UniServ Academy – Experiential Learning Cycle

What?

Do I know the facts or information ?

(KNOWLEDGE)

How?

Am I able to do it? Can I do it?

(SKILL)Why?

Do I want to do it? (or) What’s in it for

me? (or) Why it needs to be done?

(ATTITUDES)

Key Principles of Training Adults:Key Principles of Training Adults:

UniServ Academy – Experiential Learning Cycle

Applying (Planning More

Effective Behavior)

Generalizing (Inferring Principles

About the “Real World”)

Processing (Discussion of Patterns and Dynamics)

Publishing (Sharing Reactions and Observations)

Experiencing (Activity, “Doing”)

The Experiential Learning CycleThe Experiential Learning Cycle

UniServ Academy – Experiential Learning Cycle

Experiencing• Making products• Role playing• Problem solving• Analysis of case materials• Self-disclosure discussion• Writing• Lecture

Publishing• “Sharing” adjectives of people’s

feelings or free association• Subgroup sharing “What we

saw/how we felt”• Posting reports (newsprints)• Interviewing pair - talk about

what you saw and how you felt• Circle check, or go around the

group

Applying• Consult in pairs or trios about

“Back Home” situations• Develop goals and action

steps to do back home• Make “contacts” to each

other about doing something• Role play back home

situations

Generalizing• Discuss/list statements of

“What I learned”• Journaling “What I learned”• Identify through discussion in

large group key terms or ideas

Processing• Process observers reports• Theme discussions• Sentence completion: “My

motivation was…”, “I saw…”• Questions/reaction sheets• Discussion of behavior

A Sample of Types of Activities (Techniques) Used in Each Segment of A Sample of Types of Activities (Techniques) Used in Each Segment of the Experiential Learning Cyclethe Experiential Learning Cycle

UniServ Academy – Experiential Learning Cycle

LectureA statement of ideas, information

PublishingAsk participants what was the most important idea that was expressed (depending on numbers, have everyone say it, or have pairs or small groups report after discussion).

ApplyingIn pairs (or teams from the same local), have participants figure out how to use these ideas “back home”. Report this out to the total group.

GeneralizingIn large group, ask the question “So what?” Then list the statements made that explain what they learned from the lecture.

ProcessingIn large group, discuss what ideas seemed to come up the most, why, and what seemed to get ignored and why.

A Sample of The Kinds of Activities Used to Support a Lecture in the A Sample of The Kinds of Activities Used to Support a Lecture in the Experiential Learning CycleExperiential Learning Cycle