## Kolb's experiental learning cycle

OBT&L is based on the Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle (Chatterjee & Hannan, 2015). This theory states that a student must participate in, reflect on and analyze an experience to gain real knowledge. Using these steps, the student learns to actively apply new knowledge to the world around him/her. Additionally, central to OBT&L is the idea that working with objects mediates and enhances learning because this interaction has a long-lasting effect and a relationship to memory (Romanek & Lynch, 2008; 284).