High-Impact Practices at Carleton: Conversations with the Teaching and Learning Council Experiential Education Website Sarah Todd, School of Social Work Janice Scammell, Librarian Nectaria Karagiozis, Educational Development Centre Kristen Archbell, Research Assistant May 25, 2017 270 Residence Commons

Experiential Education: Introduction

Experiential Education website

John Dewey Just engaging in the activity does not result in learning Students need to make conscious connections between experience and the outcome, consequences Continuity & interaction

Paulo Freire Inquiry & praxis “Knowledge emerges only through invention and re-invention, through the restless, impatient, hopeful inquiry human beings pursue in the world, with the world, and each other” (p. 53). Image: https://rbgstreetscholar.wordpress.com/2014/05/25/pedagogy-of-the-oppressed-paulo-freirequotes-and-full-text/

Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle: 4 stages Experience Doing, immersion in the activity, concrete experience Reflection Identifying differences and similarities, comparing & contrasting Conceptualization Interpreting, understanding interrelationships between concepts, & using theories to understand experience Experimentation Applying knowledge and skills into a new context Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle: 4 stages

Why Experiential Learning Makes learning relatable to students Increases the effectiveness of learning Links theory to practice Increases students’ engagement Assists in memory retention Leads to development of skills for lifelong learning

Experiential Learning in the classroom context Role-play Case studies Reflective Portfolios Inviting guest-speakers Use of films/documentaries and media Video projects Arts-based learning Concept maps / Advanced Organizers Research Projects Simulation Experiential Learning in the classroom context

Examples of EE on campus Photo by Justin Wonnacott (2017) Photo by Ming Tiampo (2016)

Examples

Assessment & Evaluation   Evaluation Criteria 4   3 2 1 Meaningful connections between academic concepts and the experience Meaningful synthesis of connections between concepts and application, which allows for a deeper understanding of the area of study and for a construction of a broader perspective. Effective use of experiential education to understand concepts and theories in the area of study. Comparison between experiential activity and academic concepts that indicate understanding of similarities and differences and the points of view of others. Identification of links between experiential activity and ideas raised in academic readings and how these may agree and/or are related to individual’s interests. Reflection and self-evaluation Ability to engage in reflective, creative and self-evaluative work that demonstrates learning growth and development by building to prior experiences and effectively applying skills across various and diverse contexts and situations. Ability to engage on self-evaluation in regards to the learning progress and to identify and address ethical concerns and challenges in diverse contexts. Ability to articulate own strengths and weaknesses in performing tasks and to use self-awareness to address challenges in other contexts. Ability to provide a description of own performances on tasks with a focus on general successes and failures. Integrative communication of knowledge and skills Profound ability to communicate knowledge, skills and information in an integrative way that contributes to the enhancement of meaning (for the audience) and demonstrates how language, meaning-making processes, thought and expression are interdependent. Ability to communicate knowledge, skills and informative in various formats effective for a targeted audience and to make explicit connections between what is communicated (content) and methods of communications. Ability to present knowledge, skills, and information in formats that illustrate the connection between content and method in a basic way. Ability to present knowledge and information in an appropriate form.  Application Application of knowledge, skills, theories and methodologies to new experiential context Ability to make adaptations and apply knowledge, skills, theories and methodologies to new experience and to solve problematic situations with originality and novelty. Ability to make adaptations and apply knowledge, skills, theoretical concepts and methodologies to new experiences and to solve problems. Ability to use knowledge, skills, theoretical concepts and methodologies in order to contribute to the understanding of problematic situations. Ability to use knowledge, skills, theoretical concepts and methodology at the situation at hand. Assessment & Evaluation

What is next? Website: Experiential Learning Conferences on EE EDC workshops on Experiential Education Guest-speakers & experts on EE Collaboration between Faculty – interdisciplinarity Conferences on EE Inventory of EE engagements across all disciplines Research on HIPS and Experiential Education

Note That Summer Institute 2017: Experiential Learning Workshop: Experiential learning Practices in the Classroom context August 8, 2017 Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm Location: 422 Dunton Tower Summer Institute 2017: Experiential Learning July 18, 2017 – July 20, 2017 Time: 9:30 am – 4:00 pm Location: 482 Discovery Centre MacOdrum Library

Time to… Share thoughts / Comments / Questions Share Experiential Learning engagements Discuss what worked well Identify challenges Reflect on lessons learned Image: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/relaxreflectrefreshrespond-michael-coritsidis

References Dewey, J. (1928). Experience and education. NY: Collier Books. Freire, P. (2007). Pedagogy of the Oppressed. New York: Continuum. Kolb, A., and Kolb, D. (2013). The Kolb learning style inventory: A comprehensive guide to the theory, psychometrics, research on validity and educational applications. Experience Based Learning Systems. Retrieved on May 5, 2017 from http://learningfromexperience.com/media/2016/10/2013-KOLBS-KLSI-4.0-GUIDE.pdf McLeod, S. (2013). Kolb: Learning Styles. In SimplyPsychology. Retrieved from https://www.simplypsychology.org/learning-kolb.html Images: Experiential Learning Cycle: https://www.google.ca/search?q=experiential+learning+cycle&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiwvZm24YbUAhUI2oMKHbQ2BVEQ_AUICigB&biw=1680&bih=917#imgrc=MW_C0H8xlpIbHM: Textile room at Dewey’s Lab school: http://deweyprogressiveeducation.blogspot.ca/ Progressive Schools – Dewey: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/406168460116151346/