Out there learning : critical reflections on off-campus study programs / edited by Deborah Curran, Cameron Owens, Helga Thorson, Elizabeth Vibert ; with contributing editors Matthew "Gus" Gusul, Duncan Johannessen, Kirsten Sadeghi-Yekta.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Curran, Deborah, 1968- editor.

Owens, Cameron, 1970- editor.

Thorson, Helga, editor.

Vibert, Elizabeth, 1962- editor.

Gusul, Matthew, editor.

Johannessen, Duncan, editor.

Sadeghi-Yekta, Kirsten, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University extension.

Service learning.

Community and college.

Physical Description:

xii, 283 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Universities across North America and beyond are experiencing growing demand for off-campus, experiential learning. Exploring the foundations of what it means to learn "out there," Out There Learning is an informed, critical investigation of the pedagogical philosophies and practices involved in short-term, off-campus programs or field courses. Bringing together contributors' individual research and experience teaching or administering off-campus study programs, Out There Learning examines and challenges common assumptions about pedagogy, place, and personal transformation, while also providing experience-based insights and advice for getting the most out of faculty-led field courses." --Provided by publisher.

"Divided into three sections that investigate aspects of pedagogy, ethics of place, and course and program assessment, this collection offers "voices from the field" highlighting the experiences of faculty members, students, teaching assistants, and community members engaged in every aspect of an off-campus study programs. Several chapters examine study programs in the traditional territories of Indigenous communities and in the Global South. Containing an appendix highlighting some examples of off-campus study programs, Out There Learning offers new pathways for faculty, staff, and college and university administrators interested in enriching the experience of non-traditional avenues of study." --Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section 1 The Processes of Learning Out There

Where the Past and Present Intersect p. 25 / Sam Kerr

1 "You Cannot Avoid All of This Past, Present, and Future When It's Everywhere Around You": Reflecting Relational Thinking in Field Study Experiences p. 27 / Racy Mckinney

Living in the Moment p. 47 / Emily Halvorsen

2 An Integrative, Thematic Approach to International Field Study Programs p. 48 / Aaron Williams

Being Part of Something Bigger p. 65 / Kathleen O 'Reilly

3 The Enlivened Classroom: Bringing the Field Back to Campus p. 66 / Nakanyike B. Musisi

There Is No Front of the Classroom Here p. 85 / Rob Cook

4 Settlers Unsettled: Using Field Schools and Digital Stories to Transform Geographies of Ignorance about Indigenous Peoples in Canada p. 87 / Heather Castleden and Kiley Daley and Vanessa Sloan Morgan and Paul Sylvestre

Discovering Traces of the Past p. 107 / Sara Lax

Section 2 Implications of Place

Connecting with the Community p. 111 / Aisling Kennedy

5 Outsider Education: Indigenous Law and Land-Based Learning p. 113 / John Borrows

Live Life with Significance p. 134 / Freya Selander

6 Putting Law in Its Place: Field School Explorations of Indigenous and Colonial Legal Geographies p. 135 / Deborah Curran

Mysteries Remain p. 152 / Laura Buchan

7 Power in Place: Dilemmas in Leading Field Schools to the Global South p. 153 / Elizabeth Vibert and Kirsten Sadeghi-Yekta

What You Can't Get from a Textbook p. 174 / Sarah Elwood

Section 3 Assessing the Value of the Journey

Eyes Wide Open p. 179 / Andrea van Noord

8 Getting Beyond "It Changed My Life": Assessment of Out There Transformation p. 181 / Janelle S. Peifer and Elaine Meyer-Lee

9 14 AM: Saturday, 14 May 2016 p. 202

"The World Moves Through Us" p. 203 / Jake Noah Sherman

9 Assessing Learning "Out There": Four Key Challenges and Opportunities p. 205 / Cameron Owens and Maral Sotoudehnia

Embracing Complexities p. 229 / Liah Formby

10 Transformation in the Field: Short-Term Study Abroad and the Pursuit of Changes p. 231 / Michael R. Glass

Education Can Be Empowering p. 252 / Emily Tennent.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781487504113

148750411X

9781487523145

1487523149

OCLC:

1088926672