Experiential Learning Design Accelerator Program
The 2026 Experiential Learning Design Accelerator will take place Mon., Aug. 10 – Fri., Aug. 14.Ìý
Participants will engage in collaborative work sessions with guided instructions, individual work time and breakouts to share process from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. each day.
Call for proposals will open early March 2026 and are due Sun., May 10, 2026
Through the Experiential Learning Design Accelerator, С»ÆÊé Boulder faculty members join a University of Arizona program to support the design of undergraduate courses that integrate community-engaged, experiential learning opportunities.Ìý
- Starts with a five-day, virtual workshop and offers the opportunity to participate in a year-long community of learning.
- Introduces faculty members to a human-centered design approach for integrating external stakeholders and real projects in undergraduate courses
- Supports faculty members with developing courses where students will work alongside their peers and community partners to develop desirable, feasible and viable solutions to challenges informed by partners’ needs
The Experiential Learning Design Accelerator is offered by the University of Arizona, in partnership with С»ÆÊé Boulder's Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship and the Center for Teaching and Learning. During its successful pilot year, the program was managed by С»ÆÊé Engage
- The University of Arizona will provide mentorship and a community of practice among faculty who have successfully developed scholarship, including grant proposals, papers and presentations based on engaged-learning pedagogy
- The Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship will support the С»ÆÊé Boulder cohort with ways to share their learning with the broader community and through a community of С»ÆÊé Boulder scholars
- Faculty participants and their community partners (one partner per faculty member) will receive stipends to support their participation: faculty participants ($2,000) and community partners ($1,000)Ìý
Please contact Lisa Schwartz with questions about the program, eligibility or your interest.
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