Oh, I’m a Kinesthetic Learner!
by Lindsay Piper ~ Zambia
I remember when I was in college living in a sorority-type house, I would always have trouble studying in my room. It was quite frustrating, and the only thing I could do was take my text book with me and walk up and down the hallway as I read out loud. People would walk by and wonder what the heck I was doing. Why does she have to pace the hallway when she reads? That’s strange!
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Villages Envision and Plan for the Future
by James Zwier ~ CRWRC ~ Laos
During the past two months I have mostly worked on one task: helping create and lead trainings for village leaders on yearly planning meetings.
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My Son is a Kinesthetic Learner
by Jeanette Romkema ~ Partner, Global Learning Partners, Inc. ~ Toronto, ON
Middle school has saved my 12-year-old son’s life. It’s a strange thing to say
but it’s true. He finally gets to move around!
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Apathetic? Try Kinesthetic ~ You won’t regret it!
by Michael Elfant ~
Public Health Nutritionist,
California Department of Health Services
Kinesthetic activities play an essential role in our training and we always look for ways to include movement in learning events. We make liberal use of activities from the Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach workshop...
You can really feel the energy level rise with a good kinesthetic activity.
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Dialogue and Kinesthetic Learning in Guinea Bissau
by Isabel Murphy, PhD ~
Wycliffe Canada, Inc.~ Brazil
Doing Dialogue Education in Guinea Bissau was a like breath of fresh air. Why? Because those participating were so grateful for any knowledge passed on, and so enthusiastically responsive to the new methodology. They were accustomed to lectures which obliged them to copy long texts from the blackboard.
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Is it Work or is it Training? Work-based Learning
by Adriano Pianesi ~Participation Consulting
I would like to share my excitement for the effectiveness of an approach to learning from experience called Action Learning. I recently completed my certification as an Action Learning coach and have already facilitated two workshops using the method.
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I'm a communications instructor and trainer with internationally educated professionals and find this job most gratifying. I feel they truly have enriched my life, sometimes more than I have enriched their lives. I recently wrote the brief reflection below to encompass the interactive dialogue that goes on between teacher (life-enrichment coach) and student (life participant). For me, this reflection seems to represent some of the principles that Jane Vella advocates in her philosophy and books, particularly "Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach".
"You are not a teacher, but a life enrichment coach. You take the journey of learning together. Sometimes you walk in step with one another
- at the same pace. Other times, you are ahead of the other, but still connected of one mind."
~D.A. Wright
