Facilitating Experiential Learning in Higher Education

This book provides evidence-informed and practical advice on how to design, teach, and facilitate hands-on, experiential learning in practical higher education settings.

Autorentext

Roland Tormey is a teacher and researcher in learning sciences and leads the Teaching Support Centre at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland.

Siara Isaac is a teaching advisor at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland.

Cécile Hardebolle is a teaching advisor and learning scientist at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland.

Ingrid Le Duc is a teaching advisor at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and teaches university pedagogy at the University of Bern, Switzerland.

Inhalt

PART I 1. Introduction 2. How Students Develop Disciplinary Expertise 3. What Students Learn from Labs, Studios, Projects, and Fieldwork PART II 4. Teaching, Not Telling: Using Questions 5. Providing Feedback on Students' Practical Work 6. Explaining and Demonstrating to Students in Practical Settings 7. Managing Relationships with a Class PART III 8. Research Findings about the Thinking that Gives Rise to Learning 9. Research Findings about the Contexts of Learning 10. Becoming a Better Teacher for Practical Settings