Playing with purpose : how experiential learning can be more than a game / Steve Hutchinson, Helen Lawrence.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hutchinson, Steve.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Experiential learning.

Educational games.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Gower, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Playing with Purpose shows how a facilitator, coach, manager, people developer or trainer can invent or reinvigorate an artificial learning experience and make it so much more than a game.The authors understand that a sustainable, creative approach to experiential learning produces an active experience that is memorable. They show how you can get powerful lessons from the simplest of household and office objects and situations and look at a range of dilemmas, challenges and problems faced anyone wanting to run memorable training sessions, classes and project meetings.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; About the Authors; Acknowledgements; Preface: Why Read this Book and How to Use It; I The Concept of Experiential Learning; II The Skills of Facilitation; III The Developer's Toolbox - Specific Issues and Tactics; Bibliography

Notes:

"A Gower Book"--Cover.

First published 2011 by Gower Pub.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-351-91072-8

1-315-24666-X

1-283-11533-6

9786613115331

1-4094-0806-X

9781315246666

OCLC:

729166573