Experiential Learning: The Best Gift for Educators and Trainers

Author: Lin Sinin
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: Experiential learning that emphasizes "learning by doing" is no longer limited to traditional education fields. It is widely applied in psychological counseling, corporate training, youth training, athlete training, and civil servant training, among others. Its greatest characteristic lies in people gaining insights through firsthand experience in the activities they participate in, thereby changing their behavior. "I hear and forget, I see and remember, I do and understand." This book explores with you an inspiring way of learning, a heart-touching art of knowledge—the art of experiential learning. In the field of education and training, we have once tried to cultivate emotions with knowledge, inspire action with preaching, enlighten love with indifference, build confidence with criticism, foster creativity with restrictions, and shape sincerity with hypocrisy. Let us put an end to this "barking up the wrong tree" approach and use experience to make learning more effective and enjoyable.
"Experience" has abundant sources, the most important of which is games. You have certainly noticed the continuous emergence of various collections of teaching games in the market. However, books on "how to use games," "the spirit of experience," and "facilitator enhancement" are quite scarce. If we compare the collections on the market to a wide variety of "medicines," then this book is the practical manual on "how to use the medicine." This book abandons the "bird's-eye view" perspective and adopts the "insect's-eye view," guiding you to experience and grow together.