Resources and Examples
The Office of Experiential Education has many resources available to assist faculty and staff as they initiate, improve, or expand their ExEd programs. The office also has a robust list of resources external Purdue that can provide ExEd program leaders with information about ExEd journals, professional development, and general information about starting and maintaining ExEd programs. Please visit the Experiential Education Resources Beyond Purdue web page for more information.
Student Resources
Well-being in ExEd Student Resources
The Office of Experiential Education recognizes the importance of integrating student well-being into ExEd experiences. Below, you'll find a list of resources and links at Purdue dedicated to supporting your well-being.
- Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) : CAPS offers mental health services via telehealth resources including screenings, individual therapy, psychiatry, care and case managers. Visit the CAPS website for more information.
- Self-guided resources / modules
- Therapy assistance online (TAO) - Contains self-guided modules and resources specific to: Anxiety, worry, specific fears, Depression, Health related Concerns, Relationships and communication, Resilience, Grit, personal strength, Stress and Coping with stressful situations
- Steps to Leaps Self-guided modules
Staff / Faculty / Instructor Resources
Well-being in ExEd Resources
The Office of Experiential Education recognizes the importance of integrating well-being into ExEd experiences. To facilitate this, we have curated a list of well-being resources at Purdue, categorized by ExEd type. Below, you will find self-guided and facilitator-lead modules from Steps to Leaps as well as mindfulness course activities from CILMAR to help you seamlessly incorporate well-being into your ExEd programs.
Mindfulness, Self-Care & Building Connections
- Mindfulness
- Self-Care
- Building Connections
Work Integrated Learning, Client-Based Applied Projects, Scenario-Based Learning
Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Projects, Engaged Campus Experiences
External Partner Resources
Well-being in ExEd Resources
- How do I recognize a student in distress?
- How do I talk with a distressed student?
- Resources for discussing sleep, traumatic events, stress, alcohol and substance use, vaping and e-cigarettes
- After hour crisis line
- What constitutes an emergency? If a student is violent, out of control or in danger of physically harming themselves or others as in cases when a student threatens suicide or homicide or is in the process of acting out these behaviors, you should: Call 911 - Contact the Purdue University Police Department
- The Police can help facilitate a referral to the hospital or to CAPS.
- CAPS - CAPS is an acronym for Counseling and Psychological Services. Information about CAPS and its mission, commitment and philosophy can be found on their Commitment and Mission page.
- Purdue Student of concern report
- National Trainings
- Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training
- Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) training
Video Resources
Reflection: Jennifer Dobbs-Oates
Reflection is a key part of experiential learning. Are you interested in ideas for teaching students about reflection? Check out this PechaKucha presentation originally presented at the 2020 Annual Conference of the National Society for Experiential Education.
Dinah Dadler: Remote ExEd Strategies
How can you continue relevant learning when site placements, laboratories, or other hands-on settings are disrupted or limited in their availability?
Jessica Cabral: Remote ExEd Strategies
If you’ve been teaching skills or processes in a face-to-face manner, how might you move that to asynchronous remote delivery and practice? An example from Jessica Cabral of the School of Construction Management Technology.
Mark Zimpfer: Remote ExEd Strategies
How can you continue relevant learning when site placements, laboratories, or other hands-on settings are disrupted or limited in their availability?