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Experiential Education in higher education classrooms

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My concern stems from an experience in the classroom at OSU-Cascades (Bend, Oregon) in which our experiential education class was tought from an extremely traditional education style. Instead of hands on and engaging activities, classes were lecture and totally opposite of what experiential education is trying to do. Where, in your opinion, do experiential education styles have a place in higher education? Should an EE class be taught using EE fundamentals or should it utilize traditional styles ...

 

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