scholarly journals Breaking the Barriers of Disability With Cotton Performance Technologies: An Experiential Learning Opportunity for Technical Design and Omnichannel Retailing Students

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Deanne Morris ◽  
Li Zhao ◽  
Kerri McBee-Black
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Technical Design ◽  
Learning Opportunity

scholarly journals Greetings from Scotland:

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 3-9
Author(s):  
Kevin James ◽  
Melissa McAfee ◽  
Aritra Bhattacharjee ◽  
Alexandra Kurceba ◽  
Ainsley Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Learning Opportunity ◽  
The Public ◽  
Intended Purpose ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The University

This article describes the background behind and the process of the digitization of travel ephemera contained within the University of Guelph’s Scottish Studies Collection. Developed as an experiential learning opportunity for undergraduate students at the University of Guelph, this project explores the place that postcards held in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Scotland, the technologies involved with the printing and creation of postcards, their intended purpose, and what can be learned about Victorian, Edwardian, and postwar society based on postcard design, descriptions, and use. Through the creation of an Omeka online exhibit, those involved with this digitization project were able to share their analysis with the public, while making these materials digitally available for consultation and review.

Using a Mock Trial: An Experiential Learning Opportunity

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-60
Author(s):  
John Miller ◽  
Todd Seidler
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Traditional Lecture ◽  
Learning Opportunity ◽  
Mock Trial ◽  
Trial Experience ◽  
Lecture Format ◽  
Mock Trials

Experiential learning opportunities are significant supplements to the traditional lecture format. Among experiential learning methods, mock trials have been proven to be effective. Experiential learning provides the students with a platform from which they can integrate and apply concepts gleaned from class. Students are challenged to write and orally communicate these concepts at a level that would be clear to those involved in the experience. Kolb’s model of experiential learning provides four stages through which students may become genuine learners. This study illustrates how the authors implemented a mock trial experience into their classes to create an experiential learning opportunity.

scholarly journals Student-Managed Commodity Fund—A New Frontier in Experiential Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-77
Author(s):  
Olga Isengildina Massa ◽  
A. Ford Ramsey
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Market Analysis ◽  
Commodity Market ◽  
Investment Fund ◽  
Learning Opportunity ◽  
Road Map ◽  
New Frontier

AbstractThis study provides a road map for creating and operating a student-managed investment fund (SMIF) as an experiential learning opportunity in commodity market analysis. We describe the reasons for implementing a SMIF and the benefits it offers relative to traditional simulation approaches. We outline the necessary steps for starting a SMIF and explain its organizational structure. We discuss a SMIF’s operation and main activities, which include recruitment, training, trading, and interaction with the client and alumni. The implications of participating in a SMIF are reviewed within a cost-benefit framework.

An Experiential Learning Opportunity for Sport Management Students: Manager Interview and Facility Inspection

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Diacin
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Sport Activity ◽  
Learning Opportunity ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Management Concepts ◽  
Facility Manager ◽  
User Groups ◽  
Management Students

The purpose of this work is to describe an experiential learning opportunity that sport management educators could integrate into one of their courses to enhance their students’ understanding of facility and risk management concepts. This project best fits into a course that focuses on facility and/or risk management. It consists of three components. First, students visit a sport-activity-focused facility and interview the facility manager. The interview focuses on policies and procedures related to facility, personnel, and risk management. Second, students complete an inspection of the facility to detect hazards that could compromise the safety of employees, user groups, and/or spectators. Third, they compose a critical assessment/reflection of what they learned. The benefit of providing this learning opportunity is that it allows students to witness the application (or lack thereof) of concepts and “best practices” learned in the course. Furthermore, it gives them an opportunity to start developing a “critical eye” that would be needed when assuming the role of managing a multipurpose facility.

scholarly journals Using technology to engage students in outdoor education: Does it inhibit or benefit the students’ experience?

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranee Drader
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Outdoor Education ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
University Education ◽  
Education Faculty ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Learning Opportunity ◽  
Technology Students

In this paper, the benefits and drawbacks of incorporating technology into outdoor education are discussed. The data was collected during an inquiry based project for an educational technology course. This research is important because of the growing epidemic of children staying indoors with their technology rather than going and enjoying outside. There always seems to be a divide between outdoor education, or being outdoors in general, and modern technology. However, by using modern technology students may be engaged and drawn into outdoor education. Therefore, incorporating technology into outdoor education may be something to consider. This study analyzed the possible effects on students of incorporating technology into an experiential learning opportunity of being outdoors. The participants of this study were predominantly Education students at Mount Royal University, Education faculty members, as well as people from other occupational backgrounds who felt strongly about outdoor education.

scholarly journals Marketing Plan Competition For Experiential Learning

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 51-60
Author(s):  
Emin Civi ◽  
Elif S. Persinger
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Marketing Management ◽  
Marketing Plan ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Learning Opportunity ◽  
Student Teams ◽  
Apply Theory ◽  
Traditional Lectures

Many students find traditional lectures, routine memorization, and restatement of facts and terms tedious and boring (Munoz and Huser, 2008). This requires professors to employ a variety of teaching techniques, for example, live case classroom projects. Such an experiential learning opportunity encourages students to become involved with the materials they are attempting to learn by requiring them to apply theory to real-life situations where ambiguity, change, and risk exist (Lewis and Williams, 1994). This paper presents an assessment of a semester long marketing plan competition, which was incorporated into the Marketing Management Course. The competition required all student teams to deal with the assigned client and compete with each other to produce the winning marketing plan. Student feedbacks indicated they enjoyed the experiential learning opportunity and the competition format.

scholarly journals Student Trade Missions: An Experiential Learning Opportunity

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Josée Audet ◽  
Geneviève Marcotte
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Training Program ◽  
International Development ◽  
Learning Opportunity ◽  
Business Consulting ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
Considerable Impact ◽  
Academic Year

In response to the criticisms addressed to business schools, teaching formulas that foster experiential learning are increasingly being put forward. The Missions Commerciales de l’Université Laval (MCUL- Université Laval Trade Missions) is a training program designed to foster experiential learning. This program extends over an entire academic year in which students are required to find and fulfill an international development mandate on behalf of a business. The objective of this study is to investigate the extent to which participation in such a business consulting project enables students to acquire new skills and modify certain attitudes. Our results show that student participation in an international trade mission has a considerable impact on the acquisition of professional skills and competencies, as well as the development of personality traits and attitudes. Through this experience, students build confidence, develop a sense of initiative and learn to identify business opportunities and adapt quickly. It allows them to sharpen their sales skills and techniques while learning to represent a business. Having completed a trade mission also appears to improve student employability.

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