Education Guidebook B:
Experiential Learning Resources

American Association of Higher Education (AAHE) (renamed the American Association for Higher Education Accreditation [AAHEA]).

Ash, S. L. & Clayton, P.H. (2009). Generating, deepening, and documenting learning: The power of critical reflection in applied learning. Journal of Applied Learning in Higher Education, 1, 25-48.

Association for Experiential Education (AEE). , https://www.aee.org/what-is-ee

Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU): www.aacu.org

Barrett, D. (2016, June 5). The making of a teaching evangelist. Cambridge, Mass. The Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Making-of-a-Teaching/236706

Bruce B. C., Bloch N. (2012). Learning by doing. In Seel, N.M. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning. Springer, Boston, MA.

Campus Compact www.compact.org

Cavanaugh, S. R. (2019, August 16). How to make your teaching more engaging. Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/advice-teaching

CEWIL, Canada  2026 https://cewilcanada.ca/CEWIL/CEWIL/About-Us/About.aspx

Chronicle of Higher Education. The Apprentice: Why Higher Ed Is Leaning Into Earn-and-Learn. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/alternative-credentials/2026/02/17/why-higher-ed-leaning-apprenticeships?; Why Colleges Need to Embrace the Apprenticeship.   https://www.chronicle.com/article/Why-Colleges-Need-to-Embrace/240248

Coleman, J. A. (1977). Differences between experiential and classroom learning. In M. T. Keeton (Ed.), Experiential learning. Rationale characteristics, and assessment (pp. 49-61). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Compact, C. (2003). Introduction to service-learning toolkit: Readings and resources for faculty (2nd ed.). Providence, RI: Campus Compact compact.org.

Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL): www.cael.org

Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) www.chea.org

Council for Standards in Human Service Education (CSHSE) www.cshse.org

Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)  www.cur.org

Dewey, J. (1933). How we think. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath and Co.

Dewey, J. (1938). Experience and education. New York, NY Collier Books.

Duley, J. (2014, Fall). Notes from the margins: Achieving experiential education’s full potential. NSEE Perspectives (Special Issue).

ERIC Digest  ED467713 2002-08-00 b Outdoor, Experiential, and Environmental

Education: Converging or Diverging Approaches?   https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED467713.pdf

Eyler, J. (2009, Fall). The power of experiential education. Liberal Education, 95(4), 24-31.

Eyler, J., & Giles, D. E. Jr. (1999). Where’s the learning in service-learning? San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Eyler, J., Giles, D. E. Jr. & Schmiede, A. (1996). A practitioner’s guide to reflection in service-learning: Student voices & reflections. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press.

Giles, D. E, Jr. & King, M. A., (2014; 2020 updated). Essentials of experiential learning: Exploring the pedagogy. Faculty Development Conference. Center for Teaching & Learning, Bristol Community College, MA.

Israel, B. A., Schulz, A.J., Parker, E. A., & Becker, A. B. (1998). Review of community-based research: Assessing partnership approaches to improve public health. Annual Review of Public Health, 19, 173-202.

King, M. A. (2014). Ensuring quality in experiential education. In G. Hesser, (Ed.). Strengthening experiential education: A new era (pp. 103-163). Mt. Royal, NJ: National Society for Experiential Education.  https://www.societyforee.org/

King, M.A. (2019). The critical learning log. The Successful Internship: Personal, Professional, and Civic Development in Experiential Learning (5th Ed.) Sweitzer, H.F. & King, M.A. Cengage, 2019. p. 86.

Kolb, D. A., & Frye, R. (1975). Toward an applied theory of experiential learning. In C. Cooper (Ed.), Theories of Group Process. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Kolb, D. A. (1984). Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development. New York: Prentice Hall.

Kuh, G. D. (2003). What we’re learning about student engagement from NSSE. Change,35(2), 24-32.

Kuh, G. D. (2007). Experiences that matter: Enhancing student learning and success. NSSE Annual Report 2007,p.8.

Kuh, G. D. (2008). High-impact educational practices: What they are, who has access, and why they matter. Washington, D.C.: Association of American Colleges and Universities.

Kuh, G. D. (2009). What student affairs professionals need to know about student engagement. Journal of College Student Development, 50(6), 683-706. 

Kuh, G. D., Gambino, L. M., Bresciani Ludvik, M., & O’Donnell, K. (2018, February). Using ePortfolio to document and deepen the impact of HIPs on learning dispositions (Occasional Paper No. 32). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA).

Kuh, G. D., O’Donnell, K., & Reed, S. (2013). Ensuring quality & taking high-impact practices to scale. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities.

Lonergan, D. & Westbury-Swain, J.  (02.10.2026). Building bridges, Breaking barriers: A national approach to funding unpaid forms of work integrated learning.  Society for Experiential Education Symposium. 

Mezirow, J. (1991). Transformative dimensions of adult learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) www.naceweb.org

National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE): www.nsee.org

National Society for Experiential Education Foundations Document Committee (1998a). Foundations of experiential education, December 1997. National Society for Experiential Education Quarterly, 23(3), 1 and 18-22.

National Survey of Student Engagement https://nsse.indiana.edu

Roberts, J. W. (2016). Experiential education in the college context. New York: Rutledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Shulman, L. S. (2002). Making differences: A table of learning. Change, 43(6), 36-44.

Shumer, R. (2014). Evaluating and assessing experiential learning. In G. Hesser (Ed.), Strengthening experiential education: A new era. Mt. Royal, NJ: National Society for Experiential Education. 245-257.  www.nsee.org

Schwartzman, R. & Henry, K.B. (2009). From celebration to critical investigation:
Charting the course of scholarship in applied learning. Journal of Applied Learning in Higher Education.  Fall 2009, Vol. 1, Pp. 3-5. Society for Experiential Education (2006). Description of experiential education. Mt. Royal, NJ: Author.

Stanton, T. K. (1995). Writing about public service: The critical incident journal. In M. Ford and A. Watters (Eds.) Guide for change: Resources for implementing community service writing. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Suskie, L. (2018). Assessing student learning: A common sense guide (3^rd.ed.). San Francisco, Jossey-Bass.

SUNY State University of New York, Common Definitions in Applied Learning https://www.suny.edu/applied-learning/about/definitions/

Sweitzer, H. F., & King, M. A. (2019). The successful internship: Personal, professional and civic development in experiential learning (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage.

The Harvard Crimson. (2013).  Mazur Criticizes Forms of Assessments; Eric Mazur selected to receive Minerva Prize for Advancements in Higher Education

UMB (University of Massachusetts Boston), Professional Apprenticeship Career Education (PACE) www.umb.edu  

UTK (University of Tennessee Knoxville), The 12 Types of Experiential Learning https://experiencelearning.utk.edu/types/

Weimer, M. (2012, November). Deep Learning vs. Surface Learning: Getting Students to Understand the Difference

World Association for Cooperative Education (WACE): www.waceinc.org

Zittoun T. & Brinkmann S. (2012). Learning as Meaning Making. In: Seel N.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning. Springer, Boston, MA.