Abstract-2 (April 2022) Rabindranath Lenka & Kunmun Singh

PEDAGOGY OF LEARNING

International Refereed/ Peer Reviewed Journal of Education

Vol. 8 (2) April 2022, pp. 17-24, E-ISSN: 2395-7344, P-ISSN: 2320-9526

Title:  Integrated Learning: Sources, Resources and Reforms

Rabindranath Lenka,CEO & Director-Pedagogy, Research & Innovation, Centre of Research & Excellence for Advanced Technology in Education, CREATE-UNISED, Research Park, IIT- Guwahati, Assam (India). E-mail: lenkarnindia1@gmail.com

Kunmun Singh,Assistant Professor in Education, Chanakya College of Education, Bettiah, West Champaran, Bihar (India)

Article DOI: 10.46704/pol.2022.v08i02.003

ABSTRACT: Learning of any subject is always interesting. It is an innovative as well as interactive process. It requires not only the cognitive skills, but also diverse life skills and even meaningful integration of manifold skills. ‘Learning by knowing’, ‘learning by doing’, ‘learning by experimenting’, ‘learning by experiencing’ and ‘learning by living’ are some of the popular terms of learning through integration and learning for integration.  To meet the objectives of all round development of learners and successful achievement of their Learning Outcomes (LOs), there is the need of developing curiosity, creativity, originality, thinking, reasoning and problem-solving ability of such learners. According to critical pedagogy, integrated learning is not confined to mere textbooks and laboratory experiments and classroom learning. Rather, it goes beyond textbooks, beyond classrooms, beyond the four walls of scientific laboratories and hence it deals with life skills, heritage crafts, experiential learning, observation, experiment and linkage and integration with diverse contexts. Here is an attempt is made to reflect upon the innovative sources, resources and interventions of integrated and innovative learning along with the reforms required in the system, pedagogical practices, teacher training and even the support system for meaningful and integrated and innovative learning.

Keywords: Integrated Learning: Sources, Resources and Reforms