To begin the session, Dr. Dao Van Vy highlighted several experiential learning models from Arizona State University (ASU), Singapore Management University (SMU), and City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) to demonstrate the diverse ways universities around the world incorporate experiential learning into their educational practices. Drawing on these examples, she guided participants to explore experiential learning through a pedagogical lens using David Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle. The model emphasizes that experience only becomes genuine learning when learners are given opportunities to reflect, conceptualize their insights, and apply them to new situations. The framework also provides an important foundation for educators to design learning activities that enable students to actively construct knowledge and develop essential competencies.
The session offered practical insights for academic leaders and faculty members in designing curricula, courses, and learning activities that place learners at the center of the educational process, thereby contributing to the enhancement of educational quality in an era of continuous transformation in higher education.