Community connections foster K–12 career exploration
Edmonton Public Schools’ Community Marketplace weaves career development into the curriculum....
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Preparing for the unexpected: Navigating pandemic co-ordination of EL and WIL
COVID-19 has upended many of the traditional learning, socializing and working contexts, leading to changes in the labour market and workplace opportunities. Less than one month into 2021, deep anxiety...
A story of land-based learning: Immersive camp builds student skills, confidence
Land-based learning takes the classroom out onto the land, creating experiential learning opportunities that focus on practical skills development and transformative understandings of the natural world. This is not a...
Where there’s a WIL, there’s a way: Resources for experiential learning
Practical learning opportunities for students, under the broad banner of experiential learning (EL), come in many flavours. This may include formalized work-integrated learning (WIL) through co-op and internships, or other...
How experiential learning helped set me apart from my fellow graduates
When finishing my university degree, like many other students, I was faced with the dreadful question: “So, what do you want to do after you graduate?” While the question was...
The Laurier Experience Record: Linking experiential learning to career development
As career professionals in the post-secondary context, a critical component of our work is helping our students identify and reflect on their experiences inside and outside of the classroom as...
The fourth dimension: 5 tips for building a foundation for experiential learning
When I began my master’s degree, I would tense up at the question, “What are you going to do with your degree?” Like many graduate students, I knew I wanted...