Experiential Learning

“Tell me, and I will forget. Show me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand” – Confucius, 450BC.

It is widely accepted by educationalists that experience forms the basis of human development. It seems logical, therefore, to try and include experiential learning wherever possible in any educational setting be it academic or in the work place.

Experiential learning is based around the concept of a direct encounter with the phenomena being studied rather than merely thinking about it in a classroom environment. This is how we do most of our lifelong learning, through reflection upon everyday experience. It is also a powerful model around which to base a training programme with the aim of developing personal and team working skills towards specific learning outcomes or in reinforcing the key messages of a cultural change programme.

The experiential model that we use was developed by David Kolb with Roger Fry in 1975 and has been widely adopted within the training and educational world as a sound basis for learning and continuous improvement.



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	Kolb And Fry Links	Experiential Learning “Tell me, and I will forget. Show me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand” – Confucius, 450BC. It is widely accepted by educationalists that experience forms the basis of human development. It seems logical, therefore, to try and include experiential learning wherever possible in any educational setting be it academic or in the work place. Experiential learning is based around the concept of a direct encounter with the phenomena being studied rather than merely thinking about it in a classroom environment. This is how we do most of our lifelong learning, through reflection upon everyday experience. It is also a powerful model around which to base a training programme with the aim of developing personal and team working skills towards specific learning outcomes or in reinforcing the key messages of a cultural change programme. The experiential model that we use was developed by David Kolb with Roger Fry in 1975 and has been widely adopted within the training and educational world as a sound basis for learning and continuous improvement.