Out There Learning: Critical Reflections on Off-Campus Study Programs
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Out There Learning: Critical Reflections on Off-Campus Study Programs
Out There Learning: Critical Reflections on Off-Campus Study Programs

Out There Learning: Critical Reflections on Off-Campus Study Programs

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Deborah Louise Curran (Contributor) Cameron Owens (Contributor) Helga Thorson (Contributor) Elizabeth Vibert (Contributor)  

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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. 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.
Deborah Curran is associate professor in the Faculty of Law and School of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria. Cameron Owens is associate teaching professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Victoria. Helga Thorson is associate professor and chair in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies at the University of Victoria. Elizabeth Vibert is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Victoria. She is the author of Traders' Tales: Narratives of Cultural Encounters in the Columbia Plateau, 1807-1846 (University of Oklahoma Press, 2000).
  • Contributor: Deborah Louise Curran
  • Imprint: University of Toronto Press
  • ISBN13: 9781487504113
  • Number of Pages: 296
  • Packaged Dimensions: 160x234x23mm
  • Packaged Weight: 560
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: University of Toronto Press
  • Release Date: 2019-01-30
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Deborah Curran is associate professor in the Faculty of Law and School of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria. Cameron Owens is associate teaching professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Victoria. Helga Thorson is associate professor and chair in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies at the University of Victoria. Elizabeth Vibert is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Victoria. She is the author of Traders' Tales: Narratives of Cultural Encounters in the Columbia Plateau, 1807-1846 (University of Oklahoma Press, 2000).

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