{"id":260320,"date":"2019-01-24T17:36:38","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T22:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfiledev.uit.yorku.ca\/?p=260320"},"modified":"2025-04-03T11:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T15:55:00","slug":"experiential-education-symposium-highlights-benefits-of-hands-on-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2019\/01\/24\/experiential-education-symposium-highlights-benefits-of-hands-on-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Experiential Education Symposium highlights benefits of hands-on experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Experiential education offers students a gateway to access, connectedness, excellence and impact\u00a0\u2013 all of the four pillars that define post-secondary education at York University, said Kathleen Winningham, director of the YU Experience Hub, as she formally opened the University\u2019s inaugural Experiential Education (EE) Symposium.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_260368\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-260368\" class=\"size-full wp-image-260368\" src=\"https:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/files\/2019\/01\/EEStudentPresentation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2019\/01\/EEStudentPresentation.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2019\/01\/EEStudentPresentation-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-260368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faculty of Liberal Arts &amp; Professional Studies student presenter Catherine Mutune offered a poster that documented her experience while on an international volunteer placement in South Africa<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The symposium, organized in partnership with the Office of the Associate Vice-President Teaching &amp; Learning and York University Libraries, took place Jan. 22 in the Scott Library Collaboratory. The three-hour event offered students, faculty, staff and University partners an opportunity to discover how varied experiential education can be and the ways in which it adds depth to the academic experience. More than 100 people attended the inaugural event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople think experiential education is very narrow, but it\u2019s not just internships and co-ops,\u201d said Rhonda L. Lenton, York\u2019s president and vice-chancellor, addressing the gathering. \u201cIt also includes computer simulations and community-based research.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur commitment is that every student will be able to have one or more experiential education opportunities. I really hope that experiential education at York only gets bigger, the connection with our community only gets better and our students\u2019 learning experience is enriched.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_260369\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-260369\" class=\"size-full wp-image-260369\" src=\"https:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/files\/2019\/01\/EEsymposium2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"880\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2019\/01\/EEsymposium2.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2019\/01\/EEsymposium2-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-260369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Student presenters field questions about their experiential education posters<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The EE Symposium also included remarks from the event partners; an address by alumna Denise Bang, who parlayed her human resources co-op into a full-time job; a panel of students who had taken part in experiential education opportunities at York; and posters by 23 students showcasing the outcomes of their experiential education opportunities. Learning Commons partners also hosted booths for student participants to explore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was a co-op student,\u201d noted Professor Will Gage, associate vice-president teaching and learning. \u201cIt was transformative for me. I met my wife, but I also learned a lot about what I didn\u2019t want to do with my career and discovered a lot that I did want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bang, who works for CGI, likened a co-op program to speed dating.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_260367\" style=\"width: 556px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-260367\" class=\"size-full wp-image-260367\" src=\"https:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/files\/2019\/01\/Denise-Bang.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2019\/01\/Denise-Bang.jpg 546w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2019\/01\/Denise-Bang-400x282.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-260367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denise Bang speaks to participants at the EE Symposium<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an opportunity to test the water,\u201d Bang said. \u201cI hated the work I was doing during my internship, but that\u2019s the point of getting your hands dirty before you make career choices. You also learn skills that are transferable and employers value students who have taken part in experiential education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou won\u2019t be the same person you were before you started your internship. You will have learned and grown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Students on the panel had their own wisdom to offer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_260366\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-260366\" class=\"size-full wp-image-260366\" src=\"https:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/files\/2019\/01\/EESymposiumFeatured.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"880\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2019\/01\/EESymposiumFeatured.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2019\/01\/EESymposiumFeatured-400x132.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-260366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A student panel moderated by Teaching Commons Educational Developer Lisa Endersby (far left) offered student perspectives on experiential education<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cKnow that an internship or a co-op isn\u2019t your end game,\u201d said Victoria Gubiani, an alumna of the School of the Arts, Media, Performance &amp; Design. \u201cWhatever you gain will be transferable, so enjoy yourself and learn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roger Angus, a law student at Osgoode, told students that there is freedom in being an intern.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople cut you some slack,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can explore things in a way you might not have the opportunity to as an employee; you have special status.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Clodman, a student in the concurrent teacher education program, learned that \u201cwe create our own success; we don\u2019t find it.\u201d An uncomfortable classroom placement experience made him realize what was important to him and what he was willing to fight for.<\/p>\n<p>For Fernanda Sierra, a culture and expression student in the Faculty of Liberal Arts &amp; Professional Studies, a community-based experience gave her the confidence to continue on her chosen path, something others might also discover.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt completely changed my perspective on how I fit into the cultural sector,\u201d she said. \u201cIt confirmed that I did belong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Renuga Navaratnarajah, an IMBA student at Schulich, believes that experiential education is a privilege.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an opportunity to prove that you have something to offer,\u201d she said. \u201cDon\u2019t look at in terms of success or failure. 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