Graduate Research Assistant
The Scaffolding Experiential Education Summer 2024 project at UBCV is funded by the Advancing Education Renewal Fund under the Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic. The project is an extension of ongoing First-Year Experiential Education Research (FYEE) research (2022-2023), and incorporates findings (2024-) from literature reviews, focus-group sessions, and quantitative data obtained through the Behavioural Research Ethics Board (BREB) -approved “Experiential Education in Large Classes Survey.” The focus-group session “Discussing Experiences of EE Instructors: Facilitators, Barriers, & Next Steps” was conducted to gain discipline-specific insights and to explore the potential of scaffolding experiential education across the undergraduate curriculum, leading to the development of scaffolded “Engagement Profiles” for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year UBCV courses.
Keywords: experiential pedagogies; scaffolding experiential education
The Scaffolding Experiential Education Symposium took place on August 26, 2024, at the University of British Columbia-Liu Institute for Global Issues. The symposium provided a platform for sharing approaches, addressing challenges, and exploring possibilities related to integrating experiential education across the undergraduate degree. This gathering brought together a diverse and engaged group comprising over 60 faculty members, graduate students, and staff from various disciplines.
Scaffolding Experiential Education Symposium Program
| Session | Presenters |
| Opening Remarks | Dr. Laurie McNeill, Associate Dean, Students, Faculty of Arts |
| Keynote | Dr. Timothy K. Eatman, Educational Sociologist and Publicly Engaged Scholar, Inaugural Dean of the Honors Living – Learning Community, Rutgers University-Newark |
| Session A: Defining & Expanding our Understanding of Experiential Education | Dr. Kari Grain, Faculty of Education |
| Session B: Assessing Students’ Experiential Education | Panelists: – Dr. Jonathan Graves, Vancouver School of Economics – Dr. Evan Mauro, Coordinated Arts Program – Dr. Awneet Sivia, University of the Fraser Valley Moderator: Dr. Pheroze Unwalla, Department of History |
| Focus Group Session: Discussing Experiences of EE Instructors: Facilitators, Barriers, & Next Steps | Facilitators: – Dr. Katherine Lyon, Department of Sociology – Dr. Siobhán Wittig McPhee, Department of Geography – Tamara Baldwin, Director, Office of Regional and International Community Engagement – Lorenia Salgado-Leos, Sessional Lecturer, PhD Candidate |
| Session C: Exploring Issues of EDI for Experiential Education in Large Classes | Panelists: – Dr. Will Valley, Associate Dean, Equity, Decolonization, and Inclusion, Faculty of Land and Food Systems – Dr. Moberly Luger, Department of English Language and Literatures – Dr. Laila Ferreira, School of Journalism, Writing, and Media Moderator: Dr. Arig al Shaibah, Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion Office |
| Session D: Immersive Technologies within Experiential Education Classrooms | Panelists: – Dr. Nina Hewitt, Department of Geography – Dr. Fatemeh Salehian Kia, School of Information – Professor Christine D’Onofrio, Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory Moderator: Dr. Richard Arias-Hernández, School of Information |
| Special Issue Meeting | Meeting for anyone interested in contributing to a Special Issue for an Academic Journal on topics related to the symposium |
Speakers, workshop facilitators, and attendees were invited to contribute to a symposium Special Issue for an academic journal, which will be co-edited by the EE Organizing Committee. Learn more about the Scaffolding Experiential Education Symposium at ORICE.
EE Report
Scaffolding EE
Summer 2024 Report
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Research Brief
EE Research Brief
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We thank all faculty, instructors, students, assistants, volunteers, and staff members for their involvement in this project.
Scaffolding Experiential Education Research Team (Summer 2024):
- Dr. Katherine Lyon (she/her) Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Sociology
- Dr. Siobhán Wittig McPhee (she/her), Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Geography
- Tamara Baldwin (she/her), Director of the Office of Regional and International Community Engagement
- Lorenia Salgado-Leos (she/her), Sessional Lecturer, PhD Candidate
Full Research Team
- Dr. Katherine Lyon (she/her) Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Sociology
- Dr. Siobhán Wittig McPhee (she/her), Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Geography
- Dr. Neil Armitage (he/him), Lecturer, Department of Sociology
- Tamara Baldwin (she/her), Director of the Office of Regional and International Community Engagement
- Lorenia Salgado-Leos (she/her), Sessional Lecturer, PhD Candidate
- Naomi Hudson (she/her), BA, Political Science
- Valeria Pérez (she/they), BA, Political Science
- Assem Zhaksybay (she/her), BA, Sociology and Study of Religion
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Lorenia Salgado-Leos 