Adding an Experiential Learning (EL) component to a course is no easy task, and for this reason we have developed a toolkit of resources.
This toolkit is designed to facilitate your planning as you develop and refine experiential learning activities in your course.
Who is this toolkit for?
- The instructor who has never incorporated EL into their course before
- The instructor who has years of experience and would like ideas on how to improve their activity or get ideas for new activities.
Explore the toolkit
Overview
Learn more about EL, the benefits and advantages it offers our students, and the experiential learning cycle that students undertake.
Principles
We encourage all instructors to take some time reading through the principles of EL at Desautels to gain an understanding of how we think about EL in this Faculty and to keep them in mind as you plan your EL activity.
Continuum
Curious about the range of possibilities in the Management classroom? Consult the Continuum, which highlights a ways that EL activities can be adapted to different course contexts, and offers suggestions for assessment.
Setting up an EL Component
This offers high-level guiding questions to ask yourself when beginning to design the activity, including how to integrate the EL component into your course, and information and suggestions on assessing EL.
Checklist
Use this checklist to facilitate the planning process and to make sure your EL activity aligns with the principles of EL at Desautels.
References
CCL (Canadian Council on Learning). (2008). Lessons in learning: The benefits of experiential learning. Ottawa: Canadian Council on Learning.
Jameson, J. K., Clayton, P. H., & Ash, S. L. (2013). Conceptualizing, assessing, and investigating academic learning in service learning. In P. H Clayton, R. G. Bringle, & J. A. Hatcher (Eds.), Research on service learning: Conceptual frameworks and assessment (Vol. 2A, pp. 85–110). Sterling, VA: Stylus.
Kolb. D. A. and Fry, R. (1984). Experiential Learning: Experience as the source of learning and development. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall
Lewis, L. H. & Williams, C. J. (1994). Experiential learning: Past and present. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 1994(62): 5–16.
Nevison, C., & Pretti, T. (2016). Exploring cooperative education students’ performance and success: A case study. Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 17(3), 325–335.
Nunamaker, Troy D., “Employers and Student Candidates: How They See Each Other,” NACE Journal, Vol. LXVII, (4), May, 2007, 26-31.
Wright, M. C. (January 01, 2000). Getting More Out of Less: The Benefits of Short-Term Experiential Learning in Undergraduate Sociology Courses. Teaching Sociology, 28, 116-126. Available on JSTOR.
