6
This is seen as a cycle because we can start at any point and repeat the process many times, but the order in which we go through it tends to be the same.
Using the bread example, we start with a recipe( generalization), make the bread( experience), think about why it didn’ t rise( reflection), decide we need to leave it somewhere warmer( generalization) and try again( experience).
Use this learning cycle to check whether your workshop plan enables participants to make progress.
Where you start in the cycle will depend on the subject matter. If you are teaching people how to do hang-gliding, you might not want to start them off with the real experience of jumping off a cliff! Instead you would begin with giving a lot of information about the right way to do it( generalization). Then you would let them gain experience in a controlled situation on the ground, and help them reflect on what they were doing. Only after all this would you let them do it for real. In other, less critical situations, you can let people have a go first before providing any explanation.