Learning Through Experience: Individuals and Organizations

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The purpose of this course is to explore the nature of experiential learning processes in promoting change and growth in both professionals and the professions. The research literature associated with experiential learning will be used to explore the nature of experiential learning, where it occurs, how we experience it, how we think about it, and how we can use the environment to enhance it. Course content includes 1) readings related to action in the professionals, such as improvement science, network improvement communities, action research, and participatory action research; 2) a survey of topics associated with the thinking processes associated with active approaches to learning, such as reflection, design thinking, creativity, innovation, and semiotics. Activities and assignments will include group discussions, individual and group presentations, action research, and classroom observation and analysis.