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Riley Martens; Mary Hou; Susan Isherwood; Colleen Cuthbert – Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2024
The researchers aimed to assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nursing education through semi-structured interviews with undergraduate nursing students. The researchers explored themes related to online education, clinical placements, and mental health. Findings revealed that the sudden shift to online learning caused increased stress,…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Nursing Students, Undergraduate Students
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Whidden, Colleen; Main, Carolyn – Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2022
We, as two instructors in Business and Education, sought to explore the research question: is student learning impacted when instructors engage in peer-to-peer mentoring focused on improving understanding of experiential education and active learning in the post-secondary classroom? Within a sociological intrinsic case study framework, we began by…
Descriptors: Mentors, Attitude Change, Experiential Learning, Active Learning
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Nausheen W. Sadiq; Tabussom Qureshi – Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2024
The scope of this preliminary study revolves around investigating the effectiveness of experiential learning in upper-year science laboratory courses in a post-pandemic era. In this study we have explored two key questions: 1. Can experiential learning facilitate independent inquiry in an upper-year undergraduate laboratory in a post-pandemic era?…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Laboratories, Undergraduate Students, College Science
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Naeem, Iffat; Aparicio-Ting, Fabiola E. – Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2020
Experiential learning (EL) has become essential for graduate students to meet the demanding nature of professional environments, equipping them with skills in leadership, problem solving, and civic consciousness. Community based learning (CBL), as an identified EL strategy, involves a collaborative learning model emphasizing group membership and…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Student Experience, Graduate Students, Experiential Learning
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Dyjur, Patti; Braun, Rachel; Saito, Kevin; Kaipainen, Erin – Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2020
Like many higher education institutions, amplifying experiential learning (EL) is a priority for the University of Calgary. In order to capture the extent and complexity of EL that exists in an institution, it is crucial to have a common understanding of the concept. In 2018, the University of Calgary created the EL Working Group, tasked with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Experiential Learning, Definitions
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Peter Gimby; Wesley Ernst; Christopher Cully; Ania Harlick – Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2024
The switch to online learning required a creative solution to allow for the experiential learning outcomes of the program to be satisfied when access to physical spaces and equipment was restricted. This paper describes a collaborative process between technical and support staff as well as research and teaching faculty that led to the creation of…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Experiential Learning, Teacher Collaboration, Educational Technology
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Boschman, Lorelei; Whidden, Colleen; McLester, Jason – Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2019
The creation of a community classroom, grounded in the philosophy of experiential learning, was the challenge for our education students and ourselves as instructors. Goals for our students became twofold: goals as a current post-secondary student and goals as a future educator. To activate this experience, groups of students engaged both…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Cooperative Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach, Preservice Teachers
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Schechtel, Shauna; Mozol, Vivian; Clapson, Marissa; Gilbert, Brian; Tran, Judy; White, Stephen – Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2020
In the modern post-secondary classroom, there is a push for more experiential and active learning activities for students. A variety of benefits such as engagement, improved learning and self regulated learning have ensued with these different types of learning. Studies regarding these benefits have mostly centered on experiences carefully…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Learner Engagement, Student Empowerment, Reflection
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Gatti Junior, Wilian; Marasco, Emily; Kim, Beaumi; Behjat, Laleh – Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2020
Design thinking is an important concept presented in entrepreneurship education. However, the cognitive aspect of design thinking has been neglected by business teaching and learning practices. The aim of this paper is to present a game-based pedagogy to support the cognitive aspect of design thinking and to promote this approach as an alternative…
Descriptors: Design, Entrepreneurship, Business Administration Education, Game Based Learning
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Bylsma, Megan – Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2020
Implementing curriculum that includes all students, that celebrates individual learners' needs, that fosters student responsibility, and that teaches skills that transcend discipline-specific outcomes is possible with a pedagogy that embraces immersion learning. Reacting to the Past is a High Impact Practice (H.I.P.) approach that uses elaborate,…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Experiential Learning, Role Playing, Game Based Learning
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Bourhill, Taryn; Rancourt, Derrick – Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2020
Many students find it difficult to transition into the workforce successfully. They often accept unsuitable positions through happenstance rather than actively planning their career trajectories. This is due to their unawareness of career exploration and mapping. We use informational interviewing as an in class experiential learning assignment to…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Interviews, Professional Personnel, Professional Development
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Pennanen, Kelsey A.; Guillet, Lynnita-Jo – Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2020
The discipline of archaeology is uniquely positioned to allow for inclusion of culturally appropriate curricula to be incorporated into student learning objectives as mentioned in the 94 Calls to Action by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (2015). In this paper the authors discuss the creation, implementation, and qualitative…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Archaeology, Culturally Relevant Education, Foreign Countries
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Frampton, Nina Mary Anne; Jenney, Angelique; Shaw, Jessica – Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2020
Research is an integral component of social work education, yet social work students often experience considerable fear and anxiety when faced with the prospect of engaging in research and research-related activities. Student reluctance towards research can cause significant challenges for social work educators. Literature suggests that certain…
Descriptors: Social Work, Student Research, Foreign Countries, Experiential Learning
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Braun, Rachel – Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2020
In this 25-minute conversation café, participants synthesized the findings of Braun, Kaipainen & Usman's (2018) environmental scan of experiential learning (EL) at the University of Calgary with their conference learning to create an experience and evidence-informed hypothesis of the next strengths, challenges, and required supports on the EL…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Scholarship
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Marshall, Nancy; Martin, Jennifer – Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2019
Leveraging digital technology for practice innovation is a compelling challenge. Limited education and training prevent human service practitioners from incorporating technology into practice. Progress in this area will be achieved when significant changes to pedagogy support technology integration with teaching/learning partnerships in higher…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Graduate Students