Brock University is expanding on its already strong\u00a0experiential learning opportunities for students.<\/p>\n
Four new positions have been posted at\u00a0Brock, three\u00a0of which provide support to Faculties that\u00a0don\u2019t yet have a staff person focused specifically on creating connections and opportunities for experiential learning.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese staff positions will work to create partnerships in the community, support faculty looking to build in an experiential component to their course(s), and also to help prepare students for what the experience will entail,\u201d said Sandy Howe, Associate Director, Experiential Education.<\/p>\n
The positions will support the Faculty of Mathematics & Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and the Goodman School of Business.<\/p>\n
Over the past few months, Brock has worked to establish what \u201cexperiential education\u201d means on the campus, engaging senior administrators, faculty, staff and students in a collaborative process to establish a set of definitions. The University of Victoria was a catalyst for this process, offering resources and research as a foundation that allowed Brock\u00a0to move forward quickly.<\/p>\n
Brock knows that impactful learning experiences come in many forms from service-learning to simulations, and field experiences, to creative, entrepreneurial and design projects. These are just a few exciting forms of learning that appear in Brock\u2019s experiential definitions.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the major changes on our campus is a new structure for experiential education. We are thrilled to be growing a central team to support these pedagogies in each Faculty,\u201d Howe said.<\/p>\n
One of the Faculties that currently has support for experiential education is the Goodman School of Business, where service-learning has seen tremendous growth over the years.<\/p>\n
Gillian Kemp, Service-Learning Relationship Manager for Goodman, knows service-learning has a variety of impacts on both the students and the community partners.<\/p>\n
\u201cStudents gain confidence in their ability to apply what they are learning in the classroom in real world situations, they gain insights into their community and career aspirations and they gain work experience for their resumes and interviews,\u201d she said. \u201cOur community partners also benefit from new ideas and perspective, as well as tangible solutions and tools.”<\/p>\n
The Experiential Education Co-ordinator positions fall within Co-op, Career and Experiential Education (CCEE) on campus, an area that recently celebrated its first anniversary.<\/p>\n
If you are interested in being part of something new, collaborative and exciting as Brock grows experiential education opportunities for students, the Experiential Education Co-ordinator postings are currently available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Brock University is expanding on its already strong experiential opportunities for students.
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