Micro-Session 15
Section outline
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Theme: Experiential Learning with Career Learning & Development
Learning, Teaching, Research Model (LTRM) Arc: Applied and Authentic, Caring and Community Based, and Transformational (ACT)
Facilitators: Natasha Dilay and the Career Learning & Development Team
Date: February 1, 2024
Description: In this interactive 90-minute session, the Career Learning and Development team briefly overviewed how their Centralized Service Model supports the classroom experience and enhances current teaching through career pedagogies. The focus was on generating ideas for activities, assignments and class discussions, thus fostering a deeper connection to course learning outcomes. Participants were encouraged to bring a course syllabus or compilation to explore through a Career Development Learning (CDL) lens. Facilitated breakout sessions discussed existing frameworks, theories, practices and pedagogical approaches. Participants left the session with a deeper understanding of what they are currently doing to support CDL, how to embed new approaches and the support and resources available in Career Learning and Development.
RRU’s Career Learning and Development Centralized Service Model guides their student-centric support and approaches to embedding CDL into the student experience. CDL is an andragogical approach that intentionally embeds practical and professional learning into course design to engage students in education that develops their career capital. It encompasses a set of taught and practiced skills that put students in the position to explore, understand, establish and achieve their career goals. CDL integrates academic learning, employability, and career management to provide a holistic understanding of their role as change makers in the global economy.