Syllabus: The WBL Paragraph. It’s that easy!

Incorporate WBL in your Syllabus:

Option 1:

Career possibilities in [insert field of study].

 Work-based learning (WBL) allows students to apply classroom content in professional settings while gaining real-world experiences.  These opportunities will provide you with a deeper, more engaging and relevant learning environment.  This semester, I will be offering the following WBL activities in order to provide you with the opportunity to explore career options in [insert field of study].

[Insert work-based learning activities that are incorporated into your class here.  Be sure to list any that may be for extra credit.]

Some examples of WBL assignments are job shadowing, informational interviews, guest speakers and workplace simulations. 

 

Option 2

Work Based Learning Opportunities

Field of study areas of employment: [insert possible job options this class might address or lead to]

Applied and work-based learning (WBL) allows students to apply classroom content in professional settings while gaining real-world experience. WBL exists on a continuum that reflects the progress of experiences from awareness-building to training. Students often cycle back through the continuum many times throughout college and throughout their career. Applied and work-based learning can provide students a deeper, more engaging and relevant learning experience. I will be offering the following Work-Based Learning activities this semester to offer you, the students, the opportunity to explore career options in [insert field] regardless of whether this is your major.

[Insert work-based learning activities that are incorporated into your classes here. Be sure to list any that may be for extra credit. Some examples of WBL assignments are Job Shadowing, Informational Interviews, Guest Speakers, and Workplace simulations.]

 

Option 3

Add any wording included in the Glossary of Applied and Work-Based Learning Opportunities.

 

Syllabus Examples: 

CIS101_Online_Spring21.docx

CIS149_Online_Spring21.docx