Title & Summary

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For an overall orientation I provided a table of contents above. It is not necessary to read the OP in its presented order but it would make it easier to follow. Most of my documents are shared through Dropbox. If you are logged-in to Dropbox you can see them directly, otherwise click the button which says "Continue to document". To enlarge the pictures just click them and they will open in flickr. All texts or Mindmaps marked with 'Additional' or 'Optional' include further information and are not necessary to follow the Main Report. To navigate in this OP, use the tabs on the top or click "continue report" at the end of each page to go to the next page.

Setting up a Terra Preta pile

Incorporated feedback from previous OPs

resource review with at least ten resources
writing page summaries on the top
clear links to material in Supporting Evidence
use an additional writing style: storytelling
separated key outcomes and learning insights
started a list of methods and best practices in project management
changed title after peer-review (title before sounded too professional: Ways of learning and leading)

Learnings in Education

Co-facilitating a Workshop and developing an exercise book prototype

by Carolina Winter

01.11.2016

OP4 Pre-Capstone Bachelor Degree

Summary

Welcome everyone to my third and last project-related Output Packet (OP) in my first Action Learning cycle of the GaiaU Bachelor Degree Program "Integrative Ecosocial Design".

The purpose of this OP is to observe today's educational landscape a little closer by looking for valuable ways on how to pass on knowledge sustainably.

Being a one year volunteer in the permaculture area next to the community "Lebensgarten Steyerberg" I had the opportunity to facilitate and organize a two day Terra Preta workshop in the permaculture area. With the help of Dragon Dreaming, a powerful design process, I got all preparations done in time. Also I could observe different expectations and learning behaviours of the participants during the workshop. I think that brain-based learning can only happen if the input is playful, visualized and balanced in practical work and theory. Therefore I created theoretical learning material for the participants beforehand. This way I tried to balance the workshop in Doing and Thinking.

In my second project in the action learning area "Education" I wanted to create a prototype for an exercise book where I am able to summarize, condense and visualize all the knowledge I receive of a specific topic. This motivation grew taller since I recognized that I have learned so much in one year working on a permaculture area, especially about Terra Preta and resistant bees. I know that I will loose part of this knowledge if I do not document and process it properly. Therefore I researched about alternative learning strategies and came up with an exercise book prototype. Hopefully this will enable me to collect content related knowledge on relatively little space. My goal is to have a collection of learning materials which I can use to logically explain complex thematics to other people.

Abstract:

Core Report: Each project is presented on two pages, starting with an introduction page (containing design process, goals and outcomes), followed by a more detailed page about the project.
Commentary: Reflecting my pathway with Gaia University (including managing promises and tracking of pathway).
Process Reflection: Reflecting about my projects and processes.
Supportive Material: Additional material related to my project work and my personal un/learning journey.