Course | Fostering Experiential Learning

Price

Original price: ₹2999

Facilitator

Sarita Mathur
Education Consultant

Ms Sarita Mathur is an education consultant and a teacher trainer offering services to schools both rural and urban, in India and abroad. An alumna of St. Stephen’s College, she has a degree in Education and a post-graduate degree in Operations Research. With six years of experience at the India Today group, Ms Sarita joined the education industry and went on to head The Shri Ram School, Gurgaon, as Principal. The Mathematics background and her well-honed sense of systems and processes and an eye for detail had her institutionalize several long lasting and important changes within the school ecosystem. Ms Sarita has served as a consultant on the International curriculum of the CBSE and also serves as advisor/consultant to several curriculum companies, schools and start-up ventures. A much sought-after workshop leader, she has trained hundreds of teachers in India and the Middle East, mentored Principals, and spoken at several international and national conferences.

Description

Experience is touted as the best teacher. The student that learns by doing and experiencing develops a far greater understanding and grasp over concepts. The STTAR self-paced learning module on ‘Experiential Learning’ explores how teachers need to create experiences that will shape the learning of students. The programme takes you through the fundamentals of Experiential Learning and the strategies you need to implement it effectively in your classrooms. You will discover how to make the process of learning engaging, fun and connected to real-life scenarios. The course covers a wide gamut of relevant topics, including David Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle constituting Active Experimentation, Concrete Experience, Reflective Observation and Abstract Conceptualization.

The content for the course is created by Ms Sarita Mathur, a senior education consultant with three decades of experience in education and teacher training. She is also the instructor for the course.

Course Structure

Module 1
- What is Experiential Learning
Module 2
- Experiential Learning Through A Story
Module 3
- Beard and Wilson (2013) Learning Combination Lock Framework
Module 4
- Role of Experience in Learning and Development
Module 5
- David Kolb’s Cycle of Experiential Learning
Module 6
- Four Stages of Experiential Learning
Module 7
- Advantages of Experiential Learning Part I
Module 8
- Advantages of Experiential Learning Part II
Module 9
- Planning for an Experiential Learning in classroom
Module 10
- Challenges while implementing Experiential Learning

Duration

2.5 hours.

For further information, please visit Saamarthya Teachers Training Academy of Research (STAAR) website.