{"id":619,"date":"2018-04-30T02:10:30","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T02:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missional.university\/tmc\/?page_id=619"},"modified":"2018-08-21T03:17:25","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T03:17:25","slug":"experiential-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/missional.university\/interculturalmission\/about-us\/experiential-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Experiential Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-619\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-619-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-619-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-619-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>OFFICE OF CULTURAL NAVIGATION EXPERIENCES<\/h2>\n<p>Cultural Navigation Experiences are rooted in three foundational Biblical concepts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Old Testament&nbsp;concept that integrates \"observing\" with following<\/li>\n<li>New Testament concept of \"disciple\" as a learner who follows the master teacher<\/li>\n<li>New Testament concept of \"witness\" as the person who explains what he has seen and heard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These form the three distinct learning processes of \"Observa,\" \"Discipulus,\" and \"Testimonium.\" &nbsp;We have chosen to represent these concepts with the Latin terms taken from the Latin translation of the Scripture as a way of signalling to students the meaning of each learning process.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Phase One: &nbsp;Observa&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong><i>Shadowing Professional Practitioners<\/i><em> &nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 120;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>OBSERVA<br \/>\nLearning your profession by carefully observing accomplished practitioners<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\"><em>OBSERVERSHIP<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\">Integrated within a course or as a separate course, observation assignments provide students the opportunity to observe and reflect upon course content as seen practiced by career-related professionals.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Phase Two: &nbsp;Discipulus<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><i><strong>Becoming a Professional Practitioner&nbsp;<\/strong><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\" colspan=\"3\">\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>DISCIPULUS<br \/>\nLearning how to practice the disciplines of your profession<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\"><em>PRACTICUM<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\"><em>INTERNSHIP<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\"><em>MENTORSHIP<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\">Integrated within a course or as a separate course, practicums provide students opportunity to practice or implement concurrent course learning.<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\">A period of practical experience &amp; training for a student that is supervised by an expert or specialist in a particular field of practice.<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\">A period of guidance, direction, and support by an expert or specialist focusing on personal and professional growth and development.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\">Applying<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\">Practicing<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\">Developing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Phase Three: &nbsp;Testimonium<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Becoming a Professional Leader<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\" colspan=\"3\">\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>TESTIMONIUM<br \/>\nLearning how to give an evidence-based presentation of what you have learned<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\"><em>CAPSTONE<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\"><em>RESEARCH<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\"><em>THESIS\/PROJECT<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\">A multifaceted project that serves as a final academic experience that demonstrates the student\u2019s mastery of the program content and practices.<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\">Introduction and practice in statistical and ethnographic research methods in an applied research project<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\">A final academic paper that documents the results of a demonstration project of research that indicates the student\u2019s mastery of the program material<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\">Synthesizing<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\">Assessing<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #cfe1d5;\">Creating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Understanding \"Missionals\" &amp; \"Discipulus\"<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The curriculum at Missional University incorporates a series of subject area specific \"missionals\" as a means of preparing the student for a lifelong mission in the service of God within their respective academic disciplines. The term \"missional\" is an adjective that means \"of or relating to a mission.\" &nbsp;&nbsp;A \"missional\" is a learning event&nbsp;where the student engages the practice of his or her mission rather&nbsp;than theoretical&nbsp;or laboratory professional studies.<\/p>\n<p>\"Missional Discipulus\" refers to a learner who is preparing for mission within a specific vocational or professional area of expertise. &nbsp;As a disciple learns the \"ways\" of the&nbsp;master, so students learn from&nbsp;practitioners who guide their professional development. &nbsp;Learning experiences at Missional University incorporate \"missional\" events and \"discipulus\" formation opportunities in order to equip students to become missional professionals and leaders in their chosen fields of endeavors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-619-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-619-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-619-0-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">TMC EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING<br \/>\nCOORDINATOR<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-623\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/tmc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/04\/mamin-300x300.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"{CCM:BASE_URL}\/index.php\/about\/faculty-bios\/prof-ma-min\/\">Prof. Ma Min (Mark)<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>TMC Experiential Learning Coordinator<br \/>\nProfessor of TESOL &amp; Linguistics<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Intercultural Education Specialist<\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OFFICE OF CULTURAL NAVIGATION EXPERIENCES Cultural Navigation Experiences are rooted in three foundational Biblical concepts: Old Testament&nbsp;concept that integrates &#8220;observing&#8221; with following New Testament concept of &#8220;disciple&#8221; as a learner who follows the master teacher New Testament concept of &#8220;witness&#8221;&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/interculturalmission\/about-us\/experiential-learning\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":6,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/builder.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"url":"","client":"","location":"","start_date":"","end_date":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-619","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/interculturalmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/interculturalmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/interculturalmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/interculturalmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/interculturalmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/interculturalmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/619\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/interculturalmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/interculturalmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}