Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, Volume 33, Number 1

Engaging students in nontraditional teaching and learning settings can transform their views of themselves as learners. When they venture beyond traditional classroom walls, students encounter authentic problems, practice critical-thinking skills, and engage with people and environments to create new knowledge in ways not possible otherwise. In the case of experiential learning such as study abroad and service- learning, benefits and impacts can extend to the communities and the inhabitants with whom students engage. The authors in this issue of the Journal explore student and instructor learning in non-traditional classroom environments and other topics.