Integrated Learning

Meaningfully integrate curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular learning

The commission recommends that clear policies be developed for awarding credit or credentials based on learning outcomes for structured co-curricular experiences. This proposal would transform college experience from one composed solely of traditional elements to one in which these elements are better connected and sit amid a much broader range of learning activities within and beyond the classroom.

Progress

• A joint KSAS-WSE working group was established to investigate new credit models for experiential learning.
• The new AEFIS assessment system will provide the mechanism by which students and advisors can track co-curricular learning.
• WSE is exploring the development of an electronic portfolio system by which students may track their accomplishments both within and outside the curriculum, with the potential for applying faculty-mentored non-course-based work toward the satisfaction of degree requirements.