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Make the Most of Your UWindsor Education: Get Experience

Take advantage of every opportunity to get hands-on experience you can! UWindsor offers many ways to achieve this - through Experiential Learning in the classroom, in work-place settings, in the community, or in virtual or simulated settings. There are opportunities, both in courses and in co-curricular activities, on-campus, in Windsor-Essex, across Canada, and beyond!

Simply put, Experiential Learning (EL) is learning by doing. EL connects classroom theory to real-life situations through hands-on experiences and reflection, leading to rich and long-lasting learning.

One key element to EL is critical reflection, as it is reflecting on the experience that turns it into a learning opportunity. As a student, reflecting on your experience will enable you to discover, internalize, and articulate the knowledge you’ve gained and skills you’ve developed.

EL comes in many forms. Explore the different course-based EL and co-curricular opportunities at the UWindsor.

Discover the possibilities and get started! 

To help you navigate the many options and opportunities, including hands-on experiential courses and valuable co-curricular activities, the University of Windsor has created an Experience Map tailored to your field(s) of study. To begin, find the Experience Map that best suits you.

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Your Experience Map is your starting place but there are many more opportunities to be found. Learn more about some of them here and make a point of looking for courses with experiential learning and exploring co-curricular activities to make the most of your UWindsor experience!  

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Besides the EL programs our office runs, we can also help you get experience through off-campus part-time and summer jobs. 

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It is never too late (or too early!) to start building your experience and the new skills that come along with it.