Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED): Models, Methods & Frameworks for Experiential Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

implementation of experiential learning in engineering educationinvolves collaboration with stakeholders, student engagement, and faculty support. Utilizingdifferentiation frameworks and Piagetian theories can further enhance the effectiveness ofexperiential learning activities in engineering education (Brenda Hutton-Prager, 2018).Vygotsky's Social Constructionist Learning Theory supports experiential learning in highereducation and engineering by emphasizing the importance of social interaction and scaffolding inknowledge construction. This approach has been applied to problem-based learning in nursingeducation (Chen et al., 2009) and engineering design courses (Cheville, 2010). Experientiallearning, rooted in constructivist theories, has been shown to