Bergsteiner et al. (2010, p. 36) schematic describing student involvement in teaching methods. The authors adapted this model from Svinicki and Dixon (1987).

​I passed my Research Experience Component presentation yesterday. This clears me to deliver and defend my dissertation research proposal. One more milestone out of the way. Message me if you would like a copy of the paper.

In the illustration above, we see the four quadrants of the D. A. Kolb (1984/2015) Experiential Learning Theory cycle, with the distinction of the “student as actor” and the “student as receiver.” The two axes represent student activities, moving from a relatively passive role (student as receiver), for example, lecture analogies or descriptions, to the student acting, as in fieldwork. I find Figure 4 to be a useful tool to identify experiential learning activities because it presents the activities as continua rather than as discrete and separate. In the following table, Bergsteiner et al. (2010) created a visual framework that could be helpful in categorizing experiential learning activities and in explaining experiential learning to survey and interview participants.

Following is a video of the slides from my presentation (no audio).

References

Bergsteiner, H., Avery, G. C., & Neumann, R. (2010). Kolb's experiential learning model: critique from a modelling perspective. Studies in Continuing Education, 32(1), 29-46. doi:10.1080/01580370903534355

Kolb, D. A. (1984/2015). Experiential learning: experience as the source of learning and development (Second ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.

I am honored to be inducted this week into the National Honor Society for Veterans, SALUTE, the honor society recognizing and honoring the service and the scholastic achievements of student veterans.

The award is for my academic achievements in my current Ph.D. in Education studies. The State University of New York, University at Buffalo, is my chapter. The program is headquartered at Colorado State University. I share this because I am honored by the award, and to bring the program to the attention of other veterans in my network.

From the SALUTE website: "The students who are inducted into SALUTE represent every slice of American military and veterans in higher education, at two and four year institutions. Members include retirees, disabled veterans, active duty military, National Guard and reservists returning to higher education, starting second careers, or helping fund their college careers with military service."

More information at: http://salute.colostate.edu/home

My University at Buffalo IRB (Institutional Review Board) human subjects research application for my dissertation research has been approved!

My research will comprise interviews of students and instructors to explore their exposure to, and use of, experiential learning pedagogies, along with their attitudes toward these pedagogies.

I still have to deliver and defend my dissertation proposal, so there is one more major hurdle.