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Office of Experiential Learning
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What is Experiential Learning
Experiential Learning is a partnership between UCF,
students and the community which promotes development of student professional, personal and academic skills in an applied learning environment. It
serves cooperative education, internships, service-learning, and research.
What We Offer
Cooperative Education (Co-op) - an academic program that allows students to apply classroom theory in practical work settings and gain personal, academic and work skills over multiple semesters. Co-op at UCF is one of the largest co-op programs in the country and assists more students in more disciplines and colleges than any other university in Florida.
Internships - academic courses that allow students to apply classroom theory in a practical work setting and gain personal, academic and work competencies.
Service-Learning – service-learning courses enable students to take academics out of the classroom and into the community in an effort to promote civic engagement.
Student Support
Core Activities • Present/Provide general information to students.• Provide application support to students (i.e. résumé building,
interview tips) .• Provide bi-annual Internship and Co-op fair open to all majors.• Coordinate company internship information sessions and on-
campus interviews.• Serve as advocate/coach for student when issues arise.
Enhanced Activities • Provide program-specific information to students.• Provide internship/co-op placement support for students.• Verify students’ eligibility for credit .• Enroll students in internship/co-op courses .
Program Support – Core Activities
Program Support• Provide general experiential learning information to program.• Collect core data as required for university reporting.• Prepare program-specific reports using core data.• Manage the approval process for service learning courses.
Program Support – Enhanced Activities
• Provide tailored solutions to program.• Serve as primary support for students placed in an internship/co-op
position.• Recruit student internship/co-op sites, develop and facilitate
employer partnerships.• Place students and/or monitor academic process.• Create/share professional development modules with program
faculty.• Facilitate internship/co-op course (instructor of record is OEL
faculty).• Provide in-semester feedback to students on reflections.• Administer and evaluate internship-related activities (i.e.
project/portfolio and other required assignments).• Collect program-specific data and provide reports.• Support SL course instructors to find placement sites.
OEL Campus Partnerships
OEL faculty assist departments across the Colleges with projects, grants, and other initiatives that call for collaborative community partners. Some examples are:• The National Science Foundation, Department of Labor and Young
Entrepreneur Scholarship (YES) grant with the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
• The Workforce Central Florida STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) grants with the Colleges of Engineering, Biomedical Sciences and Digital Media Departments.
• The Nicholson School Employer Panel and Forum for Human Communications majors networking and internship events.
• The UCF Business Incubator.
Internship Delivery
OEL faculty teach internship and co-op courses during summer, fall and spring semesters• Students are enrolled in o, 1, 2 or 3 credit bearing courses• All assignments and data are managed through the Canvas web
course platform• Learning Objectives • Student Evaluation• Semester Report• Employer Evaluation• Portfolio/Project (credit )
Consulting Services to Faculty
Data Management• SACS accredidation data for departments such as Hospitality Management,
Restaurant and Food Services Management.• Economic Impact Data - Administration & Finance • All of this current and historical data comes from our Employer Evaluations
and Data Management System, PlacePro.
Obojobo – Professional skills modules for student success• OEL offers modules to assist faculty and students.• Modules can be used as stand alone assignments in F2F courses, or
integrated into webcourses. Topics include:• Making the most of your Co-op or Internship• Working on Effective Teams• Making Ethical decisions• Sustainability
Service-Learning
UCF has an official designation for service-learning courses• SL courses teach part of the curriculum through a service-project
in the community.• A minimum of 15 hours of service is required.• OEL coordinates the approval process for service learning
courses. Steps include:• Contact the SL program coordinator• Incorporate SL into your course syllabus• Complete online application• Send syllabus and application to SL program coordinator via
email so that SL Curriculum Committee can review• Once designation approved, SL Coordinator contacts Office
of the Registrar to complete the “SL” coding in the online course catalog
• Process takes 1-2 weeks• Students completing 15 credit hours of service learning-
designated courses receive a designation on their transcript.
OEL Events
Service-Learning Showcase - April 12, 2017 (14th Annual)• Undergrad and graduate students demonstrate what they have
learned through their service to the community.• Over $10k in scholarships awarded.
Internship and Co-op fair – held each fall and spring• 35-40 employers (Directory of participating employers is available
online prior to the event).• Over 800 students.• One-stop-shop that connects students with employers specifically
seeking intern and co-op candidates.
Summer Faculty Development Conference – Faculty Center for T and L• Sessions on best practices related to internships and co-cops • Service Learning Sessions including Successful Partnerships-Public,
Private and Non-Profit Sectors.”
The OEL team wants to help you!!!
For general information Visit our website at www.explearning.ucf.edu. Interested in partnering? Contact Jason Smith at [email protected] Service Learning questions contact Amy Zeh at: [email protected].
• Making experiential learning part of your program/course.• Constructing rigorous experiential learning activities. • Finding high-quality sites and placements.• Evaluation and data collection.• Support for your students.
Come visit us: CSEL, Suite 300