Funding, Associations & Conferences

The University of Toronto Scarborough Campus, a pioneer in the Experiential Learning (EL) area, has a number of supports for faculty and students involved in experiential learning, or who wish to get started in the area or seek to further develop existing EL opportunities.

The Centre for Teaching and Learning has a Service Learning and Outreach Coordinator Kamini Persaud, and has recently added an Educational Developer for Experiential Learning, Al Hearn, to its staff to support faculty and departments in the development of experiential learning courses.

The Arts and Science Co-op has two Integrated Learning Coordinators, Julie Witt and Saddaf Sayed, to create partnerships between community organizations and faculty across campus for experiential learning projects.

The Management Co-op has The BRIDGE a multi-purpose academic space that supports experiential learning and an Entrepreneurship and Work Integrated Learning Program Coordinator Dave Fenton who develops experiential learning projects.

Funding Sources for Experiential Learning Course Development

• Teaching Enhancement Grants through the Centre for Teaching & Learning
• Experiential Education Fund
• Learning and Education Advancement Fund (LEAF)
• School of Cities Outreach Small Grant Funds