PIP Winter Conference 30 January to 4 February 2013

Playing With A Purpose

Email: tennant_kiu@hotmail.com

Tennant Kiu

Breakthrough Village, Hong Kong

Winter Edition

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Understanding Experiential Learning

Experiential Learning is a philosophy and methodology in which educators purposefully engage with learners in direct experience and focused reflection in order to increase knowledge, develop skills and clarify values. One of the most well known people in experiential learning is David Kolb. David Kolb published his book 'Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development' in 1984. In his book, Kolb acknowledges the early work on experiential learning by others in the 1900's, including Rogers, Jung and Piaget.

Facilitating Experiential Learning

Facilitating is simply asking the right questions and guiding reflective conversation before, during and after an experience. The role of a Facilitator is to carefully observed participants behaviour, guiding reflective conversation and encouraging the application of what is leaned.

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Floating Pole
Objective: As the name implies, this magical pole has the special ability to float and the task of the team is to bring this magical pole down to ground level as a group.

The Exodus
Objective: With everyone connected, the team has to make their way from a starting position to the end point using only the path provided without breaking the link.

Processes: 1. Every team member must be in contact with this pole 2. Point of contact can only be index finger 3. No gripping, no forming X or hooking the pole Anyone not in contact with the pole, restart

Processes: 1. Beyond the starting line, no parts of any person including belongings can touch the ground 2. All members are to be linked up before the start until the end of the activity 3. Numbers are to be stepped in ascending or descending sequence

Learning Outcomes:

4. Once passed the starting line, the floor is out-of bounds 5. Any infringement of the rules will result in restarting the game

Learning Outcomes:

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The Great Commission (Rescue Mission)

Objective: In this rescue mission, all participants are in a scenario whereby they are the rescuers. The task is to rescue a group of victims trapped in a burning building and because of this severity, the rescue team has only 45 sec to complete the mission. Processes: 1. Timing starts and end from the starting line 2. Teams can tap or step on the number pads, but must be in ascending order only 3. Each number can be touched only once 4. Only 1 person can enter the boundary at any time 5. Once inside the boundary, the floor is out-of bounds 6. Any infringement of the rules will result in restarting the game

Through Our Hands

Objective: To pass a ball to everyone in the group as fast as possible Processes: 1. Ball can only be passed to everybody once 2. No passing to person on the immediate right or left 3. Position must be fix, no shifting or exchanging of positions

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