Overview / Event description
This session is designed to help you understand and implement experiential learning techniques that enhance student engagement and development. We will investigate Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle, and the continuous nature of learning through experience. The session will also feature case studies to illustrate real-world examples. Benefits of attending the session include the opportunity to share ideas on how to incorporate Experiential Learning into your courses.
Objectives
To design and implement engaging, meaningful, and authentic assessments
To know how to develop students’ real-world employment skills and requirements
To share best practice
Facilitators
Matt Galton, Academic Professional Development Fellow
Tabatha Mills, Senior Lecturer
V1 respect individual learners and diverse groups of learners
V2 promote engagement in learning and equity of opportunity for all to reach their potential
V3 use scholarship, or research, or professional learning, or other evidence-informed approaches as a basis for effective practice
V4 respond to the wider context in which higher education operates, recognising implications for practice
V5 collaborate with others to enhance practice
K1 how learners learn, generally and within specific subjects
K2 approaches to teaching and/or supporting learning, appropriate for subjects and level of study
K4 appropriate use of digital and/or other technologies, and resources for learning
A1 design and plan learning activities and/or programmes
A2 teach and/or support learning through appropriate approaches and environments
A4 support and guide learners