1. Clemson PRTM EDGE Semester: Using student engagement experiences to create meaningful and effective learning environment Francis McGuire, PhD (EDGE Faculty) Teresa Tucker, PhD (EDGE Coordinator) Rita Penniman (EDGE Student)

2. The conflicts fueling change… Service learning New technologies New faculty roles HEHD dispositions Motivators to change

3. The conflicts fueling change… Service learning New technologies New faculty roles HEHD dispositions Motivators to change Traditional curriculum delivery systems Barrier to change

4. The conflicts fueling change… Service learning New technologies New faculty roles HEHD dispositions Motivators to change Traditional curriculum delivery systems IS THERE A BETTER WAY?

5. The conflicts fueling change… Service learning New technologies New faculty roles HEHD dispositions Motivators to change Core Immersion Experience PRTM EDGE Engaging in Diverse Guided Experiences

6. Before… Curriculum transformations NRPA 10 NRPA 1 NRPA 12 NRPA 7 NRPA 6 NRPA 8 NRPA 3 NRPA 4 NRPA 5 NRPA 8 NRPA 6 NRPA 2 NRPA 12 NRPA 7 NRPA 1 NRPA 9 NRPA 4 NRPA 3 NRPA 11 NRPA 7 NRPA 1 NRPA 4 NRPA 2 Starting with learning silos – redundancy, gaps, and boundaries with little integration

7. Curriculum transformations NRPA 10 NRPA 1 NRPA 8 NRPA 4 NRPA 5 NRPA 6 NRPA 12 NRPA 7 NRPA 9 NRPA 3 NRPA 11 NRPA 2 Identified and removed redundancies in learning objectives

8. Curriculum transformations NRPA 10 NRPA 1 NRPA 8 NRPA 4 NRPA 5 NRPA 6 NRPA 12 NRPA 7 NRPA 9 NRPA 3 NRPA 11 NRPA 2 Broke down the walls between course content

9. Curriculum transformations NRPA 10 NRPA 1 NRPA 8 NRPA 4 NRPA 5 NRPA 6 NRPA 12 NRPA 7 NRPA 9 NRPA 3 NRPA 11 NRPA 2

10. Curriculum transformations NRPA 10 NRPA 1 NRPA 8 NRPA 4 NRPA 5 NRPA 6 NRPA 12 NRPA 7 NRPA 9 NRPA 3 NRPA 11 NRPA 2 PRTM EDGE Integrated core learning experience where our philosophy is that learning should take place wherever, whenever, however, and with whomever best facilitates an authentic connection between student, faculty, and content. After…

11. I feel like I learned a lot of concepts and how to handle real life situations, which is a strength. But I do not feel prepared at all to take an exam. I didn't learn facts and wasn't really taught anything by the instructor... we learned on our own and the instructor kind of oversaw us. I did learn a lot/how to work in the business world... but I couldn't tell you any facts about anything. Just concepts and ideas. What the students see…

12. Just concepts and ideas. What the students see…

13. Stair stepping to student engagement… Gradual incorporation of service learning and community-based research

14. Stair stepping to student engagement… Gradual incorporation of service learning and community-based research Field trip experience

15. Stair stepping to student engagement… Gradual incorporation of service learning and community-based research Field trip experience Volunteer experience

16. Stair stepping to student engagement… Gradual incorporation of service learning and community-based research Field trip experience Volunteer experience Day camp experience

17. Stair stepping to student engagement… Gradual incorporation of service learning and community-based research Field trip experience Volunteer experience Day camp experience Creative Inquiry project

18. Stair stepping to student engagement… Gradual incorporation of service learning and community-based research Field trip experience Volunteer experience Day camp experience Creative Inquiry project Increasing exposure to process

19. Field trip experience Volunteer experience Day camp experience Creative Inquiry project Increasing student ownership Stair stepping to student engagement… Gradual incorporation of service learning and community-based research

20. Field trip experience Volunteer experience Day camp experience Creative Inquiry project Increasing impact on community Stair stepping to student engagement… Gradual incorporation of service learning and community-based research

21. Step one: Introducing students to the field… 3-day field trip Meetings with professionals Experiencing the field Planned and facilitated by faculty Field trip experience

22. Step two: Students giving back to the field… Choice of variety of volunteer opportunities in local area Reflection tying in EDGE concepts Volunteer experience

23. Day camp experience Step three: Students programming for the field… Students program local day camp Student ownership within faculty parameters Peer evaluation

24. Creative Inquiry project Step four: Students impacting the field… 4-semester student-led research projects Student ownership with faculty guidance

25. An evolving process… Incorporating other faculty members into Creative Inquiry Incorporating EDGE philosophy into other PRTM courses Incorporating student feedback into the EDGE process