Individuals learn both from the outcomes of their own internally generated actions ("experiential learning") and from the observation of the consequences of externally generated actions ("observational learning"). While neuroscience research has focused principally on the neural mechanisms by which brain structures such as the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) support experiential learning...

ION GRAVITY – FROM HIGH TO LOW This pattern is based on Gary L. Craig’s Discussion-Activity-Review-Lab-Review [GLC] pattern and was revised by Jane Chandler. You are about to start a new topic, which is has many levels of abstraction.

Traditional e-learning uses information and communication technologies to facilitate participant connections, expand access, and provide learning opportunities not necessarily constrained by time or distance (e.g., Evans and Powell 2007). ee-Learning leverages e-learning technology with the philosophy and methodology of experiential education, promoting inquiring forms of community that engage ...

In this study we propose a new model for affective learning, SAMAL Model (Smart Ambience for Affective Learning Model) which illustrates the interplay between the body, mind and emotion in learning. This model is based upon experiential theories and the use of the body moving within the virtual reality space. The SAMAL project investigates the application of immersive interactive media and virt...

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Others have cited Sophocles’ quote from 400 B.C., “One must learn by doing the thing, for though you think you know it-you have no certainty, until you try.” Or, one could quote George Santayana, “The great difficulty of education is to get experience out of ideas.” It is hard to argue that experience will not lead to learning under the right conditions. However, it will be argued that the resu...

This paper discusses the implementation of experiential learning techniques in a behavioural economics class. In order to deepen students’ understanding of both behavioural economics and the experimental approach to research students in the course developed and conducted variants of economic experiments.We believe that the process of designing and implementing the experiments fostered a better ...

This study describes three collegiate programs that have a high interest in creating engaging learning environments outside of the classroom. The three settings in this study are a three-year degree granting college focusing on internship-based learning, a nationally recognized service-learning program at a private university, and a small private college emphasizing work and service. Research w...