Outcome-Based Experiential Learning: Let’s Talk About, Design For, and Inform Teaching, Learning, and Career Development

Outcome-based design (OBEL) for experiential learning, work-integrated learning, and career programming is a practical evidence-informed guide for stakeholders and coordinators. By focusing on the intended outcomes of stakeholders, OBEL offers flexibility in activities, synergies between outcomes, and alignment with assessment and evaluation. For coordinators and educators faced with shifting contexts and priorities, OBEL offers approaches for communicating goals, defining program types, and focusing on design decisions. Integrating theory and practical approaches, this guide aims to keep programming feasible and scaleable with practical considerations throughout.