Join us for an online EXCEL Workshop on Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 09:00 AM GMT!

This immersive event led by Prof. Madya Dr. Wan Zuhainis Binti Saad, Profesor Madya, Centre For Academic Development, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) aims to provide participants with a unique learning experience.

Experiential Learning and Competency-Based Education Landscape (EXCEL) is a framework developed by the Academic Excellence Division, Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) Malaysia aimed at transforming academic programs to produce lifelong learners, innovative adept entrepreneurs, creative practitioners and change-makers. The framework on EXCEL is one of the steps taken by the MoHE to improve graduate employability.

EXCEL aims to address the imminent issues of graduates’ skill mismatch and skill gaps. It is focused on providing learning experiences that are nested in the community and immersions in the industry. Through the implementation of this framework, students of higher education institutions will be given the opportunity to indulge in meaningful research and pave their own learning pathways.

Engendering Experiential Learning

Experiential learning is learning by going through a concrete experience. It can be accomplished by doing something or by working with a person in the field. The experience is customarily authentic rather than a simulated one. Such learning process demands reflection and thinking about the meaning of the experience. David A. Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory (1984, revised in 2000) is an established theory for performance improvement, learning, development and change. In his theory, there are four stages-concrete learning, reflective observation, abstract conceptualisation, and active experimentation. The first two stages of the cycle involve grasping an experience, the second two focus on transforming an experience. Kolb’s learning cycle espouses reflection, leading to a decision to act, or trying out what has been learned. Kolb’s learning cycle forms the basis for experiential learning in EXCEL.

The EXCEL Workshop will cover various topics related to experiential learning, including practical techniques, case studies and interactive discussions.

Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to broaden your knowledge and network with like-minded individuals. Register now!

UK-MUC Experiential Learning (EXCEL) Workshop