CDN320H1

Experiential Learning

This course provides students with an opportunity to participate in experiential learning. Placements are made with partners active in community-led initiatives, with an emphasis on local Canadian change-makers, grassroots, not-for profit and public initiatives. In their coursework, students will be introduced to best practices and principles for experiential learning and community-based engagement. Critical readings, hands-on research activities, and guest speakers will foreground the complexities of agency and activism. Lectures and course materials provide critical models experiential learning methods for assessing and reporting on challenges, best practices, and outcomes over the placement experience. Students are expected to contribute 45 hours in their placement activities over the term. Students are also encouraged to get in touch with the course instructor well before the start of class to discuss potential placements. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.