Stepping into the Void: The trials, tools, and dangers of reenactment based learning
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Reenactment has been described as the cutting edge of action research and a valuable tool for experiential learning. This presentation explores the concepts of experiential learning in the context of historical reenactment. It provides a framework for developing more structured experiential learning experiences through reenactment as well. It was presented as part of a group discussion at the Forward into the Past XXIV symposium at Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario on April 5, 2014. http://www.fitp.ca/ It has been edited slightly from the presented format for the web and feedback received. The notes pages provide additional information used to structure the dialogue. Photos are courtesy of (in alphabetical order): Amanda Moore Aurora Simmons Chase Patterson Christian Cameron Christopher Duffy Gioacchino Sparrone John Conyard
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- 1. Stepping Into the Void The tools, trials, and dangers of reenactment-based learning Nicholas Cioran – April 5, 2014 Photo courtesy of Amanda Moore
- 2. Nicholas Cioran Husband, father of two, IT manager, student, and reenactor Photo courtesy of Nicholas Cioran
- 3. Photo courtesy of Christopher Duffy HoplologiaExperimental archaeology and ancient arts, Martial and Domestic 500 BC to 1815 AD
- 4. The reenactment of past thought is not a precondition of historical knowledge, but an integral element in it. - R. G. Collingwood Photo courtesy of John Conyard
- 5. Students come to learn only when they experience what they take - Martin Heidegger Photo courtesy of ?
- 6. Experience alone does not create knowledge. - Kurt Lewin Photo courtesy of John Conyard
- 7. Photo courtesy of Gioacchino Sparrone Knowledge results from the grasping of experience and transforming it. - David A. Kolb Concrete Experience Reflective Observation Abstract Conceptualization Active Experimentation
- 8. People experience what they expect to experience. - Jeffrey Schwartz Photo courtesy of Nicholas Cioran
- 9. We fill in the gaps in what we see to create an experience based pattern on which we act. - David Snowden Photo courtesy of Gioocchino Sparrone
- 10. Exploration happens best by accident, not by following a schedule – John Stilgoe Photo courtesy of Christian Cameron
- 11. Reflection is fundamental to learning. It provides a basis for future action. - Donald Schön Photo courtesy of Gioacchino Sparrone
- 12. Photo courtesy of Nicholas Cioran How can I know what I think until I see what I say? - Karl Weick
- 13. Group learning starts with dialogue, the capacity of members to suspend assumptions and enter into genuine thinking together. - Peter Senge Photo courtesy of Aurora Simmons
- 14. Senge on Group Dialogue Share Observations Reflect Together Interpret the Experience Decide to Act Photo courtesy of Gioacchino Sparrone
- 15. The Action Research Cycle Analyze Plan Act Evaluate Analyze Plan Act Evaluate Analyze Plan Act Evaluate Reflect Reflect Reflect Photo courtesy of Gioacchino Sparrone
- 16. Personal Reflection Group Dialogue Develop Theory Contribute to the scholarly dialogue How does it all fit together? Photo courtesy of Nicholas Cioran
- 17. We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time. – T. S. Eliot Photo courtesy of Chase Patterson
Editor's Notes
- Introductions – Who am I – Introduce yourself. What would you like to get out of today’s session?Clarify that this presentation will be different and why. This is about how to learn how we learn from our reenacting experiences
- What is Hoplologia? What do you expect from this session?Validate list...
- Introduce Collingwood, his ideas and the problems with this approach – Armchair history...Reenactmentrecently described as the cutting edge of action research – English HeritageWhat is the most significant thing you have learned from reenacting?Learned that I still don’t know what my limits are.
- Introduce Heidegger and the importance of learning through experience.60% of adult learning is through informal experience...
- IntroduceLewin and the difficulties of learning through experience.
- Introduce Kolb’s learning cycle and the idea that we ware participating in a conversation that is structured according to it to create a learning experience.
- What challenges does the nature of how we think create? Wherehas what you already know affected your learning?
- What is pattern entrainment?Howcan we escape our established patterns of thought in order to learn?
- What is the value of scholarly exploration and novel experience and environment?How can the environment help us learn as reenactors?
- What is the value of written reflection?How can reflection help us learn as reenactors?
- How has narrative helped you understand the past?
- How has group dialogue helped you learn from you reenactment experience?
- Desc
- Introduce Action Research as a structured approach to learning from experience... ‘the next level”
- Tie it up...
- Wrap it upMy goal: to become a more reflective reenactor…. What will you use from what we have discussed today?That’s great – in order to learn from it you need to experience it, and I have attemped to create an experiental environment to reinforce that