Building and Flying the Airplane All at Once: Reimagining and Codifying Experiential Learning on Your Campus
October 3, 2024 | 10:00 AM CST / 11:00 AM EST

This session will provide attendees with a four-step process for building out, standardizing, and tracking their experiential learning activities, based upon the successes of the new Saint Louis University process.

Prior to 2019, the process of tracking Experiential Learning activities at Saint Louis University was unique to each school/college, making data tracking inaccurate, and the registration process unclear to students and faculty. While students still landed experiential learning opportunities, they had little incentive to pursue academic credit for their experiences.

In response, the Career Services office at Saint Louis University undertook to codify Experiential Learning with partners across the campus, including individual schools and colleges, the Registrar’s office, deans, and student-facing service departments.

The Career Services office leveraged Handshake and its Experiences tab to provide better service and a standardized process to all campus stakeholders. Collaborating with the deans and Registrar’s office, we created customizable templates and reports utilizing Handshake and DocuSign, and incentivized student reporting and faculty involvement with a reduced tuition rate and revenue sharing, respectively, for elective internship courses.

As a result, we have improved experiential learning data tracking with a streamlined and digitized process for all stakeholders, and a user-friendly experience for students and faculty.

Learning Objective: Identify the needs, solutions, and stakeholders involved in building an Experiential Learning program on your campus.

Presented by Margaret McGuire, Saint Louis University

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