SUMMARY/ CLOSING POINTS

1) The participants to achieve the learning objective (Proficiency in Stripping SAR 21 Weapon)

2) Use of FIDO Model with Experiential Learning to teach
(To engage and communicate the participants from the 21 Century) 

3) Training BOYS to MAN!

FIDO MODEL

FIDO model is simple and intuitively-satisfying. It consists of a set of priorities which can be used in any task-oriented situation, for example in problem-solving, decision-making, and work-oriented communication.

By defining some of the prerequisites of effective decision-making, it develops a set of priorities; these can be used in managing the decision-making process. Briefly, the model assumes that the main purpose of work-oriented communication is to bring about some future change. It further assumes that information is the raw material out of which decisions are constructed and that people’s reactions often interfere with this process.

People’s feelings often influence the information they use and the decisions they make, sometimes quite strongly. Evidence of strong negative emotions during decision-making may be a sign that decisions are not being made on what others would see as a rational basis.

(1a)Feelings arising out of beliefs and values

(1b)Feelings arising out of beliefs from the past

(1c)Feelings arising from some aspect of the present

(2) Information

(3) Decisions

(4a) Outcomes for immediate achievement

(4b) Outcomes directed to intermediate targets

(4c) Outcomes in the form of distant ideals

Self Reflection on FIDO Model

Feelings- To encourage the participants by giving positive feedback

Information- Participants will do their research at the same time with the facilitator’s guidance.

Decision- Participants will make the decision after analyzing.

   Outcome- Facilitator will ask the participant to reflect if the    outcome is desirable, if not the cycle can be repeated. 

Military Context

Trainer and peers will encourage by providing guidance and motivating feedback.

Participants will accept all guidance and feedback to analyze positively on trainer and peer guidance on how to strip the SAR 21 Weapon.

Participants will decide to practice after analyzing with the guidance of the trainer and the feedback from the peers

Participant will improve his stripping weapon timing.

Introduction to SAR 21 Weapon Training

Soldiers checking clear their weapon

THEORY

Participants are given a laptop to go through the Self Directed Program on Stripping of SAR 21 weapon on within two hours. The location will be in the bunk. Trainers will be on site if students have any clarifications or doubts.

PLANNING

Trainers will plan activities and organize the program in the way which there is peer to peer learning, self-directed learning and peer to peer feedback and sharing. They will be working in teams of two. 

ACTION

Students will understand the lesson through SDL. After understanding the theory part, students will do a step by step practice with the use of the SDL program. Thereafter, the students will practice on the weapon. They will learnt and do peer to peer assessment on each other. The peers will feedback to each other on what to be improved

REVIEW

A test will be given to the participant individually to assess their proficiency of stripping the weapon. After the test, a after action review will be conducted to the participants on their proficiency and also for the participants to get back to the trainers on how to improve on the training methods.

Self-Directed Learning allows the participant to apply their past experience and knowledge in learning. Participants will learn and remember better if they learn on their own. 

Peer to peer assessment allows the participants to share their point of views on each other's proficiency. This will give the participants room to improve such as the stripping timing. 

Our intention for both learning activities are to give the participants opportunity to undergo what experiential learning. 

REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS

What is your view about SDL, Peer Learning and Assessment?

Name three benefits/disadvantage of SDL, Peer Learning and Assessment?

Name one approach on how can you improve the lessons conducted?

           WHAT IS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING?

Experiential learning is the process of making meaning from direct experience, i.e, "Learning from Experience". The experience can be staged or left open. Aristotle once said, "For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them"

This direct experiential encounter with a learning event requires active engagement of the student as opposed to passive engagement commonly associated with teacher directed instruction that generally results in minimal student interaction in the learning process.

The second context of experiential learning described in the literature addresses students‘ reflection on direct participation and direct encounters within the events of everyday life

(a)   Learning is best conceived as a process, not in terms of outcomes. To improve learning in higher education, the primary focus should be on engaging students in a process that best enhances their learning a process that includes feedback on the effectiveness of their learning efforts

(b)  Facilitated by a process that draws out the students‘ beliefs and ideas about a topic so that they can be examined, tested, and integrated with new, more refined ideas.

(c)   Learning requires the resolution of conflicts between dialectical opposed modes of adaptation to the world. Conflict, differences, and disagreement are what drive the learning process.

        Photo above shows the cycle of Experiential Learning (Layman Terms)

Doing-   Through individual/ group experience through              hands on practice

Sharing- Individual/Group will share about their experience        (Positive and Negative) with each other

Reflect-  After sharing, we think through our mind on the          experience others share.

 Learn-   Then, we learn through the experience to                     improve.