McMaster’s Experiential Learning Strategic Framework (2024-2029) is a blueprint created for and by McMaster staff, students, and educators to advance accessible, inclusive and transformative learning experiences. This page outlines one of seven strategies within the framework and its expected outcomes.

Coordinate Communications of Experiential Learning at McMaster

Expected Outcome:

Students, staff, faculty, and external stakeholders have an increased awareness of the benefits of EL, the opportunities and supports available at McMaster, and an understanding of how to get involved. 

Key Activities: 

2.1 Develop an experiential learning webpage for McMaster that provides a central repository of information related to experiential learning for students, staff, faculty, and external stakeholders without duplicating Faculty-based webpage information (e.g. points students or faculty to specific websites that have more information). 

2.2 Evaluate the existing Experiential Learning Opportunities Resource (EXPLORE) platform that was launched in 2023 to understand impacts and make recommendations on where and how the platform can be best used going forward. 

2.3 Develop university-wide EL communications strategy that focuses on four target audiences – students, instructors/faculty, staff, and external partners in the learning process while respecting the need to balance how much information students and other stakeholders are receiving. 

2.3.1 Create student-facing communications tools and activities to ensure students are aware of the benefits of EL, available opportunities, and the supports available throughout and beyond their time at McMaster. 

2.3.2 Create faculty/instructor facing communications tools and activities to ensure faculty/instructors are aware of emerging best practices in the EL space, the scope of EL types/opportunities at McMaster (i.e. not just external), and the supports/resources available in their faculty and across McMaster. 

2.3.3 Create staff facing communications tools to coordinate messaging surrounding funding opportunities, available resources, etc. 

2.3.4 Create external partners in the learning process facing communications tools and activities to clearly communicate McMaster’s approach to EL, pathways for stakeholders to get involved, etc. 

2.3.5 Create senior University administrator facing communications tools to provide clear updates on the evolution of EL activities at McMaster. 

2.4 Integrate activities with Alumni Engagement and Student Affairs to communicate with incoming students, parents, and alumni.