Soft skills

Experiential learning There are two different types of experiential learning. These types of learning are learning by yourself and experiential education. Learning by yourself occurs from direct participation of life events and from reflection on everyday experiences. Experiential education is learning through programs and activities structured by experiential educators. (Wilderdom.com, 2017) Kolb’s experiential learning cycle This cycle is in four stage; Concrete experience, Reflective observation, Abstract conceptualization and Active Experimentation. A new experience is encountered and then reflection on this experience over time forms new ideas and then these ideas are experimented with to see results. (Simplypsychology.org, 2017) “Kolb and Fry (1975) argue that the learning cycle can begin at any one of the four points - and that it should be really approached as a continuous spiral. (infed.org, 2017) Through work with Newbridge Kayak Club I run developmental kayak pr