经验学课程与实习机会的全面介绍

Date & Time: 2024-09-10 10:03:49

Location: [Insert Location]
Speaker: [Insert Name]

Theme

The lecture covered various aspects of course participation, support groups, and the
CEAD Experiential Learning Program, emphasizing the importance of active
involvement, effective communication, and professional behavior.

Takeaways

1. Participation is necessary for scoring and involves self-analysis elements.

2. Support groups will be formed next week.
3. Golbu, a coordinator at CAAC, will engage with students weekly.
4. The CEAD Experiential Learning Program supports academic placements and
career development.
5. The application process includes career exploration, commitment alignment, and
placement or industry-based research.
6. Phase two involves onboarding steps, reflective exercises, and completing
placement hours.
7. Effective communication strategies with placement supervisors are essential.
8. Students must manage their time effectively and consider their mental health.
9. Unprofessional behavior can end professional relationships.
10. Students should reach out to student wellness and support services if needed.

Highlights

Chapters & Topics

1. Introduction and Course Participation

The speaker addressed issues related to accessing the chatroom and
participation in the course. Participation is crucial for scoring, and there are
self-analysis elements and assessments that require active involvement.
 Issues with accessing the chatroom.
Participation is necessary for scoring.
Self-analysis elements in the course.
2. Support Groups and Quizzes
Support groups will be formed next week. Quizzes will assess knowledge about
guest speakers, and assignment details are available in the assignment
description.

Support groups formation next week.

Quizzes on guest speakers.
Assignment details in the description.
3. Golbu’s Presentation Introduction
Golbu, a coordinator at CAAC, will share information and videos in class and
engage with students weekly. Golbu is an experienced multi-disciplinary artist
and educator.

Golbu is a coordinator at CAAC.

Weekly engagement with students.
Experienced multi-disciplinary artist and educator.
4. Experiential Learning Program Overview
The CEAD Experiential Learning Program supports academic placements and
career development. It includes professional development workshops and aims
to build sustained relationships with industry partners.

Supports academic placements and career development.

Includes professional development workshops.
Builds relationships with industry partners.
5. Application Process and Placement Goals
The application process involves career exploration, commitment alignment,
and placement or industry-based research. Students will have one-on-one
advising sessions to refine their portfolios and placement goals.

Career exploration and commitment alignment.

Placement or industry-based research.
One-on-one advising sessions.
6. Phase Two: Placement and Onboarding
Phase two includes identifying start dates, onboarding steps, reflective
exercises, and completing 80 to 120 hours of placement. Feedback and
mentoring sessions are also part of this phase.

Identifying start dates and onboarding steps.

Reflective exercises and completing placement hours.
 Feedback and mentoring sessions.
7. Stakeholders in Experiential Learning
The stakeholders include students, experiential learning coaches, placement
partners, and faculty. Each plays a crucial role in supporting and guiding the
students through their experiential learning journey.

Students are at the center of the relationships.

Experiential learning coaches build relationships and provide support.
Placement partners offer a safe and developmental work environment.
Faculty provide academic guidance and support.
8. Communication Strategies
Effective communication strategies with placement supervisors and
coordinators are essential. Weekly check-ins are recommended, and students
should clarify communication methods during the onboarding stage.

Effective communication strategies are essential.

Weekly check-ins with placement supervisors.
Clarify communication methods during onboarding.
9. Action Items Engagement
The speaker is asking the audience to engage in a number of action items.

Engagement in action items

10. Importance of Communication

Students must regularly check their OCAD U email for all communications related to
experiential learning and the course. Personal email addresses are not shared with
placement partners.
- Check OCAD U email regularly.
- Personal emails are not shared with placement partners.

11. Understanding Placements

Placements offer opportunities for career development, networking, and testing

one’s interest in a field. They are not guaranteed but are facilitated through various
methods.
- Placements help in career development and networking.
- They allow students to test their interest in a field.
- Placements are not guaranteed but facilitated.

12. Finding Placement Opportunities

There are three main ways to find placement opportunities: through posted
opportunities, the talent network, and self-initiated outreach.
- Three methods: posted opportunities, talent network, self-initiated outreach.
 - Primary method for the course involves an intro questionnaire and portfolio
submission.

13. Ensuring a Positive Placement Experience

Students must follow outlined steps and stay in communication to ensure a positive
placement experience. Extreme barriers should be communicated to advisors.
- Follow outlined steps and stay in communication.
- Communicate any extreme barriers to advisors.

14. Types of Placements

Placements are available in various sectors such as arts and culture, education,
administration, health and wellness, studio-based art, commercial sector, and
media.
- Available sectors: arts and culture, education, administration, health and wellness,
studio-based art, commercial sector, media.

15. Activities in Placements

Activities vary by industry but may include developing solutions, research projects,
supporting studio practices, administrative tasks, marketing campaigns, and
portfolio reviews.
- Activities include developing solutions, research projects, supporting studio
practices, administrative tasks, marketing campaigns, portfolio reviews.

16. Remote Work Benefits

Remote work can enhance communication and listening skills, understanding of

workflows, client management, conflict resolution, relationship building, and time
management.
- Enhances communication and listening skills.
- Improves understanding of workflows, client management, conflict resolution,
relationship building, and time management.

17. Time Management

Students must manage their time effectively by scheduling placement hours,

tracking their own hours, and using tools like time sheets. They should also
consider their mental health and seek support if needed.
- Schedule placement hours and track own hours.
- Use tools like time sheets.
- Consider mental health and seek support if needed.

18. Professional Behavior

 Unprofessional behavior, such as lack of respect for time and commitments, can
end professional relationships. Students must sign a student agreement covering
various aspects including intellectual property and health and safety.
- Unprofessional behavior can end professional relationships.
- Sign a student agreement covering intellectual property, health and safety.

19. Handling Stress

Students should consider their mental health, take breaks, and reach out for
support if struggling. Accommodations should be communicated to the university.
- Consider mental health and take breaks.
- Reach out for support if struggling.
- Communicate accommodations to the university.

20. Student Wellness and Support

Students are encouraged to reach out to student wellness, the experiential learning
coordinator, faculty, and TAs if they are having a difficult time. This helps in making
necessary accommodations.
- Reach out to student wellness.
- Contact the experiential learning coordinator.
- Inform faculty and TAs about difficulties.

21. Career Exploration Portfolio

Students are in the career exploration portfolio phase and need to fill out an intro
questionnaire to provide detailed information about their skills, experiences,
challenges, and goals.
- Fill out the intro questionnaire.
- Provide detailed information about skills, experiences, challenges, and goals.

22. Talent Network Advising Session

Students without a portfolio should book a talent network advising session to

strategize on how to communicate their practice in a portfolio format.
- Book a talent network advising session if you don’t have a portfolio.
- Focus on documents geared towards finding placement and internship
opportunities.

23. Intro Questionnaire

The intro questionnaire includes reflective questions about skills, interests, and
areas of interest that align with industries or skill sets.
- Reflect on skills you want to develop.
- Consider interests that align with industries or skill sets.

24. My Meaningful Life Resource

 The ‘My Meaningful Life’ resource helps students think about their journey, process,
and desired path based on their experiences.
- Use ‘My Meaningful Life’ to reflect on your journey and desired path.
- Consider turning points, mistakes, surprises, and learnings.

25. Uploading Intro Questionnaire

Students can upload their intro questionnaire to the Canvas course or send it
directly if they are not attending the class.
- Upload intro questionnaire to Canvas course.
- Send directly if not attending the class.

26. Portfolio Development

Students should share their current portfolio immediately and work on it throughout
the term, reflecting on professional goals and industry research.
- Share your current portfolio immediately.
- Work on the portfolio throughout the term.
- Reflect on professional goals and industry research.

27. Alternative Portfolio Platforms

Students can use alternative platforms like Art Station for their portfolio but should
strategize on how to convey information effectively.
- Use alternative platforms like Art Station if preferred.
- Strategize on how to convey information effectively.

28. Contact for Portfolio Issues

Students can contact the experiential learning coordinator for face-to-face

discussions about portfolio issues.
- Contact the experiential learning coordinator for face-to-face discussions.

29. Course Structure

The course is divided into two parts, focusing on practical aspects and professional
goals.
- Course divided into two parts.
- Focus on practical aspects and professional goals.

30. Canvas Course Files and Questionnaire

The questionnaire and other CEID resources can be found in the Canvas course
files. A separate assignment called ‘questionnaire uploaded here’ has been created
for uploading the questionnaire.
- Questionnaire and CEID resources are in Canvas course files.
- Upload the questionnaire to the assignment ‘questionnaire uploaded here’.
31. Access and Technical Issues

If students cannot locate any files or have questions about where things are, they
should email the instructor.
- Email the instructor if you can’t locate files or have questions.

32. Questionnaire Format

The questionnaire is a PDF that can be edited digitally.

- The questionnaire is a PDF.
- It can be edited digitally.

33. Assignment Requirements

Students need to download, copy, and upload the questionnaire. They should also
prepare a 2-minute presentation that aligns with their questionnaire.
- Download, copy, and upload the questionnaire.
- Prepare a 2-minute presentation.

34. Presentation Tips

The presentation should be interesting and lead with the questionnaire. Include
images and keep it concise.
- Make the presentation interesting.
- Lead with the questionnaire.
- Include images.
- Keep it to 2 minutes.

35. Portfolio Inclusion

Students do not need to include a portfolio in the questionnaire if they don’t have
one. Different practices may not require a portfolio.
- No need to include a portfolio if you don’t have one.
- Different practices may not require a portfolio.

36. Final Remarks

The session concluded with a reminder about the next class and an invitation to
stay and chat for a few minutes.
- Reminder about the next class.
- Invitation to stay and chat.

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