Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JULY 25, 2023

In this post, the authors discuss how the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) approaches experiential learning through programmes and partners focus on real-world challenges. Vlada Kravtsova is the Engagement Manager in Education at EFI and Sarah Harvey is EFI’s Head of Education Administration.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 6, 2023

Image: One educator at Syracuse University is propelling real-world learning with clinical simulations to teach undergraduates how to navigate tense, awkward, unfamiliar or ethically fraught conversations in their careers. What’s a sitch? Then, students rewatch the simulation, reviewing what went well and what could be improved.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

AUGUST 10, 2023

To support this journey, higher education institutions are quickly taking notice of the benefits of experiential learning. The University of Texas at San Antonio’s IT department, University Technology Solutions, where I support several service portfolios including student experiential…

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2023

Through the experiential learning opportunities, students develop research and their professional skills to prepare them for postgraduate success. “They get educated on disciplinary topics, but also project management skills, so they learn both professional skills that will help them be leaders and managers in the future.”

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Experiential Learning Depot

AUGUST 27, 2023

I pride myself in creating classroom culture in my experiential learning community that is strong, positive, and trusting. They respect each other, take each other under their wings, support one another, impact the community together through impactful and learning experiences, and more. My students are like a family.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Taking up his own course in GeoSciences, Dan assesses how experiential learning – far beyond a simple CV filler – can be made truly effective through a structural commitment to reflective practice, thereby […].

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 2, 2024

Shawn VanDerziel The study – conducted in partnership with the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) and the Society for Experiential Education (SEE) – looked at responses from 6,800 college faculty to gauge the extent to which faculty play a role in students’ career journeys.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Strategies to be considered include developing or expanding dual enrollment, apprenticeships, credit for prior learning, transfer, and community college baccalaureates. Credit toward a college credential for prior learning Dr. Sonya Christian Another strategy that colleges are using is to assess and grant credit for prior life experiences.

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Higher Ed Connects: Assessment

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

The following article describes an approach to maximizing the impact of experiential learning by first developing transferable skills in the context of in-class activities. A specific approach for using this process in combination with experiential learning is proposed. Experiential Learning.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 8, 2024

Transforming Doctoral Education for the Future of Work Sarah Bray Mon, 04/08/2024 - 03:00 AM Roshni Rao and Tyler Sluder describe how experiential learning, interdisciplinary collaboration and advanced technology can prepare Ph.D.s Byline(s) Roshni Rao Tyler Sluder

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Experiential Learning Depot

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Acknowledge that 21st-century skills will be practiced before every activity, in the goal-making process, throughout learning experiences, and again at the reflection and assessment phases. ​Create learning activities AROUND the 21st-century skills, and content knowledge will naturally follow.

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The Scholarly Teacher

APRIL 12, 2023

Keywords: Student Research, Experiential Learning, High-Impact Practice Introduction We adapted and implemented high-impact practices (HIPs) to engage undergraduate and graduate students in faculty research based on the principles of adult learning theory (Knowles, 1990) and cognitive learning theory (Sincero, 2011).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Additionally citing Break Through Tech data, Spitz said: “Innovative experiential learning programs that directly engage employers are one of the highest leverage interventions to help level the playing field for women and other underserved communities when it comes to tech talent recruitment.”

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Experiential Learning Depot

JUNE 4, 2023

Experiential education is taking the world by storm, especially our mid/post-pandemic world. It’s the beginning of summer (for many of us), so head to the library, grab a few books about experiential education, and hit the beach or the park to get your experiential reading on! What is experiential learning ?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 16, 2024

A Small Pennsylvania College’s Big Investment in the Humanities kathryn.palmer… Tue, 01/16/2024 - 03:00 AM Lycoming College is providing more research and experiential learning opportunities for students in hopes of setting itself apart in a tough enrollment environment. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2024

For the past three years, students at National University (NU) have been given the chance to bolster their in-classroom learning with integrated real-world work experience via a partnership between NU and work-based learning platform Riipen. Errin Heyman, associate vice president of learning experience at NU.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

This involves a commitment to the student experience, which includes interdisciplinary experiential learning and undergraduate research. Beasley is committed to ensuring Trinity receives national recognition as a leader in liberal arts education.

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Experiential Learning Depot

MAY 2, 2024

Although mental health awareness can be addressed any month of the year, this is as good a time as any for students to not only learn about mental health but also to play an active role in raising awareness and reducing the stigma. That's the beauty of project-based learning. Get Started with PBL! Let's be friends!

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Experiential Learning Depot

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Classroom current events bring an important component of experiential learning to life. ​Applying current events to your learning curriculum adds real-world context to learning, making the experiences deeper and more meaningful to students. All subjects can incorporate current affairs into the learning day.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Edward Watson According to the AAC&U, ePortfolios are digital repositories of student work – such as course-related essays, volunteer experiences, and employment history – that show learning outcomes. Participants will also take part in the Annual Forum on Open Learning and ePortfolios on Jan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 22, 2023

We need to make space for innovation and for different types of learning – not just inside of classrooms but also through internships, experiential engagements, and job placements with businesses, organizations and community groups with whom we have deep relationships,” Kinloch said.

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Experiential Learning Depot

JANUARY 23, 2023

What are self-directed learning strategies that empower learners and promote agency? This is a popular question among educators that have an interest in student-directed learning and know the benefits, but aren’t sure about go about incorporating self-directed learning strategies in their classroom or homeschool.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Dynamic innovation and leadership is happening all over the continent, in public health, climate and sustainability, history and culture and urban development; there’s much for American students to learn. Through a service-learning summer program in Ghana, I gained knowledge about West African history, culture and sustainable design.

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Higher Education Whisperer

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Professor Simon Buckingham ShumGreetings from the University of Sydney where I am taking part in the Team-Based Learning Collaborative Asia Pacific Community Symposium. Most of the staff are from USyd medical schools, but I fell at home as we are talking about experiential learning.

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Experiential Learning Depot

APRIL 11, 2024

One of the most common inquiries I get is for inquiry-based learning examples. It's widely known that inquiry-based learning is beneficial, but knowing how to use inquiry-based learning can feel like a mystery. The passion for learning fizzles and students become disinterested, apathetic, bored, and yes, disengaged.

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Experiential Learning Depot

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Project-based learning is a FANTASTIC way to do that. Are you new to project-based learning? As an experiential educator, I desire all learning experiences to be personally meaningful, relevant , and impactful because I’ve seen the benefits of designing learning experiences that way. Or is that just me?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

By identifying their strengths and interests, we can tailor their learning experience to enable accelerated learning. Offering advanced placement courses, dual enrollment programs, and experiential learning opportunities can all contribute to speeding up students' educational journey.

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Experiential Learning Depot

MARCH 18, 2023

Give Earth Day an exciting and real-world twist with project-based learning! Earth Day is just around the corner and it’s time to start thinking about how your students can not only learn about Earth Day and the Earth itself but also examine and act upon the role that they play in keeping a clean and healthy planet.

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Experiential Learning Depot

APRIL 8, 2024

As an experiential educator and parent, I understand the significance of introducing my students to career exploration activities and guiding them toward a logical career path, as well as ensuring they have real skills to navigate evolving career landscapes when I’m gone. ​ “How” is the keyword here. Or is it? (I’m

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Experiential Learning Depot

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Project-based learning is taking the world by storm. Student-led project-based learning in particular could revolutionize education as we know it, instilling in learners a lifelong passion for learning and preparing them for the future. The benefits of student-led project-based learning are there, no question.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2023

The program – it was funded by a $3 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration – will be available through ASU’s Learning Enterprise and will involve peer groups for collaborative assignments, experiential learning activities, on-the-job training, and monthly mentorship meetings.

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Experiential Learning Depot

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Suddenly a pandemic hits and you are asked to translate 10 years of in-person lessons to remote learning activities, a concept you'd never imagined possible. Those college courses on learning theory are suddenly irrelevant. That student then hops on Youtube to learn how to use the suggested program. Find us on social media!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Moreover, the syllabus speaks to the course structure, description, assessment and grading, resources, learning objectives and outcomes, and legal and administrative information. This involves (re)evaluating and (re)shaping multiple aspects of education to create a more inclusive, diverse, and equitable learning environment.

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Experiential Learning Depot

JULY 30, 2023

I have been a high school experiential educator for over a decade, and my dominant approach has been self-directed project-based learning. The project-based learning that I discuss in this post is student-led. I didn't choose personalized project-based learning when I first started teaching. But it's not perfect.

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Experiential Learning Depot

JANUARY 2, 2023

What is self-directed learning and what does that look like in a classroom or homeschool? This phrase and other variations of the phrase (child-led learning, self-directed learning, student-led learning, etc. imply that learning experiences are designed, coordinated, and led by students. Let's take a closer look.

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Experiential Learning Depot

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

One of the most common inquiries that I get from educators is asking for project-based learning art ideas. ​ Here’s the thing about project-based learning : it is subject-integrated. You can incorporate art into ANY project-based learning experience if that’s what you want to do. Make sense?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Connecting On-Campus Work to Life Skills Ashley Mowreader Fri, 09/08/2023 - 03:00 AM To further connections between curricular and experiential learning, the University of Iowa created a program to hold regular conversations between student employees and their on-campus supervisors, deepening their on-the-job learning and relationships on campus.

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