Transformative Learning Theory Activity

Subgroup Size

Small Group

Duration

45 minutes

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Activity created by Kris Acheson-Clair, PhD, CILMAR.

Acheson, K., Dirkx, J. M., & Shealy, C. N. (2022). High impact learning in higher education. In E. Kostara, A. Gavrielatos, & D. Loads (Eds.), Transformative learning theory and praxis: New perspectives and possibilities (1st ed., pp. 172–196). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429450600

Mezirow, J. (2009). Transformative learning theory. In J. Mezirow, and E. W. Taylor (Eds), Transformative learning in practice: Insights from community, workplace, and higher education (pp. 18-32).

Washburn, A. (2021). Whither transformative education? Taking stock well into the twenty-first century. Journal of Transformative Education, 19(4), 306-338.

Willard, J. (2022, August 18). Transformative learning 101. Big Think. https://bigthink.com/plus/transformative-learning/

 

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Recall a personal transformative learning experience and articulate who they were prior and who they became as a result.