Presenters:
- Sandra Loucks Campbell (School of Social Work, Renison University College)
- Judene Pretti (Director WatPD)
The University of Waterloo's Sixth Decade Plan places significant emphasis on experiential learning. Deliberate effort is required to integrate the learning and the experience, but how can we help students integrate experience when we are offering a course in the online environment?
During this session, Judene Pretti and Sandra Loucks Campbell described the types of activities they have incorporated into their respective online courses to help students integrate experience. Judene described the types of activities included in the WatPD modules which are designed to help students reflect upon learning that takes place during co-op work terms.
Sandra Loucks Campbell shared how she has been able to bring learning to life and teach interviewing skills in an online environment through the use of videotaped interviews. By referencing skills covered in the course, students are able to assess the extent to which the skills are covered in the interviews.