopher.

▪ Wikipedia. (2017). John Dewey.

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