Waterloo ExL Symposium

On Wednesday, October 17, 2018 Waterloo ExL hosted an Experiential Learning Symposium. The Symposium highlighted experiential learning (EL) initiatives and associated resources on campus. This event was geared toward instructors who want to integrate, or enhance their integration of EL within their courses and campus and community partners who engage with and support experiential learning at UWaterloo.

Presentations from the concurrent sessions at the Waterloo ExL Symposium are available below:

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  • Victor Saad, Founder, Experience Institute
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  • Experiential Learning 101
    Presented by:

    Anne-Marie Fannon, Director, WatPD
    Katherine Lithgow, Senior Instructional Developer, Centre for Teaching Excellence

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  • Bringing Industry Issues into the Classroom
    Presented by:
    Sean Geobey, Assistant Professor, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
    Jennifer Lynes, Associate Professor, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development

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  • What do our students say? Part 1: UW Student Venture Fund  
    Presented by:
    Frank Hayes, Lecturer, School of Accounting and Finance
    Jacqueline Sue, Anna Puri, and Dominic Lau, Students, School of Accounting and Finance

  • What do our students say? Part 2: iCapstone
    Presented by:
    Oscar Nespoli, Continuing Lecturer, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
    Ada Hurst, Continuing Lecturer, Management Sciences
    Thomas Willert, Student, Management Sciences

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  • Experiential Learning Logistics
    Presented by:
    Anne Grant, Manager, Ecology Lab
    Heidi Swanson, Assistant Professor and University Research Chair, Department of Biology

  • Experiential Learning in a Large Class
    Presented by:
    Carrie Mitchell, Assistant Professor, School of Planning
  • Experiential Learning in an Online Class
    Presented by:
    Dorothy Hadfield, Lecturer/Extended Learning Co-ordinator, English Language and Literature
  • Learning by Doing: Local food systems in Jamaica
    Presented by:
    Bruce Frayne, Director, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
    Mariana Sanchez Soto and Maria Minerva Carmona, Students, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
  • EDGE 101
    Presented by:
    Jessica Lang, Manager, EDGE
    Anne Fannon, Director, WatPD

  • Engaging Community Partners
    Presented by:
    Wayne Chang, Lecturer, Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business
    Leeann Ferries, Associate Dean Undergraduate Studies, Recreation and Leisure Studies
    Brendan Wylie-Toal, Program Manager, GreenHouse

  • SoTL Research and Experiential Learning: Getting Started
    SoTL Guidebook
    Presented by:
    Katherine Lithgow, Senior Instructional Developer, Centre for Teaching Excellence 
    Judene Pretti, Director, WatCACE
    Alice Schmidt Hanbidge, Associate Professor, School of Social Work

  • Co-operative Education: learning and work
    Presented by:
    Richard Wikkerink, Director, Student & Faculty Relations, Co-operative Education