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Experiential Education
Course Number OPRA 0208-1
Course Title Experiential Education
Department Outdoor and Rec Athletics
Campus Hampshire College
Course Description This course will offer an overview of the theoretical tenets of experiential education and how they can be applied in a variety of settings, including the outdoors, and alternative and traditional classrooms. Topics to be addressed include current issues in experiential education, oppression and empowerment in education, teaching experientially, creative expression, and the historical and philosophical basis of experiential education. The course format will include readings, discussion, guest speakers, field experiences, and individual research and presentations on experiential education. An emphasis of the course will be for students to develop and work with curricula based on experiential learning by creating student facilitated workshops and gaining exposure to experiential education methodology currently employed in the local area. The course is designed for Division II and III level students. 5-College students will be graded pass/fail.
Department Notes 0-2 credits

Reg # Section Credits Instructors Meeting Times Location Notes
299680 1 Karen Warren 01:00PM-05:00PM TH Yurt LECTURE This course has unspecified prerequisite(s) - please see the instructor.

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