Culver-Stockton College Experiential Education
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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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