What is experiential education?
Experiential learning is an educational framework that gives students the opportunity to utilize the skills learned in the classroom to construct knowledge, skills and value in a real-world setting.
Students and partners engage in authentic experiences and critical reflection to develop new understandings, contribute to their communities and hone their critical competencies before entering the workforce. The strong partnerships developed through experiential education opportunities at UNB help to solve problems in innovative ways.
As part of UNB’s Vision Toward 2030, our office works to support experiential learning opportunities for all UNB students who desire them. We provide resources, guidance, reporting, and strategic direction to facilitate unique, quality experiential education for all students.
We collaborate with students, staff, faculty, and community partners to co-create a vibrant and transformative experiential learning community.
Experiential education comes in many forms throughout all faculties on both campuses.
Experiential learning in education
Experiential education is the theory, while experiential learning refers to the practice. Experiential learning opportunities allow us to engage in experiential education.
