Little Things Mean a Lot: Twelve Experiential Learning Activities in an Open Course in Positive Psychology
Abstract
Positive psychology reflects the scientific study of what goes right in life. Its core concepts are ideally suited for experiential learning through small actions. In 2017, we created an open, online course in parallel to an existing course offered for credit. The open course allowed learners to take it for a certificate of participation or simply for curiosity (the 3-C model). This brief report will review learner responses to the weekly experiential learning activities that were based on published positive psychology interventions (PPIs). Results show that the experiential activities were evaluated positively, especially the “meaningful photos” and “discussion of love” activities, and none were identified as an activity that should be dropped from the course.
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