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In any education environment, it’s important for all the students in a group of 15-30 to interact with each other. Such interaction sessions offer a common platform for discussing about the course. The learning skills of adult learners can be enhanced when they interact with the other fellow students.
In a class where most of the students are adult learners, learning activities prove to be useful. Ice breaking sessions are conducted on a regular basis and they are as follows.
- Courses are designed in such a way that students can actively participate in discussions where they get to know each other
- Outdoor activities, sports and field work fall under the active course category
- Team building activities facilitate participation of students in group work
Get to know each other ice breaker
In this ice breaking session, students are divided into groups. Students are required to write down two truths and one lie about themselves. After the 2 truths and one lie are shared with one another, students try to differentiate between the truth and lie.
Active Exercise
Students are split up into teams where each one of them plays the role of a giant, wizard and elf. Outdoor activities such as field work and games offer more practical learning.
Team building
The team building activity facilitates one another to trust and work as a group.
Relation of ice breakers with adult education
Since students have to interact with each other for carrying group activities and project works, they should know each other well. On the first day of classes when adult learners need to know each other, ice breaking sessions come handy. Based on the learning strategies and interests of the adult learners the ice breaking sessions need to be tailored accordingly , as most of them do not prefer childish games.
