Theme: Teaching Through Experiential Learning

The Lightning Talks speaker event is a reflection and learning forum where Boston University faculty and invited guests identify areas of challenge and opportunity and share strategies for engaging educational experiences in the in-person environment. The speaker series, co-hosted by the Digital Learning & Innovation Office, the Center for Teaching & Learning, and the BU HUB, is open to BU faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars.

Experiential Learning allows students to apply their knowledge and skills to real-world situations. In this online Lightning Talk, faculty offer a variety of approaches to experiential learning at Boston University, from classroom-based scenarios and cultural events outside the classroom, to semester-long projects in Boston communities.

Topics include:

• Designing Experiential Learning
• EL and Student Reflection: Predictions, Process, and Transfer
• Teaming for Experiential Learning
• EL in Law: Rubrics & Mock Hearings
• Partnerships for Experiential Learning

View the presentation here.

About the moderator: Erin Salius is the inaugural director of the Experiential Learning Connector, a resource for CAS undergraduates that promotes awareness about and access to “EL”. Erin is an alum of BU Arts & Sciences, having earned her doctorate in English from GRS in 2015. Her scholarship focuses on contemporary African American literature and religion. Prior to joining the Connector, she served as associate dean in Metropolitan College and director of Summer Term at BU.