1st Edition

Designing and Applying Experiential Learning in Higher Education

By Colin Beard Copyright 2026
110 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

110 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

110 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This insightful text is aimed specifically at educationalists and Higher Education lecturers who wish to adopt a more balanced, holistic, and inclusive approach to designing learning experiences. As lecturers are urged to adopt research-based teaching, it recognises the complexity of student learning and explains how knowledge can be constructed in various ways, not just socially and culturally,... Read more

List of figures

Meet the author and series editors

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: An introduction to experiential learning design

Chapter 2. A short history of experiential learning

Chapter 3: Designs that utilise the core student capacities for learning

Chapter 4: Experiential learning design and creative practice

Chapter 5: Complex designs for experiential learning

Chapter 6: Learning experience designs to enhance well-being

Chapter 7: Final thoughts

References

Biography

Colin Beard is a Professor of Experiential Learning at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK. He is a National Teaching Fellow, and has held visiting professor roles in the UK, China, and Hong Kong. He has a wide experience base around experiential learning, spanning over 40 years in facilitating, training, teaching, and lecturing. He has worked with many universities and colleges around the globe delivering staff development programmes, and has been involved in learning design with government ministries, including ministries of education, and ministries concerned with ambassador and diplomat training. His experience also includes many leading corporate organisations, and charitable bodies. He is the co-founder of the Experiential Learning Design Institute, based in Hong Kong.