Why I prefer this to KOLB's Reflective Learning Cycle is that the above learning cycle is less complicated. The cycle talks about 4 stages - doing, reflecting, linking and planning.
DOING - most of the time, that's how adults learn best. You need to be directly involved in the practical/hands-on part for learning to take place. In our ALS, we do this all the time.
REFLECTING - in our case, this can be seen through our personal blogs that provides us with an outlet for self-reflection as well as for others to comment on our reflections and learn from them. I know I've learnt a lot from the personal blogs of our set members. It not only makes interesting reads, but sometimes, really inspires you to check something out or try something new yourself.
LINKING - we have been doing this all the time throughout the 6 weeks. A lot of the learning process is through linking where we "make connections between experience and ideas" and how these are linked/connected to certain concepts or models.
PLANNING - as learning is an ongoing process, this stage "enables us to modify our actions by deciding how we will do them differently the next time round". Personally, I would have tried updating my blog on a daily basis so as to capture all the essence or immediate reactions/feelings during the learning process. Maybe, I would have practiced more using Mind Meister as when the set members were using it during our Skype online discussion, I couldn't access it and did it together with them.
Traditionally, learning has been associated with reading books, attending
courses and lectures, etc. However, real learning is not just about acquiring
information, but about engaging with it and integrating it so that it affects
not only your thinking but also your behaviour. It has been shown that there are
many different ways to learn, some more suitable to than others.
Great detailing on the 4 stages, doing, reflecting, linking and planning, it really said what we are doing in this module.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Melinda. That's why I liked the learning cycle posted.
ReplyDeleteHi Jo, great learnings for me on the 4 stages... especially now we r doing our SWP mission impossible. U still have the Intel blood very much in u. I still remember those themes: Site of CHOICE, best workplace, good is not good enough when Excellence is expected!those intel days, "i need to enjoy life"
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting and sharing the model. It is a derivative from Carl Jung theories of personality and ways of knowing which went on to become the famous Myers-Briggs Type Indicator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers-Briggs_Type_Indicator Carl Jung's topological model was also incorporated into Kolb's seminal book "Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development" http://www.amazon.com/Experiential-Learning-Experience-Source-Development/dp/0132952610 which he developed his work on Learning Styles and his model of Experiential Learning Cycle which went on to become the Reflective Learning Cycle as developed by others in its many other variants and adaptations.
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