Experiential Learning Leadership Institute 2019: Full Schedule

9:00am MDT

Reflection

While experiences are the first E in experiential education, it is through reflection that the learning takes its root and makes lasting changes. According to Kolb, learning is a process where knowledge is created through the transformation of experience. Reflection is integral to that transformation. This workshop will explore methods of guiding students to be more reflective in their experiences and following their experiences: the use of journals in reflection and models for conducting regular seminars promoting reflection and reflective conversation.

Speakers

Marti Snyder

Monday June 24, 2019 9:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Whiting Room

Pre-Conference Workshop

Audience Higher Education

1:00pm MDT

Strengthening Experiential Education at Your Institution

NSEE has pioneered the area of strategic planning related to the process of institutionalizing the full range of experiential education into educational and community institutions. This workshop addresses seven critical factors that need initial and ongoing attention: mission and values; curricular integration; faculty involvement; quality assurance and assessment; administrative infrastructure; budget integration; and strategies for change. Participants will examine alternative strategies and collaborate with one another in identifying appropriate approaches for their respective institutions/organizations.

Monday June 24, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
Whiting Room

Pre-Conference Workshop

Audience Higher Education

9:00am MDT

Engaging Experiential Learning in Non-Traditional Students from the Educator's Perspective

The purpose of this roundtable is to obtain feedback in answer to the question “To what extent do we cultivate holistic student development in non-traditional students through experiential learning” The target audience is higher education professionals across multiple disciplines. Research includes a survey administered to non-traditional students, age 25 or older at Southern Utah University, as well as focus groups of the same population of students and faculty and staff.

Speakers

Deena Marchal

MPA Admin/Adjunct, Southern Utah University

Jennifer Leard

Student Success Advisor, Southern Utah University

Ali Siahpush

Assoc. Prof. Engineering, Southern Utah University

Tuesday June 25, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am MDT
Whiting Room

Round Table Discussion

Audience Higher Education

10:00am MDT

Bridging the Great Divide: Dual Enrollment of Students in Traditional Higher Education and Competency-Based Institutions

This round-table session will begin with a presentation on a dual enrollment partnership between a traditional university and a competency-based technical college in Southern Utah. The presenters will review the goals, elements, opportunities, and challenges of this initiative. Following the presentation, attendees will discuss how this type of partnership may benefit their institutions, as well as how similar programs might be implemented at their home schools.

Speakers

Steven Meredith

Assistant to the President for Institutional Effectiveness, Director of Music Technology, Southern Utah University

Will Pierce

Vice President of Instruction & Accreditation, Southwest Technical College

Dr. Will Pierce is the Vice President of Instruction at Southwest Technical College. He has over 12 years of developing and managing technical programs in the higher education and technical college systems. Prior to transitioning into higher education, Will owned and operated a successful... Read More →

James Sage

Associate Provost, Southern Utah University

Tessa Douglas

Director of Programs and Articulation, Southwest Technical College

Tuesday June 25, 2019 10:00am - 10:50am MDT
Whiting Room

Round Table Discussion

Audience Higher Education

11:10am MDT

Orienteering the Mountain of School Discipline Using the Compass of Restorative Practices

Restorative practices, in small components like peer mediation and circle process, have been implemented in K-12 settings for decades. Comprehensive restorative programs, however, are just now gaining footing as states are recognizing their impact in preventing the school to prison pipeline. States, such as Utah, are currently legislating the use of these practices. Schools with secure footing in experiential learning are well prepared to navigate the territory of restorative practices because of its similar landscape.

Speakers

Chellee Rice

Dean of School Culture, American Academy of Innovation

Tuesday June 25, 2019 11:10am - 12:00pm MDT
Whiting Room

Round Table Discussion

Audience Higher Education, K-12

2:30pm MDT

Bringing the Field into the University: A Case Study Considering High Impact Practices (HIPS) in Experiential Learning and Uniting University Pre-Service Teachers with K-12 Classrooms in a Reciprocal Partnership

The presentation focuses on High Impact Practices (HIPS) considering the experiential learning project from conception to implementation. The presenter will illustrate how to embed experiential learning into the curriculum beginning with direct teaching, the course purpose, needs of the partnering organization, and student learning goals. Taking these elements and then applying them in an experiential learning setting then allows students to gain hands-on experience, debrief about the learning activity and then reflect on their experience.

Speakers

Beth Garcia

Director of Teacher Preparation and Certification, West Texas A&M University

Tuesday June 25, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm MDT
Whiting Room

Round Table Discussion

Audience Higher Education, K-12

9:30am MDT

Internship Accelerator: maximizing employability skills through experiential learning

The Internship Accelerator at Leeds School of Business is a fresh take on a professional development course. This course involves an experiential learning component, which couples real world experience with opportunities for in-depth self-reflection designed to prepare students to take the initiative in capitalizing on future internship experiences. Courses adapted from this model will allow students to test out soft skill development in a safe space while simultaneously connecting with local employers on real-world projects.

Speakers

Holly Lustig

Program Coordinator, Internships & Professional Experience, University of Colorado Boulder

Gina Bortel

Assistant Director, Internships & Professional Experience, University of Colorado Boulder

Thursday June 27, 2019 9:30am - 10:20am MDT
Whiting Room

Round Table Discussion

Audience Higher Education

10:40am MDT

Real Life Learning in Real Time: The DePaul Business School Study Abroad Experience

The presentation will highlight experiential learning through one of DePaul University’s Short-Term Study Abroad Programs in the Business School. Among 14 separate courses offered in 2018-2019, Economics Professor Thomas Mondschean will discuss his recent credit-based seminar in which he traveled with 18 students to Dublin and Belfast at the end of March 2019. They focused on how Brexit would affect both Ireland and Northern Ireland (UK) at time of great uncertainty.

Speakers

Thomas Mondschean

Professor of Economics, DePaul University

Thursday June 27, 2019 10:40am - 11:30am MDT
Whiting Room

Interactive Session

Audience Higher Education