In his rationale for work placements for librarianship students, Pymm (2007) cites Alderman and Milne, (pp. 11 & 12)as they quote David Kolb's "experiential learning" propositions:
*Learning is continually modified by experience
*Learning is about testing and examining, then building the results into what is already known
*Learning is continuous
*Learning is about resolving conflicts between the practice and theory; concepts and experience
Pymm further says that reflection is of major importance - "that it involves students...thinking about what has happened, how it fits in to their experience and how they respond to this knowledge (eg. by changing behavious, broadening understanding etc) (Alderman and Milne, p. 16)". Pymm also contends that having a mentor is highly beneficial as, as well as providing challenges and insights to stretch the student's learning experience, it enables a student to debrief in a caring and supportive environment.
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Reflective learning is much more powerful after having had an experience - hence the need for experiential learning!
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