Experiential Obstacles in Higher Education

A lot of talk has confused the experiential perspectives in higher education Pakistan.

To achieve Experiential Learning (EL) or The Project Based Learning (PBL) sounds whimsical enough but unfeasible mostly to many of the courses or subjects. This requires autonomy for both the facilitator and the learner who could execute their plans to maximize the learning. Constrained and controlled experiences may not prove as fruitful as the theory seeks to achieve out of it. It will be futile to set unnatural environment or replicate the industrial/corporate/real life situations in the class and expect to attain the desired results.

Currently, Experiential Learning in Pakistan is facing three major obstacles which needed to be addressed without which the learning objectives and goals cannot be accomplished.

(a)    Untrained Faculty

(b)   Discouraging Environment (Less freedom)

(c)    Unwillingness/laziness of the students