Experiential Learning: Empowering Students to Take Control of Their Learning by Engaging Them in an Interactive Course Simulation Environment

Abstract

Engaging students in an interactive course simulation and giving them the responsibility to design and implement a lesson plan can be viewed as a way to empower students to take control of their own learning process. The aim of this paper is to present the results of a study in which second year students from the Educational Science department were engaged in an interactive lecture, which consisted of designing and implementing a teaching activity. All in all, we want to bring into discussion the importance of creating, among students, a sense of ownership over their own learning.