Learning Cycles
by Martina Matejas
1. Definition of learning
1.1. process where knowledge is created through transformation of experience
1.2. knowledge and experience
1.2.1. gathered and transformed
1.2.1.1. learning
1.2.1.2. results
1.2.1.2.1. change in behavior
2. Why do we use the cycle
2.1. to make sense of our experience
2.2. continuous improvement
3. 6 characteristics of LEARNING
3.1. Learning is a process
3.2. All learning is re-learning
3.3. Requires resolution of conflict and tension
3.3.1. drives the learning process
3.4. Learning is a HOLISTIC process
3.4.1. involves the whole person
3.4.1.1. thinking
3.4.1.2. feeling
3.4.1.3. perceiving
3.4.1.4. behaving
3.4.1.5. way of solving problems
3.5. results from
3.5.1. how we interact
3.5.1.1. with our environment
3.6. process of CREATING knowledge
4. 4 PHASES
4.1. Concrete Experience
4.1.1. provides the basis
4.2. Reflection
4.2.1. the experience
4.2.2. the response to the experience
4.3. Conceptualizing
4.3.1. reflections are gathered in a framework
4.3.2. relate to past experiences
4.3.3. relate to knowledge and concepts
4.3.4. derive implications for action
4.3.4.1. means: conclude how to proceed
4.4. Apply Action
4.4.1. test the implications
4.4.1.1. in different situations
5. The logic
5.1. make many small improvements
5.2. create a habit
5.3. requires tension among all four phases
5.4. Spiral
6. How do we think?
6.1. tension between feeling and thinking
6.1.1. how we grasp experience