Centre for Learning and Teaching
Dalhousie Conference on University Teaching and Learning
Email: CLT@Dal.Ca
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Across the life span, learning is a constant. In all aspects of our lives we continually acquire, apply, create, and communicate knowledge. Within postsecondary education settings faculty in diverse disciplines harness this natural dynamic in the ways we engage students in learning as they solve authentic problems in our disciplines. Whether it is conducting research to critically examine historical events or literary works, designing and/or conducting lab or field projects, or learning and applying knowledge in clinical settings or community-based projects, students—by design—spend a significant amount of time learning outside our classrooms.
Students themselves create learning experiences outside scheduled class time. Individually and in groups, they find the information they need, solve problems, and engage in self-directed learning. Although we know less about the conditions under which such learning takes place, there is ample evidence of learner-initiated learning in the physical and virtual spaces we design for this purpose and in other spaces that learners create for themselves.
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Dr. Gary Poole Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth, University of British Columbia Presenting: When Students "Move In": Turning learning spaces into learning homes |
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Dr. Angie Thompson Human Kinetics, St. Francis Xavier University Presenting: Recognizing and Embracing Teaching and Learning Experiences Outside the Classroom |
Dr. Tracy Taylor-Helmick
