Documentation:ISW/Lesson Plan/Core Lesson Components/Active Learning and Kolb's Cycle
Day 2 Theme Session in Faculty ISW: Active Learning and Kolb’s Experimental Learning Cycle
Adapted by Katie Di Sebastiano from AL and Kolb’s Lesson adapted by Jens Vent-Schmidt from Rowshan Rahmanian
Time: 1 hour
Pre-work: Online Module on AL and Kolb’ Cycle
Materials Needed:
- Powerpoint
- 4-piece triangle to square puzzles - set up in four colours and add A,B,C,D for grouping in later part of the session
- Note Cards – 1-minute paper
- Pens and paper for notes and reflections
- Whiteboard and markers
- Flip charts and markers
- Kolb’s cycle hand outs
- AL handout
| Time | Component | What |
| 0:00
(4’) |
Bridge | Present 4-piece triangle puzzles – Ask to arrange pieces into square. (3min)
1 min paper – How did you solve the puzzle? What steps did you take to solve the puzzle? Write them out |
| 4:00
(2’) |
LO | BTEOTHLYWBAT:
- Describe all four stages of Kolb’s learning cycle based on your experience in the ISW - Align AL techniques that support your learners to move through all four stages at least once per lesson and apply Kolb’s learning cycle to your planned mini-lesson for Day 1 |
| 6:00
(4’) |
Link online-offline | PPT slide with blank Kolb’s cycle – fill in the blanks based on online learning.
Review cycle. Emphasize Kolb’s is a process that is happening as your students are learning. |
| 10:00
(6’) |
AL - 1 | Apply the 4 stages of Kolb’s cycle to puzzle activity.
Think-pair-share: Find a partner, review the steps you indicated you took to solve the puzzle. With your partner discuss how these steps you took align with the stages of the Kolb cycle. Identify how you worked through Kolb’s cycle to solve the puzzle. Debrief: Emphasize that they might have gone through Kolb’s multiple times. |
| 20:00
(2’) |
Bridge 2 | Debrief: Kolb’s is a theory of how people learn. We are aiming to have learners work through these stages in a lesson. How can this be achieved in the classroom? AL – Some AL will have learner work through all stages some only a few stages |
| 22:00
(5’) |
Pre-test 2 | What is active learning? – Let them define, then show slide with definition
What is the most effective AL technique you have engaged with in the Classroom? Consider your experience form D1 of the ISW |
| 27:00
(15’) |
AL - 2 | AL techniques in Large vs small classrooms (good way of including TLC, this part was very well received)
Intro: Break into groups of 4 (puzzle colours) Flip charts with Large and Small classes Identify how you would use in large or small classroom (2 groups for each setting) how you would use them in the class. Choose at least 1 individual, paired and group activities.(Provide list of AL activities – AL techniques for higher education) Consider Kolb’s as you design/choose activities. How can you ensure your learners move through all stages? Discuss in group how you may adapt one of the techniques you described above for the opposite sized classroom (large à small or small à large) Gallery Walk (5 min) |
| 42:00
(15’) |
AL - 3 | Experimenting with AL
5min – reflect on your mini-lesson from day 1 and the AL techniques you used. How would you change the lesson and AL techniques you used to for a large classroom? 10 min – In your group (letters from puzzle) describe 1 change you would make to your lesson for teaching in a large classroom |
| 57:00
(3’) |
Post-test | Debrief: Share unique approaches or idea. |
Puzzle Template
https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/triangle-puzzle/
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