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AppendixB:
UniversityofWindsor Typologyof Experiential Education (withexamples)
Curricular
AppliedResearch:
Learningopportunities intended toenhancea student’s skill development
bybringing themtogetherwithinorganizations, business, or industry toaddress specific real-
worldchallenges. Applied researchprojects encompass awidevarietyof activities and include
products, processes, andservices (Sattler&Peters, 2012). Studentsdonot typically receivea
regular salaryorwage fromtheemployer (e.g., designprojects; community-based research
projects).
CaseStudies
: Provideanopportunity for students toapply their learning to real-life scenarios
byworking throughcomplex, ambiguous, real-worldproblemsbyencouraging the learner to
workout their ownapproach todefining, analyzing, andsolving thechallenge, rather than
analyze it fromadistance (Angelo&Boehrer, 2002)
Clinic:
Providespractice-basedworkexperience, under the supervisionof anexperienced
professional, andopportunities for reflectionanddevelopment of professional identitywhere
theexperience isnot required for discipline-specificprofessional licensureor certification (e.g.,
Community Legal AidClinic, Facultyof Law).
CommunityServiceLearning,
Curricular
:
Meaningful community servicewithclassroom
instructionandcritical reflection toenrich the learningexperienceandstrengthen
communities. Inpractice, studentswork inpartnershipwitha community-basedorganization to
apply their disciplinaryknowledge toaddress identifiedcommunityneedsor global issues
(Sattler&Peters, 2012). For example:OdetteSchool of Business (71-240;Management and the
Organizational Life), Facultyof Education (80-207; Language&Cultural Engagement Seminar).
Co-op:
Academic study that alternateswithprogressive skills acquisition throughpaidwork
experience. Placements aredevelopedand/or approvedby theuniversity inablockplacement
model endingonanacademic semester. Students areengaged inproductiveworkand receive
feedback fromtheir employers; the time spent inperiodsofworkexperiencemust beat least
30%of the time spent inacademic study (CACE, 2016; Sattler&Peters, 2012). Example includes
Bachelor of AppliedSciences (BASc.) EngineeringwithCo-op.
ConsultingProject:
Workwithanorganization, business, or industry to identify issuesor
opportunities anddevelopsolutionsor strategies to industryproblems. For example:Odette
School of Business (71-300; Business Ethics inaGlobal Context).
CreativePerformanceor Exhibit:
Productionof adramatic, artistic,media,musical
performanceor exhibit for anaudience. For example: Bachelor of FineArts (BFA) inDramatic
Art–Acting.
FieldPlacement:
Provides studentswithan intensivehands-onpractical experience ina setting
relevant to their subject of study. Fieldplacementsmaynot require supervisionof a registered
