Experiential learning is the process of learning through experience, and is more specifically defined as learning through reflection on doing. It is distinct from rote or didactic learning, in which the learner plays a comparatively passive role.
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EDGE Education advocates and specializes the application of experiential learning, to address the underserved needs by proactive learners, and prepare students to build their own competitive edges vs. others.
Experiential learning vs. Academic learning
- Academic Learning is the process of acquiring information through the study of a subject without the necessity for direct experience
- While the dimensions of experiential learning are analysis, initiative, and immersion, the dimensions of academic learning are constructive learning and reproductive learning
- Though both methods aim at instilling new knowledge in the learner, academic learning does so through more abstract, classroom-based techniques, whereas experiential learning actively involves the learner in a concrete experience.
 Felicia, Patrick (2011). Handbook of Research on Improving Learning and Motivation. p. 1003. ISBN 1609604962.
 Beard, Colin (2010). The Experiential Learning Toolkit: Blending Practice with Concepts. p. 20. ISBN 9780749459345.