Mindset in Motion (MIM)

More IS Better: Experiential Learning Increases the Odds of Graduation at Middle Tennessee State University

Orbis Season 6 Episode 8

The authors talk about their study where they find that when students take more than one experiential learning courses, their odds of graduation increase!

Dr. Anita Carol Swayze is the Director of Experiential Learning and a faculty member in the Experiential Learning (EXL) Scholars Program at MTSU. She has served more than thirty years in higher education as both administrator and educator developing and sharing best practices for incorporating experiential learning into the academic curriculum.

Dr. Jim Rost is the lead faculty member for the Ed.D. in Assessment, Learning, and Student Success Higher Education concentration at MTSU. His areas of research include doctoral student self-efficacy towards program completion, online andragogy and quantitative research methods.

Dr. Janet McCormick is Professor of Communication and Director of the Master of Arts in Liberal Arts (MALA) program at Middle Tennessee State University. Since 1987, she has engaged students worldwide through award-winning, experiential teaching practices—both online and on-ground—and is widely recognized for her contributions to faculty mentoring, curriculum innovation, and the advancement of experiential learning in higher education.

Read the article: https://journals.calstate.edu/elthe/article/view/3561

Rost, J., Swayze, A. C., & Janet McCormick. (2023). Increased Graduation Rates in Students Who Take One or More Experiential Learning Classes during Their Undergraduate Program of Study. Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, 6(2 - September). https://doi.org/10.46787/elthe.v6i2.3561 

 Show Notes

The Assessment institute (Annual Conference) https://assessmentinstitute.indianapolis.iu.edu/index.html 

This paper follows a previous publication: https://journals.calstate.edu/elthe/article/view/3561