Experiential education

Theory is Everywhere: Kolb’s Theory of Experiential Learning “College is hard, but dental school will break you”, is the first statement I heard from a 4th year student when I first started working with students as the graduate assistant for the Office of Student Affairs, within the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. I was shocked and confused by this statement because standing before me was a student who had graduated with a 3.95 grade point average in their undergraduate study and was in…

I am applying to the Integrated Teaching Through the Arts M.Ed. program. I currently work in arts education and have been searching for ways to connect my curriculum to core academic subjects. I believe that your program is suited to teach students to navigate this specific challenge. For me, one of the most exciting aspects of Lesley’s program is that it is structured in a way that will allow me to continue my work, and that I will be able to immediately apply my learning to my teaching and…

Above, we see Nora highlights the prominent issue about common schools—education for whom? Nora believes that not all children have access to the curriculum based on the now dominant English content. Also, she believes the curriculum used by educators today has negatively affected students’ mindset. Another parent, Susan, adds to this discussion about how the curriculum has changed for her children. Susan, who has a middle school aged son, feels that the curriculum today lacks a holistic…

task” (Bennis & Goldsmith, 2010, p. 40). Coaches can be found in any arena, not just athletics, and today, Oklahoma is in desperate need of instructional coaches in its public school system. Many instructional coaches who have earned a Master of Education degree are trained to be effective leaders by casting an engaging vision, by communicating shared values, by inspiring attainable goals through consistency, competence and care (Bennis & Goldsmith, 2010).…

are certain requirements that are needed to have something count as continued training. The model for this includes entry requirements, program structure and content, assessment mechanisms, and documentation. The entry requirements are just the experiential and academic requirements need from the course. Program structure and content should include a discipline of specifics and core elements of the topic. The standards of conduct would be things like safety, policy, legal aspects, evidence…

Customized Learning Theory Annotated Bibliography Baeten, M., Dochy, F., Struyven, K., Parmentier, E., & Vanderbruggen, A. (2016). Student-centered learning environments. An investigation into student teachers’ instructional preferences and approaches to learning. Learning Environments Research: an international journal, 19(1), 43-62.10.1007/s10984-015-9190-5 This journal article discusses student-centered learning environments. In this type of environment, which is based on the constructivist…

quality in higher education institutes, specifically through the perspective of international students. Sein Min and Chey Chor Khoon note that demographic factors such as, age, gender, and nationality can affect the overall levels of satisfaction in institutes of higher education (995). The article’s target audience is mainly marketers of higher education, international students and institutes of higher education. Min et. Al claim that, “since students are viewed as customers, education service…

PROGRESSIVISM IN EDUCATION Education is the process of acquiring, processing and applying information. Everybody has a different way of obtaining information. That’s why so many theories have occurred. Progressivism is one of them. It is a theory of education mostly deals with learning by doing. Progressivism is the form of pragmatisim which is adjusted into education. In pragmatisim, change is seen as the essence of reality. So, in the movement of progressivism in education philosophy, it is…

“That education doesn’t just take place in an isolated library, but that it can take place in other areas.” Service learning courses are a different style of class that can be “intense and time- consuming” according to Haley Madden, Community-Based Learning Graduate…

Top 200 Program Essay People always ask, “why are you so young?”. This question has always been answered with my ambition to grasp leadership roles, and explore new ideas and experiences. The Top 200 Program was created for strongly driven students who seek career readiness skills to thrive independently, but grow as a unit. And this is truly a reflection of my character as I am constantly seeking new ways to get involved both academically and within my community to understand others, myself,…