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ICEL
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of the NZ Conference
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 The
7th International Conference on Experiential Learning
(ICEL 2000) was held in Aotearoa / New Zealand,
at the close of the Year 2000, at the Campus of
the University of Auckland. The
Conference Theme was: Bringing
the Outside Inside: Experiential Learning as the
Mainstream for the Third Millenium. The
Conference was held from December 4 to 8. |
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The
Aotearoa / New Zealand conference carried forward
and further developed some of the major concerns
of the South African and Helsinki conferences,
with a sharp focus on:
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The
power and role of experiential learning in
social change and development.
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The
role of experiential learning in the reconstruction
of educational and organizational practice. |
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involved the exploration of: |
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·The
theoretical and philosophical underpinnings
of experiential learning;
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The
varying meanings of experiential learning
in different cultures and contexts |
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The
role of experiential learning in constructive
social change; |
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The
transformation of curriculum through the formal
recognition of prior experiential learning;
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The
vast array of strategies and methodologies
which are embedded in experiential learning. |
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conference challenged us to reflect on the relevance
of experiential learning in efforts to build a more
just and open society, and on the role of experiential
learning, its facilitation, encouragement and recognition,
in enabling personal and local action to have regional
and global impact in the reconstruction and holistic,
sustainable development of our world. |
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Conference Co-ordinator was Nena Benton, who has
been a member of ICEL since the 1994 Conference
in Washington, DC, and was given the responsibility
for co-ordinating the arrangements for ICEL 2000
at the Cape Town conference. |
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