CULVER-STOCKTON COLLEGEEXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION

James M. CosgroveProfessor of Business

Eric LarsonLecturer of Business

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CHANGING EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE

• Expectations of Students and Parents

• Changing Attitude Toward Costs and Loans

• The Electronic Student• Attention Spans• Collaboration • Communication

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ADVANTAGES

• Engages Students in the Classroom• Gives Students Ownership• Gets Students Out of Classroom• Improves Student Attendance• Improves Communication in Classroom

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PROCESS FOR CHANGE AT CSC

• Needs Administrative Support• Create a Sense of Urgency• Get Key Faculty Onboard• Need to Adopt Strategic Plan

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STRATEGIC PLAN FOR EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION

AT CULVER-STOCKTON COLLEGE:A VISION FOR 2012-2022

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Goal One:  A Set of Outcomes That Distinguishes the College and Its StudentsGoal Two:  A Plan for Providing Guidelines for our Experiential Learning ProgramGoal Three:  A Robust Professional Development Component Goal Four:  An Effective Infrastructure Goal Five:  A Network of Affiliations/Associations Goal Six:  A Plan for Ongoing Assessment and Other Data Collection Goal Seven:  An Effective Marketing Strategy

NEW ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION

• Created Position of Associate Dean of Experiential Education

• Two Year Appointment to Interested Faculty who get release time

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ASSOCIATE DEAN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Moves Program Forward• Helps Faculty to Implement• Facilitates Retreats and Conversations• Educates Faculty about Experiential Education

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ASSOCIATE DEAN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Keeps Faculty Talking and Planning

• Continually puts Experiential Education out front

• Connected CSC with NSEE, National Society of Experiential Education

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NSEE STANDARDS

• Intention• Preparedness and Planning• Authenticity• Reflection• Orientation and Training• Monitoring and Continuous Improvement• Assessment and Evaluation• Acknowledgment

Source: www.nsee.org

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NSEE

• Gives the Program Outside Support• Lends Credence to the Idea of

Experiential Learning• Can Provide Speakers, Statistics, Ideas,

Information, Assessment

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SOME MAY NOT .........

• Buy Into the Idea of Experiential Learning• This is OK

• Take Baby Steps

• Find Area Where Faculty Is Willing

• Keep At It

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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

• Experiential Learning Can Be As Simple as a Class Presentation or Group Project

ORAs Challenging As a Trip Abroad

• Many Faculty Are Doing Experiential Learning and Just Do Not Realize It As Such

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DESIGNATE CLASSES

• CSC Has Process to Designate Certain Classes as Experiential

• Process includes Obtaining Approval of Department / Division / Curriculum Committee

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EXPERIENTIAL FORM

Includes guidelines:1. Intention

2. Preparedness and Planning

3. Authenticity

4. Reflection

5. Orientation and Training

6. Monitoring and Continual Improvement

7. Assessment and Evaluation

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CURRICULUM REVIEW

• Review All Majors and Minors• This is a Good Exercise

• Consolidate / Eliminate / Restructure / Create New Ones

• If Approach is to Create Experiential Opportunities - You Might be Surprised with the Result

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ASSESSMENT

• Learn How to Assess• NSEE Survey• What to Assess• Important to Know Students' Responses

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SURVEY OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

Academic Challenge

Learning with Peers

learning communities

Experience with Faculty

faculty research project

Campus environment

ace event program

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EXPERIENTIAL TRAVEL

• Travel - domestic, overseas, have a list

• go to presentation by Kim Gaither tomorrow

• 3 or 4 hour class• EXP bucks• How to accommodate Multiple Classes

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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• Flipped Classroom• Projects• e-Portfolios• Internships• Speakers

• BLE: Business Leadership Exchange

• new leadership initiative

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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• Trial Advocacy• Mediation Minor• Sustainability class or minor or

specialization• Dog Days• Visit Day Murder Mystery• National Guard Leadership Day

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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING GROUPS

• learning Communities - Honors and CJ

• Service projects

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IMPLEMENTATION

• 12 week / 3 week semester• flexible• allows more time in class• new problem - must control 3 week

session for faculty and student

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QUESTIONS

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