WatSEE-aligned Actions
- Incorporate a student-directed reflective and experiential learning framework—often called a SLICC—into a course. A SLICC positions students as co-creators of their learning journey and can be integrated into a range of course sizes and disciplines. Things to Consider helps assess if the SLICC framework is the right fit for a course.
- SLICCs have 5 key components:
- Learning outcomes
- Proposal
- Weekly reflections
- Interim report
- Final report
- SLICCs have 5 key components:
- Provide 2 or 3 learning outcomes and ask students to provide the rest or ask students to define all their learning outcomes
- Check that students are participating in a weekly reflective journal (entries can be ungraded)
- Provide comprehensive feedback on the proposal and interim report
- Promote skill development through a focus on the learning process, not the product (i.e., let students know a SLICC project can still be successful if skills are acquired, even if original goals are unmet)
- Provide a safe space to engage with the Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity (VUCA) characteristics encountered in the workplace
- Support students as they take ownership of their learning process and navigate a new learning experience (e.g., clearly define the SLICC process at the beginning of the course, encourage students to come to office hours, provide opportunities to discuss feedback)