Learner-Centered Instructional Design
Gone is the Time of Spiritual Teachers on Pedestals
The wisdom we are seeking lies inside. It is true that a teacher’s access to the spirit world and elemental energies may cause energetic transmissions for the learner. The teacher may create life-changing experiences, but the real learning happens in the long process of learner-driven exploration and assimilation of knowledge.
Spiritual awareness cannot be explained. It can only be experienced.
Explore the Paths of Initiation menu above to see what calls you. There is no right order to learning the mysteries, though many paths cannot be explored without safe and reliable skills to journey in the otherworlds.
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Learner-Centered Instructional Design
keeps the focus on the learner, not the teacher. Clear instructional objectives based on active learner demonstration propels the student onto their own journey.
Each course offers a mixture of material using multiple mediums in order to engage different parts of the learner’s being. Learner are asked to Absorb, Do and then Connect to their own preexisting knowledge. Treasure hunts, experimentation and lively discussion aid the learners in discernment and application of knowledge.
Tasara’s Masters Degree Capstone on Spiritual Activism
This project explores the best practices for providing effective, motivational instruction for practitioners of alternative spirituality in the realm of spiritual activism. Research is focused on what factors motivate activists, create longevity in activism, and what supports activist longevity (vs. burnout). Comparisons as to longevity strategies between traditional and spiritual activists are also made. Through a survey taken by Littlelight Ceremonies’ membership and other research, it was discovered that the alternatives spirituality demographic are highly individualistic, highly concerned about the state of world affairs, yet mostly self-defined as apolitical. This reflects a deep cognitive dissonance…
Download the full text here. There are a lot of graphics so don’t be daunted by the page number.
Full Text of Study: Spiritual Activism Training for Non-Traditional Spiritual Practitioners