Full Description
This book offers a bold and comprehensive vision for creating, leading, and sustaining experiential learning (EL) ecosystems on college campuses. Drawing on extensive interviews with EL experts and collaboratively written by eight seasoned professionals, it redefines EL not just as a learning method but as a dynamic ecosystem of people, practices, policies, and institutional structures. This crucial shift in perspective will empower educators and administrators to embrace the diversity of EL and leverage its strengths through cross-campus collaboration. Readers will find practical tools and actionable strategies to deepen their EL objectives, connect with allies across campus, and build a shared vision for the future of EL in U.S. higher education. Whether read sequentially or consulted for situational advice, this book serves as an essential resource for advancing sustainable and impactful EL practices.
Contents
1. Experiential Learning as an Ecosystem and the People Who Make it Real 2. Choosing the Right Experiential Learning Theories 3. Organizational Structures that Shape Experiential Learning 4. Building a Successful EL Ecosystem 5. Making Assessment Work for Your EL Ecosystem 6. Making Sense of Technology for EL Leaders 7. Identifying and Supporting Leaders Across the EL Ecosystem 8. Managing Stakeholder Tensions: Moving Beyond Alignment 9. Solving Problems and Navigating Barriers in Your EL Ecosystem 10. Understand. Design. Sustain.
