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Culver-Stockton College Experiential Education

Culver-Stockton College Experiential Education. James M. Cosgrove Professor of Business Eric Larson Lecturer of Business. Changing Educational Landscape. Expectations of Students and Parents Changing Attitude Toward Costs and Loans The Electronic Student Attention Spans

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Culver-Stockton College Experiential Education

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  1. Culver-Stockton CollegeExperiential Education James M. Cosgrove Professor of Business Eric Larson Lecturer of Business

  2. Changing Educational Landscape • Expectations of Students and Parents • Changing Attitude Toward Costs and Loans • The Electronic Student • Attention Spans • Collaboration • Communication

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

  4. Process For Change At CSC • Needs Administrative Support • Create a Sense of Urgency • Get Key Faculty Onboard • Need to Adopt Strategic Plan

  5. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION AT CULVER-STOCKTON COLLEGE:A VISION FOR 2012-2022 Goal One:A Set of Outcomes That Distinguishes the College and Its Students Goal Two:A Plan for Providing Guidelines for our Experiential Learning Program Goal 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

  6. New Administrative Position • Created Position of Associate Dean of Experiential Education • Two Year Appointment to Interested Faculty who get release time

  7. Associate Dean Responsibilities • Moves Program Forward • Helps Faculty to Implement • Facilitates Retreats and Conversations • Educates Faculty about Experiential Education

  8. Associate Dean Responsibilities • Keeps Faculty Talking and Planning • Continually puts Experiential Education out front • Connected CSC with NSEE, National Society of Experiential Education

  9. NSEE Standards • Intention • Preparedness and Planning • Authenticity • Reflection • Orientation and Training • Monitoring and Continuous Improvement • Assessment and Evaluation • Acknowledgment Source: www.nsee.org

  10. NSEE • Gives the Program Outside Support • Lends Credence to the Idea of Experiential Learning • Can Provide Speakers, Statistics, Ideas, Information, Assessment

  11. 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

  12. Experiential Learning • Experiential Learning Can Be As Simple as a Class Presentation or Group Project OR As Challenging As a Trip Abroad • Many Faculty Are Doing Experiential Learning and Just Do Not Realize It As Such

  13. Designate Classes • CSC Has Process to Designate Certain Classes as Experiential • Process includes Obtaining Approval of Department / Division / Curriculum Committee

  14. 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

  15. 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

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

  17. Survey of Student Engagement Academic Challenge Learning with Peers learning communities Experience with Faculty faculty research project Campus environment ace event program

  18. 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

  19. Experiential Learning Activities • Flipped Classroom • Projects • e-Portfolios • Internships • Speakers • BLE: Business Leadership Exchange • new leadership initiative

  20. Experiential Learning Activities • Trial Advocacy • Mediation Minor • Sustainability class or minor or specialization • Dog Days • Visit Day Murder Mystery • National Guard Leadership Day

  21. Experiential Learning Groups • learning Communities - Honors and CJ • Service projects

  22. Implementation • 12 week / 3 week semester • flexible • allows more time in class • new problem - must control 3 week session for faculty and student

  23. Questions Culver-Stockton College

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