1. Experiential Learning: Inspiring Students Inside and Outside the Classroom By Ray Smilor, PhD Neeley School of Business, TCU Center for Entrepreneurship Experiential Learning: Inspiring Students Inside and Outside the Classroom By Ray Smilor, PhD Neeley School of Business, TCU Center for Entrepreneurship

2. Experiential learning – Learn by doing Hands-on experiences Personal and internal

3. Learning that inspires – Provides immersion into the practice of entrepreneurship Affords opportunities to interact with role models Develops skills Builds confidence

4. Deals with the unexpected Demands that students make things up as they go along Requires active listening Emphasizes the power of “Yes…and” Improvisation that sparks creativity –

5. Techniques inside the classroom – Assessments Case studies Entrepreneurs as speakers Movie Clips Games Hands-on exercises “Play to learn and learn to play.”

6. Techniques outside the classroom – Competitions: business plans and business models Elevator pitches Internships Entrepreneurship clubs Company tours Dinner with an entrepreneur Collisions with customers

7. “Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire” William Yeats