Presentation Date: Sunday August 2, 2009
  Presentation Time: 8:00 am-12:00 pm

CPE Session 35

Basic Fink: How to Incorporate Experiential Learning in Every Course Using Fink's Paradigm of Significant Learning

Presented By:

Marsha Huber, Otterbein College

Larita Killian, Indiana University - Purdue University Columbus

Description: Experiential learning can involve more resources, time, and coordination than a typical faculty member is willing or able to contribute. Thus, for experiential education to take place, less imposing types of learning experiences must be developed. This is where Dee Fink's paradigm of significant learning can help. Fink's paradigm of significant learning provides a seamless way to incorporate experiential learning in every class.

Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge and Applications
Program Level: Basic

Intended Audience: Faculty who want to improve their teaching effectiveness, faculty new to the classroom, executives transitioning from the corporate world to the classroom, faculty who want to update their skills to understand student-centered learning, and doctoral students.

Format/Structure: This workshop can be taken in two parts. The morning session focuses on the "basics" of Fink's taxonomy of significant learning and applying it to the accounting curriculum. The afternoon session is on "advanced Fink" and focuses on creating learning experiences in all of the six dimensions of learning. The structure of first session is as follows: •Understand Fink’s paradigm of significant learning, •Redesign your classes to formulate learning goals in the six dimensions of learning purported by Fink, •Develop learning experiences that match the corresponding learning goals, and •Incorporate experiential learning in every class.

Learning Objective: •Understand Fink’s paradigm of significant learning. •Redesign your classes to formulate learning goals in the six dimensions purported by Fink. •Develop learning experiences that support the corresponding learning goals, and •Incorporate experiential learning in every class

Prerequisites: none

Advanced Preparation Required: Bring with you the course syllabus of a course you want to redesign.

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