Tuesday October 8th, 10am - 12pm
Location: Bata Library and online via zoom
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The benefits and challenges of integrating experiential learning into an undergraduate course will be explored using a case study. In this psychology course, each student completed a service-learning project in a prearranged community setting. Through instruction, observation, immersion, and reflection, students were provided enriched learning opportunities, which included the development of skills applicable to future programs and careers, in addition to contributing to the broader community. While this initiative provided applied learning and fostered stronger connections between the university and the community, there were significant challenges to the ongoing viability of the project. This session will explore the advantages and obstacles in creating, implementing, and sustaining community-based experiential learning.
Dr. Jennifer Buckle
Dr. Jennifer Buckle is a clinical psychologist and professor in the psychology program at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University. Her clinical research focuses on grief, loss, and resilience, and her publications include a practitioner’s guide for working with bereaved parents. She has also published in the area of qualitative research methodology, exploring ethics, positionality and reflexivity, and the integration of visual data in analysis and knowledge translation. All these aspects come together to inform her teaching practice and scholarship, which have been recognized with university teaching awards. Dr. Buckle teaches courses in the psychology of death and dying, psychopathology, tests and measurements, the history of psychology, and introduction to psychology.
