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2016 Annual Conference

del 7 al 11 de November del 2016

Albuquerque, NM

The Allegory of Mount Everest: The Importance of Critical Reflection, and Roleplay in Adult Learning

miércoles, el 9 de noviembre de 2016 a las 10:30–11:15 MST
Enchantment A (27)
Session Abstract

The Allegory of Mount Everest embraces extended metaphor in the form of roleplay. Extended metaphor, represented by Mount Everest, is both familiar and symbolic to cultures, communities, and individuals. Active learning, critical reflection, and roleplay, form the core of this innovative activity that dramatizes Mezirow’s Ten Phases of Adult Learning.

Target Audience

The target audience will be: Human Resource Development (HRD) personnel (practitioners, administrators, trainers); adult educators; adult learners; emerging adults;

Session Description

The Allegory of Mount Everest is an innovative activity that embraces extended metaphor in the form of roleplay. Extended metaphor, represented by Mount Everest, is both familiar and symbolic to cultures, communities, and individuals. Active learning, critical reflection, and roleplay form the core of this timely activity that dramatizes Mezirow’s Ten Phases of Adult Learning. Participants in this session will learn through dramatic roleplay, how to navigate the landscape of challenge, ability, and resolve, in order to ascend to the summit of their learner-experiences.

Primary Presenter

Dwight Nimblett

Additional Presenters: Enters In Order

Ardith A. Clayton-Wright, MPH, RDN
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