CE 110 Innovative Teaching Strategies, Tuesdays, Summer 2025, Section 1

Immersive Experience Overview

Facilitator

Immersive Experience Description

This immersive experience explores Competency-Based Education, emphasizing measurable results and practical skills, using a framework that combines David Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory and The Living Curriculum's co-creation approach. Participants will gain insights into how individuals acquire knowledge and develop skills through real-world application, honoring the inherent wholeness and wisdom within each learner. By focusing on real-world issues, this approach connects theoretical concepts to practical experiences. It integrates Brain-Based Learning, Multiple Intelligences research, and storytelling/creative expression to 'draw out' inner understanding. This process encourages participants to explore spiritual principles and relevant themes, making learning a multi-sensory and deeply personal journey.

Competencies

By the end of the experience, learners will be able to:

·      Apply the principles of Competency-Based Education to design learning experiences that focus on measurable results and practical skill development.

·      Integrate David Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory into course design to facilitate real-world knowledge acquisition and skill development.

·      Incorporate The Living Curriculum's co-creation approach into learning experiences, demonstrating an understanding of how to honor individual wholeness and wisdom.

·      Develop learning activities that connect theoretical concepts to real-world issues and experiences, using examples relevant to the participants' lives.

·      Design learning experiences that integrate Brain-Based Learning and Multiple Intelligences research to cater to diverse learning styles and enhance understanding.

·      Utilize storytelling and creative expression techniques to 'draw out' inner understanding and facilitate the exploration of spiritual principles and relevant themes.

Required Text/Readings

·      None

Recommended Text/Readings

·      Gardner, Howard E. (2006) Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons in Theory and Practice. Sacramento, CA: Basic Books. ISBN: 978-0465047680

·      Jensen, Eric P & McChonchie, Liesl. (2020) Brain-Based Learning: Teaching the Way Students Really Learn. Newbury Park, CA: Corwin. ISBN: 978-1544364544

·      Kolb, David. (2014) Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Santa Monica, CA: Pearson. ISBN: 978-0133892406

Live Class Session:

·      Module 5, Tuesday, July 29, 7:00 to 9:00 pm CENTRAL time