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Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Experiential Learning Spotlight: Colleen Plumton on “getting that passion out of our students!” through student-driven assignments.
November 7, 2023 —
Engaging students with real-world problems that are relevant and familiar to them.
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Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
You can do it! Empowering students through experiential learning
July 24, 2023 —
The benefits to students of experiential learning are known to be wide-ranging and life changing. At this year’s May 3 Teaching Café, “Journeys into Experiential Learning,” four UM panelists shared a variety of time-tested approaches that empower students, provide them with autonomy and real-world skills, and help them to recognize and reflect upon failure as a valuable learning tool.
![One of Carl Szczerski's painted 3D models.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Carl-Szczerski-150x150.jpg)
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Entrepreneurial thinking in teaching and learning
June 7, 2023 —
Sparked by his own curiosity, Carl Szczerski, a technician in the Faculty of Science, purchased his first personal 3D printer in 2018. Now, he’s using the technology to support teaching and learning, too.
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Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
There are still spaces available in the Experiential Learning Gathering (May 2) and Teaching Café (May 3) next week
April 24, 2023 —
Check out the Experiential Learning Gathering or the Teaching Café, hosted by the Office of Experiential Learning at the Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning:
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Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Upcoming experiential learning events for faculty and instructors
April 6, 2023 —
Explore experiential learning in upcoming events: The Teaching Café, the Experiential Learning Gathering and the Experiential Learning Institute