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Jim We at MACA agree with this approach to learning and that is why the participatory techniques and ownership of the learning process by the participants is so important to us in Community Health Evangelism. Thanks for sending this bibiana
I think that it depends somewhat, on the context. Sometimes, as a adult learner, I come into contact with someone whose combination of life experience and learning, relative to my experience and learning, actually fits the jug and mug metaphor fairly well. It isn't always easy to admit that, but the challenge for me is to be open enough to learn. In any case, the jug and mug metaphor speaks to something different than the distinction between active and passive learning. "Sit and listen" may have disadvantages compared to a more active learning approach with adult learners. But I think that it takes someone with a full jug to really make active learning approaches productive. If the leader of an active learning process really is an empty mug, it can degenerate into sharing our ignorance.
The implied alternative to "jug to mug" learning is one of shared experience and cooperative learning. It struck me that this is very close to the more enlightened models of leadership. Such a leader leads with the one of the assumptions that her role includes, but is not limited to, enabling those who follow to fulfil their maximum potential. That potential will hopefully take the student past the teacher in terms of wisdom and knowledge.
Jim
ReplyDeleteWe at MACA agree with this approach to learning and that is why the participatory techniques and ownership of the learning process by the participants is so important to us in Community Health Evangelism.
Thanks for sending this
bibiana
I think that it depends somewhat, on the context. Sometimes, as a adult learner, I come into contact with someone whose combination of life experience and learning, relative to my experience and learning, actually fits the jug and mug metaphor fairly well. It isn't always easy to admit that, but the challenge for me is to be open enough to learn. In any case, the jug and mug metaphor speaks to something different than the distinction between active and passive learning. "Sit and listen" may have disadvantages compared to a more active learning approach with adult learners. But I think that it takes someone with a full jug to really make active learning approaches productive. If the leader of an active learning process really is an empty mug, it can degenerate into sharing our ignorance.
ReplyDeleteThe implied alternative to "jug to mug" learning is one of shared experience and cooperative learning. It struck me that this is very close to the more enlightened models of leadership. Such a leader leads with the one of the assumptions that her role includes, but is not limited to, enabling those who follow to fulfil their maximum potential. That potential will hopefully take the student past the teacher in terms of wisdom and knowledge.
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