Robert Morris University Illinois Carrie Roath Ernst Experience Based Learning About RMUI Robert Morris University Illinois offers professional, career focused education in a collegiate setting to diverse communities. Located in Chicagos
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Robert Morris University Illinois Carrie Roath Ernst Experience Based Learning<br>
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About RMUI Robert Morris University Illinois offers professional, career focused education in a collegiate setting to diverse communities.
Located in Chicago’s South Loop
Enrollment of about 1200 students
Diverse Student Body
Large first generation, low income population
Known as a leader in Experience Based Learning
Currently awaiting HLC approval for merger with Roosevelt University
RMUI will become Robert Morris College of Experiential Learning within Roosevelt<br>
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Experience Based Learning and Faculty RMUI is a teaching university and embedding experiences into the classroom has been a part of the culture for many years
Push for EBL came from top down
Teaching Institute established by President in early 2000s
Teaching Institute formalized EBL in 2015
Part of Long Range Plan
Shared best practices
Started to record EBL activities
DARA Model instituted
Experience Based Learning Institute Created 2019
Experiences, activities and projects are recorded, tracked, shared, duplicated and assessed
Shared responsibility of Career Readiness by all faculty<br>
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DARA Model Robert Morris University’s Experience-based Learning (EbL) Model Robert Morris University’s Experience-based Learning (EbL) Model is a standardized process for the development and delivery of experiential activities through the fulfillment of four steps:
Design: Experiences are created with intentionality to connect with the course learning outcomes and actualize the full design, act, reflect, acknowledge (DARA) process.
Act: Students learn through immersion in an experience that relates to a real-life situation.
Reflect: Students are provided opportunities to cogitate on the learning outcomes of the experience.
Acknowledge: Students are provided opportunities to connect how the transferable skills gained or honed in the experience will apply to future academic, personal, and/or professional endeavors.<br>
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Immersion in Experience Based Learning Experience Based Learning is found across all curriculums
Taxonomy Overview, 5 Levels
Business
HR Training Exercise (Level 3)
Designing an Organization (Level 3)
Liberal Arts
Design a screen play for a talk show with characters from the story “Maggie” (Level 2)
Investigate local sustainable food at supermarket (Level 2)
Culinary
Pop up Restaurant (Level 4)
Exercise & Sports Studies
Assess and design a program for muscle endurance (Level 2)
Graphic Design & Business Students
Design Entrepreneurship-- international partnership working for live client (Level 5)<br>
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EBL Career Curriculum EBL100-College as Career
EBL200-Developing Your Professional Presence
EBL300-Personal Narrative & Branding
EBL400-Life-long Career Strategy<br>
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Integration Projects Students work with real clients as consultants
Clients are found at incubators or through referrals
Many are start ups, small businesses or not-for-profits
Projects relate to students’ majors, examples include:
Marketing Strategy
Social Media Plan
Creating healthy recipes for specific medical conditions
Building websites
Space Planning, including floor plans
Event Planning for fundraisers
Designing marketing and branding material<br>
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Mandatory Internships All students are required to complete an internship prior to graduating
Most majors require 100 hours in the 10 week quarter
Culinary 180 hours
Nursing and Surgical Technology have multiple rotations required in their curriculum
Some flexibility built in
Students can use a current employer
Must complete a project outside of their normal job
Students can sub an Integration Project for their internship<br>
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Carrie Roath Ernst Director of Student Professional Engagement croath@robertmorris.edu<br>
