Nine Experiential Learning Projects Awarded Funding Through CUELF

Published on March 2, 2022

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Nine projects have been awarded funding through the second round of the 2021-22 Carleton University Experiential Learning Fund (CUELF) to create and enhance experiential learning opportunities for Carleton students.

We are proud to recognize and celebrate that both CUELF competitions received many outstanding applications for innovative experiential learning initiatives. In total, $100,000 in funding was distributed to create and enhance 20 course and program level projects.

Learn about the exciting projects being implemented to support lifelong learning and prepare students for the workplace below.

Round Two 2021-22 CUELF Recipients

: Manjeet Birk is integrating arts-based experiential learning opportunities in her course, CRST 4001/WGST 5901E: Anti-racist Pedagogies to Promote Racialized and Indigenous Student Wellness. CUELF funds support the purchase of a pottery kiln and supplies to support her students’ storytelling, mindfulness, wellness and self-reflection skills.
: Amedeo D’Angiulli and Matthew Holahan are acquiring wireless mobile EEG (electroencephalogram) equipment that will be designated for neuroscience student lab work and applied research projects. The equipment will help students develop state-of-the-art technological and neuroimaging skills.
: Jennifer Gilbert and colleagues Beth Hughes, Al Blunt, Petra Watzlawik-li, Rachelle Thibodeau and Susan Burhoe are establishing an annual student conference for students in the Enriched Support Program (ESP). All First-Year Seminar (FYSM) courses will integrate conference participation as an integral course component to help prepare students for future academic, work and life experiences.
: Sean Landsman, Grégory Bulté and Steven Cooke are enhancing field-based research experiences for their students with the purchase of radio telemetry equipment that allows students to manually track tagged animals and record associated environmental data. These experiences will help students develop a range of skills for future careers in field biology.
: Katie Lucas and Sean Landsman are establishing a student-led, peer-edited Carleton Undergraduate Student Journal of Science that will allow their students the opportunity to develop essential skills in science communication, knowledge translation and data analysis.
: Fateme Rajabiyazdi, Hoda Khalil and James Green are using CUELF funds to expand research project opportunities for upper-year students. The EXPeriential-learning for ANalyzing Data (EXPAND) program invites industry, government, NGOs, and academic partners to provide real-world datasets for students in data science courses to access and analyze in order to explore real-world issues and develop data-driven solutions.
: Allan Thompson’s JOUR 4502: Investigating Journalism: Journalism and Conflict students will hear from reporters with extensive conflict reporting experience before traveling to an actual military base to participate in a simulated war game. Students will experience firsthand the situations and skills involved in the work of a war correspondent.
: Andrew Webb and Diane A. Isabelle, is taking the highly successful Sprott Student Consulting (SSCG) international. CUELF funds will support the necessary research to help operationalize the expansion.
: Ian Wereley is creating a digital “choose your own adventure”-style field trip of the Canadian Science and Technology Museum. Students in his course, HIST 2913: A History of Oil: Science, Technology, Culture and Conflict, will be able to join their peers and museum staff to explore the museum’s collection of oil-related artifacts (science, technology, material culture).