{"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":"2018-11-19T22:32:37","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T22:32:37","slug":"experiential-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/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 MISSIONAL MINISTRY EXPERIENCES<\/h2>\n<p>Missional Ministry Experiences are rooted in three foundational Biblical concepts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Old Testament\u00a0concept 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.\" \u00a0We 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: \u00a0Observa\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong><i>Shadowing Professional Practitioners<\/i><em> \u00a0<\/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: #dddfea;\">\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: #dddfea;\"><em>OBSERVERSHIP<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #dddfea;\">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: #dddfea;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Phase Two: \u00a0Discipulus<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><i><strong>Becoming a Professional Practitioner\u00a0<\/strong><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #dddfea;\" 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: #dddfea;\"><em>PRACTICUM<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #dddfea;\"><em>INTERNSHIP<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #dddfea;\"><em>MENTORSHIP<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #dddfea;\">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: #dddfea;\">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: #dddfea;\">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: #dddfea;\">Applying<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #dddfea;\">Practicing<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #dddfea;\">Developing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Phase Three: \u00a0Testimonium<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: #dddfea;\" 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: #dddfea;\"><em>CAPSTONE<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #dddfea;\"><em>RESEARCH<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #dddfea;\"><em>THESIS\/PROJECT<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #dddfea;\">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: #dddfea;\">Introduction and practice in statistical and ethnographic research methods in an applied research project<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #dddfea;\">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: #dddfea;\">Synthesizing<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #dddfea;\">Assessing<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #dddfea;\">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.\" \u00a0\u00a0A \"missional\" is a learning event\u00a0where the student engages the practice of his or her mission rather\u00a0than theoretical\u00a0or 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. \u00a0As a disciple learns the \"ways\" of the\u00a0master, so students learn from\u00a0practitioners who guide their professional development. \u00a0Learning 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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 align=\"center\">SMP EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING<br \/>\nCOORDINATOR<\/h4>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1823\" src=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/08\/vacant.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/08\/vacant.png 200w, https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/08\/vacant-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/08\/vacant-160x160.png 160w, https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/08\/vacant-20x20.png 20w, https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/08\/vacant-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><strong>Vacant<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h6 align=\"center\"><em><strong>SMP Experiential Learning Coordinator<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Dean of the School of Experiential Learning<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><strong>Professor of Organizational Leadership<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OFFICE OF MISSIONAL MINISTRY EXPERIENCES Missional Ministry Experiences are rooted in three foundational Biblical concepts: Old Testament\u00a0concept 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\/missionalpractice\/about-us\/experiential-learning\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1719,"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\/missionalpractice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/619\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}