Experiential Learning

The Libraries’ Experiential Learning department partners with faculty and the community to integrate experiential learning into their curricula. We focus on curricular design that utilizes the Libraries’ spaces, creative technologies, and resources with an emphasis on hands-on learning and reflection. We value experiential learning as a method to support student success and build transferable skills.

Department Projects

• Maker Literacies. In cooperation with the FabLab and faculty representing a wide range of academic units at UTA, we are piloting a program that ties maker-based competencies to the learning objectives of undergraduate courses. We believe that the competencies gained from hands-on, project based learning in the FabLab (for example, working in teams, time management and technical communication) will be vital skills for all UTA graduates. We seek to include courses from all programs of study, including the humanities, social sciences, fine arts, as well as traditional STEM fields. Faculty who wish to include their courses in this program should assign a project that involves some aspect of maker literacies. This may require creating a new project, or revising an existing one. Representatives from the Maker Literacies Task Force can assist faculty in identifying or creating potential assignments that fit our program and suit their own curricular needs. Faculty would choose one or more competencies from our draft list of maker-based competencies and adapt them as needed to correspond to the learning objectives for their assignments.
• Experiential Learning Faculty Fellowship. Fellows will have the opportunity to work with our Experiential Learning Librarians and other experts in the library to create or redesign curricula or assignments to include experiential or project-based learning components that utilize library resources. Learn more on our Funding Opportunities page.

Tour and Experiential Learning Course Integration Form for UTA Classes

Please complete this form if you would like to speak with an Experiential Learning Librarian about integrating library creative technologies and spaces into your UTA course or if you would like for your UTA class to tour our Creative Spaces and Services.  You will be contacted within 48 hours of your submission.

Tour and Experiential Learning Course Integration Form for UTA Classes

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