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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">As a new Assistant VP at the Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs office, one of the initiatives I am working on is to help grow experiential learning opportunities
for our graduate students. With this in mind, I would like to pass along the information below from Katherine Lithgow regarding a Waterloo ExL Institute workshop focused on integrating experiential learning components into courses or programs --at the graduate
or undergraduate level - and the possibility of obtaining $5000 in funding towards the implementation of experiential components. The Institute welcomes all faculty to apply.
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Information on a separate set of lunchtime "Communities of Practice" sessions is also included where input from the perspective of graduate level studies would also be very welcome!
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Daniela O'Neill</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Professor, Dept. of Psychology</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Assistant VP, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:105%"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black">Thinking about adding an experiential learning (EL) component to your course or program?
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<p style="line-height:105%"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black">The <a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/waterloo-exl-institute" target="_blank">
Waterloo ExL Institute</a> will be offered for the first time on Monday, February 25 and Monday, March 4, 2019.
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<p style="line-height:105%"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black">Application Deadline:
<b>December 7, 2018. </b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:105%"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black">Through peer feedback and guided work time, this intensive two-day Institute will guide individuals or teams through the process of integrating an experiential learning component to their course
or program. In addition, Institute participants will be eligible to apply for the Waterloo ExL Institute Project Grant. The Grant will provide funding up to $5000 to support costs associated with implementing the experiential learning component.
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<p style="line-height:105%"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black">By the end of the Institute participants will develop a comprehensive plan for the creation and implementation of their EL component including the pedagogy, experience, assessment, and reflection.
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<p style="line-height:105%"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black">Preference will be given to applications that demonstrate integration of the EL component into the program curriculum. Teams seeking to link an assignment or assignments "horizontally" (across
courses in a term) or "vertically" (across courses in different terms or years), are encouraged to apply. The Institute provides you with space, time, expertise, and peer feedback.
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<p style="line-height:105%"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black">Individual participants or team leads
<a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/waterloo-exl-institute-expression-interest" target="_blank">
can submit an Expression of Interest for the Institute online</a>. <br>
Questions? Please email Katherine Lithgow (<a href="mailto:klithgow@uwaterloo.ca">klithgow@uwaterloo.ca</a>)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black">Reminder of Waterloo ExL <a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/waterloo-exl-communities-practice" target="_blank">
Community of Practice</a> upcoming sessions: </span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black"><a href="https://ticketfi.com/event/2703/interdisciplinary-based-learning" target="_blank">Interdisciplinary-Based Learning
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<p><span style="color:black">Date: Thursday, November 22 <br>
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="color:black"><a href="https://ticketfi.com/event/2702/community-service-learning-social-entrepreneurship" target="_blank">Community Service Learning</a>
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<p><span style="color:black">Date: Friday, November 23 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Location: QNC 1201 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="color:black"><a href="https://ticketfi.com/event/2701/games-and-simulations-in-the-classroom" target="_blank">Games and Simulations in the Classroom
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<p><span style="color:black">Date: Monday, November 26 <br>
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Location: DC Fishbowl <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black">All meetings include lunch so please RSVP!
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