Enhancing University Curricula via Adventure Learning

George Veletsianos, PhD

University of Manchester

Aaron Doering, PhD

University of Minnesota

The learner experience

Adventure Learning Overview

Adventure Learning in Higher Education Institutions

Adventure Learning in HEI Case Study

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2009 showing of “Intro to XYZ”

“Strong pressures to produce mediocre instructional

products based on templates and preexisting

content.”

Quote from Wilson, Parrish & Veletsianos (2008). See http://www.veletsianos.com/publications/

Alternative? Focus on the Experience.

Adventure Learning.

Doering (2006, 2007)

Doering, Miller, The LT Collaborative, Veletsianos

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Module Question

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Challenge: To bring this, to…

To this…

Define

Identify

Develop

Explore

Share

Collaborate

The Learning Technologies Collaborative (in press)

George’s experience

To understand how (and if) web technologies have

“opened up learning to the point where anyone can

learn anything from anyone else at any time.”

Define

Identify

Develop

Explore

Share & Collaborate

Share & Collaborate

Students are interested in the world

…not in your delivery of how the world is

George Veletsianoshttp://www.veletsianos.comveletsianos @ gmail.com