learning by doing.ppt

Learning by Doing

1. LEARNING BY DOING
by
M. Rupas Kumar
IIIT, RK Valley
RGUKT, Andhra Pradesh, India
Presented in
51
st
Orientation Programme, UGC -HRDC
JNTUH, Date: 15.09.2018

2. Outline
Introduction
Importance of Learning by Doing in Education
Methodology
Adoption of Learning by Doing in India
oElementary Education
oHigher Education
Summary
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3. Introduction
LearningbyDoing-Learningthroughexperiences
attainedbydoingaseriesofactivities.
LearningbyDoingreferstoatheoryofeducation
expoundedbyAmericanPhilosopher,JohnDewey
(1915)
Thesameconceptoflearningistermedas
“Experiencedbasedlearning”byWolfe&Byrne
(1975)
Severalotherphilosopherscallitas“Activitybased
learning”.
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4. Learning Pyramid
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NationalTrainingLaboratories,Bethel,Mainehasdeveloped
arelationbetweenmethodologyofteachingadoptedand
Averageretentionrateofthelisteners(2012).

5. Methodology of Learning by Doing
•Enablingthelearnersto
worktogether
•SelfDirectedGroup
Exploration
•Sharingtheresultsand
productsoftheactivity
•Applicationtoasimilar
oradifferentsituation
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6. Benefits of Learning by Doing
•Increase students
participation & engagement
•Increase students retention
•More student ownership in
course
•Less lecturing by instructor
•More exciting classroom
experience
•Higher level thinking

7. Limitations of Learning by Doing
•Requirespreparationbyleader/teacher
•Requirespatienceandguidancebyteacher;
decentralizedapproachcanseemlessorderlywhich
maybelesscomfortabletoanauthoritarian-style
teacher
•Thereisoftennosingle,“right”answer
•ConsumesmoreamountofTime
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8. Learning by Doing in India
•ElementaryEducation
•StartedbyDavidHorsburghin1950’sbyestablishinga
schoolcalled“NeelBagh”inKolarDistrictin
Karnataka.ThenRishiValleyschoolacquiredthis
schoolandpracticingthemethodologyadoptedtilldate.
•SimilarkindofconceptisadoptedbySri.Vijaya
Kumar,CollectorofVelloreinTamilNaduforthe
ChildLabourin1994.Later,in2003UNICEFextended
ittoCorporationSchoolsinChennai
•Govt.ofHaryanaalsoadoptedtheconceptunder
schemecalled“MukyaMantriSikshaDeekshaYojna”
in2014.
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9. Contd.
•MadhyaPradeshalsoadoptedtheconceptunder
“SarvaSikshaAbhiyan.”ThereisaNon-profit
organizationcalledHumanaPeopletoPeopleIndia’s
(HPPI)whichtrainedteacherstopromotetheconcept
ofLearningbyDoing.
•Chhattisgarhalsostartedfollowingthemethodology
underaprogramme“ParivartanShikshaAbhiyan”
withthesupportofUNICEFin2011.
•TheConceptiscurrentlybeingpracticedinseveral
stateslikeKarnataka,Maharastra,NorthEastStates
etc.
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10. Role of Learning by Doing in Higher Education
MSIT Programme
•This is a program of higher education started in 2001
in JNTU-H, IIIT-H, and NIT-W.
•ThisisanICTbasedprogrammedevelopedonthe
conceptof“learningbydoing”wherethestudentsare
providedwithindividualworkstations.
•Thestudentsareinstructedtoworkonminiprojectsto
coverthecoursesintheprogram.
•Thisprogrambecameahugesuccessandnow
extendedtoJNTU-K,JNTU-A,&SVUwiththe
CollaborationofCMU,USA
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11. RGUKT
•ThreeIIIT’sareestablished
underRGUKTbasedonthe
conceptofLearningby
Doingin2008.
•Theconceptisimplemented
withICTaidstoteach
engineeringcourses.
•VideolecturesfromNPTEL,
Swayametc.aresupplied
alongwiththereading
materialstoenablethe
conceptof“LbyD”
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12. Sharing of Experiences of Activities in RGUKT
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13. Discussion of Activities in RGUKT
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14. Development of Projects
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15. Summary
•“LearningbyDoing”isaconceptwhichaimsat
StudentCentricLearningwhichcreatesinterest,
enhancesthethinkingability,andenablescreativity.
•TheconceptofLearningbydoingiscurrentlybeing
implementedonalargescaleinIndiainElementary
Education&PrimaryEducation.
•ThereisanecessitytopromotethisprograminHigher
educationlevelsonalargescale.
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16. Thank You
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