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Mindset in Motion (MIM) is a podcast made for university and college educators, career counselors, and leaders invested in supporting students and recent graduates with the tools and resources to thrive in their hopeful careers. Tune in to hear about the groundbreaking research, insights, and stories shaping experiential learning delivery excellence - all on one platform. MIM is brought to you by Symplicity's Mindset and hosted and produced by Director of Mindset, Bill Heinrich. Symplicity is a two-decade-long leader in technological innovation and deployment supporting higher education partners to deliver on the promise of student career readiness. Mindset connects big ideas to repeatable educational practices, guiding informed decision making, and learning experiences that support student success.
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Grow your EL from the faculty and other educators Secure top-down support, make it a both/and process Focus on student access and equity Build connections and maintain strong networks and relationships Tell good stories! Let feedback among networks drive toward an ecosystem of Experiential Learning Emily Carpenter is the Associate Vice President for Experiential Impact at Nazareth University. In this role, she oversees the Center for Life’s Work (which includes career design, academic interns...
High-Impact Practices (HIPs) are transformative pedagogical strategies that have been widely recognized for their effectiveness in enhancing student learning, engagement, retention, and success across various educational settings (Kuh, 2008). The professional community of educators, researchers, and practitioners, convening annually at the Assessment Institute at Indiana University-Indianapolis to explore the multifaceted dimensions of HIPs, emphasizes evidence-based assessment, program quali...
Guests: Dr. Amy Cicchino Dr. Aaron Clevenger Sue Macchiarella Jenna Hejnar Highlights 1. Study Abroad Requires Comprehensive Faculty Preparation Beyond Traditional Teaching Jenna Hejnar emphasized that faculty leading study abroad programs face unique challenges: "We're not just teaching a class, we're also helping with planning. We're creating these programs... We're thinking about course logistics, right? What can I deliver in person? What am I del...
Guest: Josh Meyer, Montana State University Josh builds on definitional work at the Society for Experiential Education and advances an assessment model for understanding the quality of teaching with experiential educational practices! Notes: Defining EL for SEE: https://journals.calstate.edu/elthe/article/view/4782 Deciphering EL Features: https://journals.calstate.edu/elthe/article/view/3963 What is Experiential Education? Steve Chapman, Pam McPhee, and Bill Proudman...
Guests Dr. Andrea Buenano, University of Miami Dr. Stacy Warner, East Carolina University Highlights: MEGA events are cultural, organizational, operational, problem-solving, and experiential learning opportunities! Studying student learning in internships and other high impact practices takes careful consideration of equity, access, learning, and community, collaboration, and IRB approval! Plan ahead. Students are ready for the challenge, and are well s...
Guests: Dr. Patrice Ludwig, Interim Assistant Vice President for Research & Innovation; Campus Coordinator, 4-VA at James Madison University Dr. Chad Harvey, Associate Professor & Associate Director Integrated Science Program in the School of Interdisciplinary Science at McMaster University show notes: NACE shows that intern hiring numbers are down since a high in 2022 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/svanderziel_internships-earlytalent-employerengagement-activi...
Generative AI & Experiential Education Highlights: AI is a tool, but not the only tool, we can use to guide reflection Reflection is about the learner’s (and teacher’s) relationship to knowledge, social spaces, people around us, and the issues that face our world. Teaching reflection is about developing the whole person. Bias in AI yields unrepresentative results in education, and can show up in our rubrics Like in construction, educational scaffolding l...
With the emergence of new offices of Experiential Education/Learning, and their executive sponsors at the Provost/Vice President Students level, the ways we think about coordination, programs, and student experience in Career Services will change. At the same time, Career Education Professionals support the organizational and educational ideas that drive Experiential Learning work on campus and the data sharing ecosystem that connects EL work to the employers that hire our students. Whe...
Show Notes: HBCU STEM students benefit from hands-on, applied learning experiences in their teacher preparation. Field trips deliver content knowledge while modeling collaborative learning processes across disciplines. Planning requires time and partnerships, but students value these experiences and learn to design their own. Be prepared for impromptu teaching moments, including on-the-spot calculations in field settings. Program evaluation can drive expansion and im...
Comprehensive program evaluation provides critical insights into meeting institutional goals and improving student outcomes. Cross-disciplinary partnerships leverage diverse expertise for more robust assessment and implementation strategies. Aligning with institutional priorities creates sustainable programming and stronger data-driven decision making. Using assessment data to identify both program strengths and improvement areas builds faculty trust and engagement. Mainta...
Dr. Krejic explains how her biology background informed her leadership approach to experiential learning initiatives. The crucial difference between providing experiences versus facilitating true experiential learning. How empathy drives effective planning, design, and faculty engagement for instructional change. Reflecting on professional and expert blind spots to create meaningful programs Modeling collaborative practices as the foundation for building successful faculty...
Design thinking is about designing "with" rather than "for" people - bringing stakeholders into the creative problem-solving process Students must unlearn traditional academic approaches and embrace ambiguity, failure, and uncertainty as part of the learning process Design thinking transforms both mindset and practice, creating lasting change in how participants approach problems in education and life Guests Dr. Stacy Neier Beran, Senior Ignatian lecturer and faculty dir...
Highlights Skills can be translated and so must the context. Having learners imagine and practice in context is highly valuable through project-based learning, internships, and other practical placements. Generative AI is part of the solution, but should help humans, not add unnecessary steps Institutions and industries can and should work together to identify skills and update their program offerings to match one another. Guests Cam Ballantyne, President at Orbis C...
Creating a definition is a dynamic, engaged, and rich process to capture and propel the big idea of Experiential Learning as understood and practiced on this campus. A simple definition facilitates use and creates a floor for campus-wide practice Coordinating information across many departments is a key role of an EL Leader Educators are excited to be included in a community of practice The ideas for grounding EL are co-emerging in multiple places in North America. Sh...
Transformative learning outcomes are positioned as an invitation to students to consider who they will become. Reflections in this Study Abroad program were multimodal, including both individual written (private) reflections and communal, shared reflections (public). The role of course (re)design and instruction were essential to reconceptualizing the program and the goal of students learning through reflection about who they might become. Opening up reflection means creating...
We present three new prototype definitions of Experiential Learning, for use across your campus. Definitions aim to capture high level planning and values as well as day-to-day operations and activities We promote an ecosystem approach to Experiential Learning, including a broad swath of educators, their deans/directors/chairs, Associate Provosts & Vice Presidents, and Campus Executives. Community partners—from employers, to alumni, to legislatures, to internship and commu...
Dr. Zoë MacLeod is a certified executive coach, change agent, and educational advisor specializing in leadership, executive coaching, and organizational development. As Associate Vice-President, Professional and Continuing Studies at Royal Roads University, she leads a dynamic team dedicated to lifelong learning. She designs programs that bridge education and industry, from leadership development to micro-credentials, ensuring workforce relevance. Passionate about lifelong learning, she takes...
🎙️What happens in a maturing experiential learning landscape where a community comes together to make their own definition more user-friendly, and centers around Indigenous community needs? In our latest podcast episode of Mindset in Motion, Christine Martineau, Lisa Stowe, Erin Kaipainen, and Kyla Flanagan from the University of Calgary sit down with Bill Heinrich to discuss.
Our latest episode features a powerful discussion with Dr. Madhumita Banerjee and Kaila Bingen from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. They dive deep into their groundbreaking research on equity in experiential education, specifically their paper, "A Case for Equity: Work-Based Learning as a Viable Alternative to Internships." This episode explores how work-based learning can serve as a transformative, equitable alternative to traditional internships, breaking down barriers like unpaid opp...
Discover how high-impact practices (HIPs) are transforming the educational journey for adult learners in this insightful episode featuring Dr. Alaa Alasarhan, an expert in experiential learning and author of “High Impact Practices: Evaluating Impact on Adult Learners Retention for ELTHE journal. Drawing from his extensive research and experience, Dr. Alasarhan delves into the unique challenges and opportunities facing adult learners, highlighting practical strategies to foster engagement, per...
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