The Processing Pinnacle: An Educator's Guide to Better Processing.
| UW-L Author: | Steven V. Simpson, Ph.D. Recreation Mgt/Therapeutic Recreation |
| Copyright: | 2006 |
| Publisher: | Wood 'N' Barnes |
Simpson, Steven, Dan Miller, and Buzz Bocher. The Processing Pinnacle: An Educator's Guide to Better Processing. Oklahoma City, OK: Wood 'N' Barnes Publishing, 2006.
“Processing is an intuitive practice, and the Processing Pinnacle is an
attempt to put logic and structure to something that is not particularly
logical.” –The Processing Pinnacle
Experiential education focuses mainly on the idea that there are two
components to experience: the action and reflection. The Processing
Pinnacle offers a theoretical approach to more effective processing, the
reflective component of experience. Offering different points of view from
the growing world of experiential education, the authors consider the
difficulties of processing and suggest techniques to remove these
“roadblocks.”
Utilizing the metaphor of the mountain, the authors demonstrate how and when
certain facilitator methods may elicit immediate response and make a lasting
impression on the individual, encouraging reflection as a personal response
to life experience. Easy to implement and conversational in tone, The
Processing Pinnacle contains valuable guidance for anyone who teaches
experientially.
About the Author
Steve Simpson is the former editor of the Journal of Experiential Education. He has written over 50 articles on experiential education, recreation resource management and environmental studies. Simpson is a professor of recreation management at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.