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ExecutiveSummary
Experiential education (EE) facilitates learning through theapplicationof academic theory toa
concreteexperience, typicallyoutside theclassroom, observation, and reflection. Experiential
educationprovides a rich learningopportunities,within theclassroom, thecommunity, or
workplace, advancing the learningoutcomesof a courseor academicprogramwhile fosteringa
positive student experienceandstudent career development.
Recognizing the significant pedagogical benefit experiential educationhas insupport of student
learning, theProvost andVice-PresidentAcademicestablishedaTaskForce, representinga
broad rangeof constituents, to reviewcurrent activities and identify strengths and
opportunities togrowexperiential learning.
This report outlines themethodologyusedby theTaskForce tosurvey, developa typography,
and identify recommendations for increasing, developingmethods todocument, and
identifyingbest practicesof aroundexperiential learningoncampus.
Recommendations
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TheProvost’s TaskForceonExperiential Educationhas identifiedseveral specific strategies that
couldbeundertaken to improveexperiential educationoncampus, including strengthening
alignmentwithacademicpriorities, further developingexperiential educationcurricula,
boostingoff-campusplacements, andsupportingexperiential educationby tracking
participationandbuilding capacity. Manyof the identified recommendations canbe
implementedwithout theneed for additional resources; however, somedo require
investmentsof both timeandmoney.
