People can’t absorb information effortlessly, it takes hard work and application. It is said. But drama allows you to “effortlessly” walk through a learning dialectic as you look through the eyes of characters in a conflict. Drama can be visual, but more importantly it’s emotional.
Danish educational theorist Knud Illeris says genuine learning involves a subjective connection between the learner’s interests and motivations and the learning content, which always includes a cognitive, emotional, and social dimension.
This makes perfect sense if we are teaching soft skills such as diversity and inclusivity. Being led through a scenario and allowed to view the world through other people’s eyes is clearly a perfect means of fostering empathy and understanding. But what about less emotional subjects? Is it worth making a learning drama about compliance issues or accountancy?
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