Frequently Asked Questions
What is the MT Engage implementation timeline?
- Pilot select MT Engage courses in Fall 2015 and Spring 2016.
- Fall 2016 introduce MT Engage in freshman and sophomore level MT Engage classes (Year 1).
- Fall 2017 recruit additional freshman and sophomore level MT Engage classes (Year 2).
- Fall 2018 pilot MT Engage in some majors (Year 3).
- Fall 2019 recruit additional majors to participate (Year 4)
- Fall 2020 pilot MT Engage in some graduate programs (Year 5).
How is MT Engage different from our last QEP, Experiential Learning (EXL)?
MT Engage also was informed by its prior QEP, Experiential Learning (EXL). After a review of the current listing of EXL courses, it was noted that very few of the courses were offered at the lower division level, creating a gap in the freshman and sophomore years during a time when students are at risk of leaving the University. MT Engage addresses this gap by initially focusing on freshman and sophomore level courses and students, including a sophomore ePortfolio product. Experiential learning can best be described as “that learning process that takes place beyond the traditional classroom and that enhances the personal and intellectual growth of the student.” MT Engage also expands the academic engagement strategies beyond EXL (internships, education abroad, applied experience, service-learning, creative activity, teacher education and lab courses) to include academic engagement practices that may be more suited to lower division instruction and may exist only within the classroom. MT Engage is focusing on only one student learning outcome which is integrative thinking and reflection.
