Wednesday, April 23

10:50 am – 12:20 pm

Fostering Community Connections through Experiential Learning and Community Engagement Across Educational Spaces [Session Type: Paper Session]

Location: The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 403

Chair: Ryan D. Heath, Syracuse University

Discussant: Heather M. Coffey, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Papers & Presenters:

• Community Connected Experiential Learning: Change in the K-12 Classroom, Jennifer Pirosko, Brock University
• Engaged Scholarship and Community-Based Learning: A Case Study with Big Brothers Big Sisters, Lindsey Caola, College of the Holy Cross
• Experiential Learning Ties Leadership Doctoral Students to Community and Propels Growth as Researchers, Patricia Maslin-Ostrowski, Florida Atlantic University & Maysaa Y. Barakat, Florida Atlantic University

Thursday, April 24

1:45 – 3:15 pm

Exploring Research Studies on Experiential Education & Community-Based Courses [Session Type: Roundtable Session] 

Location: The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 1 

Chair: Robert A. Siudzinski, Amherst College 

Papers & Presenters:

• A Comparative Analysis of Student Competency Development Across Three Experiential Evaluation Courses, Katrina Carbone, Queen’s University - Kingston, Rebecca J. Gokiert, University of Alberta, Michelle J. Searle, Queen’s University - Kingston, François-Daniel Portelance, Queen’s University - Kingston, & Shannan Crowder, Queen’s University - Kingston
• A Review of STEM Community Praxis: Towards Social Justice Based Program Evaluation in Education, Christine Abagat Liboon, University of California - Los Angeles, Bilgehan Ayik, George Mason University, & Jason N. Dorio, University of California - Los Angeles
• Recommendations for Implementing Experiential Learning in Large Classes: A Systematic Literature Review, Diana Martin, University College London & Gunter Bombaerts, Eindhoven University of Technology

7:15 – 8:45 pm 

SIG 41 Business Meeting 

Location: The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 606 

Chairs: Elaine Ramzinski, SIG 41 Secretary/ Treasurer (2023-2025), South Plains College & Robert A. Siudzinski, SIG 41 Assistant Program Chair (2023-2025), Amherst College 

Friday, April 25

1:30 – 3:00 pm 

Democratizing Citizenship through Experiential Learning and Community Engagement [Session Type: Paper Session] 

Location: The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 606 

Chair: Vanessa Hammler Kenon, University of Texas - San Antonio 

Discussant: Kristin Sinclair, Georgetown University 

Papers & Presenters:

• Democratizing Experiential Learning: Digital Apprenticeships, a Delphi Study, Matthew Bornak, Pennsylvania State University
• Global Goals, Local Impact: Integrating SDGs and Service Learning in EFL Education for Transformative Citizenship, Chung-Pei Tsai, Fu Jen Catholic University
• Innovative Approaches to Citizenship Education: Leveraging Tuckman’s Model and Historical Artifacts in Middle School Education, Toyosi Stephen Adedara, Baylor University, Karon Nicol LeCompte, Baylor University, & Thomas DeShong, Baylor University

Check back soon for other events relevant to SIG 41.