Affiliation:
1. University of Central Florida, USA
Abstract
Over the last five years, the education program at the University of Central Florida (UCF) has been redesigned to respond to two distinct but important challenges: (a) crafting program tracks that meet the needs of students desiring a professional career in a nontraditional setting, and (b) responding to 21st-century aspirations of lifelong learners. Within the context of a broader redesign effort, program faculty designed Education Lifelong Learning (LLL) tracks grounded in integrative learning, a place-based education component embedded in experiential-learning internships, and a subject specialism. These LLL tracks enable students to meet community needs by bringing their understanding of learning processes and subject specialism to organizations delivering informal learning. The account provided in this chapter advances existing literature by making visible many of the important granular details associated with LLL, as well as considerations associated with track design and implementation within an elementary-education program.
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