Dewey - Learning as An Immersive Experience

Dewey believes that we as human beings learn through our experiences, but it is important that we understand what Dewey means by the word experience.

An ordinary experience is something that happens in life that has little to no special significance in a person’s life. When someone just goes through the motions in life, there is nothing significant that will stand out to that person from each day. 

According to Dewey, AN experience is something that happens that shapes a person in their life. It is an experience that will allow a person to change and improve something that will take place in the future. It is an experience that we would call memorable. I view it as a moment that inspires someone to change their life for the better! 

As educators it is important that we follow Dewey’s definition of AN experience within our classrooms. Our job is to create A learning experience that engages our students fully. It needs to impact students enough so that they can learn from the class and shape their futures for the better! Technology is a tool that allows us to create meaningful learning experiences for our students. This is the challenge that teachers face every single day. We must create special core memory experiences for our students so that they can grasp the concepts taught and shape their own futures both in learning and in life outside of the classroom. This is how we can make learning truly immersive.