TDG – Promotion of Good Practice in Experiential Learning Through Inter-disciplinary Action-based Inquiry

Abstract

The project aims to synthesize and implement principles of good practice for experiential learning from the many successful examples across the University.  The objectives of the project are as follows:

• To showcase best practice in experiential learning in the University.
• To encourage wider incorporation of experiential learning in curricula.
• To demonstrate the beneficial learning outcomes of experiential learning.
• To derive a set of factors which make for successful experiential learning.
• To determine ideal ways of formulating agency and University supervision of experiential learning.
• To trial ways of enhancing the triangular relationship between student, agency supervisor and University supervisor.
• To identify appropriate ways of assessing experiential learning.
• To introduce an evaluation service to assess the value of particular internships and to draw conclusions about experiential learning initiatives from the evaluation data.
• To examine the value of experiential learning as a capstone experience.
• To identify the benefits of early exposure to experiential learning.
• To determine the resources and the best arrangements for an infrastructure to support finding places for internships and providing the necessary administrative support.
• To put into place identified best practice in as wide a range of programmes as possible.

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