Teaching Strategies: Informal Learning

The articles in this section offer research findings that explore the value of out-of-class experiences for a variety of educational outcomes. Suggestions are provided for how institutions can enhance students’ out-of-class learning.

Informal Education and Learning
http://www.infed.org/biblio/inf-lrn.htm

Discussion of the definition of informal education and its foundations.

Student Learning Outside the Classroom: Transcending Artificial Boundaries
http://www.ntlf.com/html/lib/bib/94-8dig.htm

Summary of the research on the contributions of out-of-class experiences to valued outcomes of postsecondary education. In addition, out-of-class experiences linked to persistence and educational attainment also are discussed.