Course Planning:
10 Questions to Guide Your Success While Transforming or Creating a Course With Experiential Teaching and Learning
- What are the purposes of the course?
- What do you mean by experiential teaching and learning in the context of this course?
- Will experiential teaching and learning be a central or a peripheral "text" for this course; will it be required or optional component?
- How much experiential work is enough? How will it be structured? How will your expectations of students be communicated to them in your syllabus and otherwise?
- How and how many opportunities will you provide for structured reflection (in and out of class)?
- How will you evaluate and grade student performance?
- Are there any institutional implications of your experiential teaching and learning for (a) educational policy, (b) required support and recognition?
- What resources do you need to create or enhance the course?
- How will you evaluate the sites in which your students gained experience?
- What steps do you need to take to manage risks?
Adapted from materials created by Ed Zlotkowski, professor of English at Bentley College, a senior associate at the American Association for Higher Education, and a senior faculty fellow at Campus Compact.
If you would like assistance in transforming or creating a course, please contact Grace Baron (Ext. 3689, gbaron) or Kay Gruder (Ext. 3796, kgruder).