Creative Learning Strategies
Admitted students can take advantage of free Creative Learning
Strategies Workshops to learn more about independent studies,
internships and credit for prior learning. Metropolitan
State encourages students to seek alternatives to traditional
classroom learning. In addition to its many courses, Metropolitan
State offers the following:
Internships
Students can develop innovative and flexible internships
to fulfill their personal or professional goals. Internships
offer Metropolitan State students the chance to earn credit
through hands-on learning at a variety of sites. Students
must complete and submit an approved internship agreement
form in order to register. Visit the Center
for Community-Based Learning website, for more information
or assistance, or students may attend an information
session offered monthly.
Prior Experiential Learning
The prior learning assessment process is used to evaluate
what students have learned in their lives and work as legitimate
university learning. The process includes clearly defining
what has been learned and having that learning evaluated
by a trained faculty evaluator. Students should plan to
attend one of the free creative learning strategies information
workshops to learn more about how such learning can be documented
and evaluated. Students should also consult their advisors
to determine how the learning experience would fit into
their program of study. Approval forms are available from
advisors, the Registration Office
or from students' college offices.
Independent Study
Independent study allows students an opportunity to build
learning skills indispensable to the workplace and to personal,
lifelong development of the mind. Independent study opportunities
fall into two categories: faculty-designed, which are designed
by faculty and listed in the Class Schedule, and which either
parallel classroom courses or cover more specialized subjects;
and student-designed, which allow students, with the help
of a faculty member who serves as a guide and evaluator,
to pursue a unique interest or project. Some independent
studies are offered over the Internet.
Internet Study
Internet courses offer students a flexible learning environment
that is balanced with structured assignments and due dates,
and frequent contact with instructors and fellow students.
Most Internet courses at Metropolitan State are offered
on the WebCT course platform, which enables students to
work asynchronously (different times/different places) at
their convenience. Students taking Internet courses should
have easy access to the Internet, be comfortable browsing
the Internet, and have basic word processing and file management
skills. Internet courses are identified in the course listing
section of this Class Schedule under the heading Internet
Study.
Theory Seminars
Theory seminars are shorter than courses and offer students
a way to augment prior learning. Theory seminars are designed
specifically for students with extensive experience and
practical knowledge in a subject, but limited theoretical
learning. Metropolitan State offers more than 25 theory
seminars ranging from child psychology and interpersonal
communication to counseling, political action and management.
For more information on specific theory seminars, refer
to the Creative Learning
Strategies of the Metropolitan State Catalog or the
Class Schedule index.
A brochure describing all of Metropolitan State's creative
learning strategies can be obtained by calling 651-793-1775.
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