| the GUIDELINEScontextualising students' learning experiences Online resources
Western Washington University, Innovative Teaching Showcase – Authentic Learning: What Does It Really Mean?  Bridget Murray, 1999, “Connecting Course Content with Students’ Lives,” APA Monitor Online, vol.30, no.11. Kennesaw State University, English Department: Contextual Learning and Teaching – Developing Post-Secondary Options: A Contextual Lesson Plan for the Secondary English Classroom [Designed for high-school students but has some useful suggestions] "When our interest is aroused in something, whether it is an academic subject or a hobby, we enjoy working hard at it. We come to feel that we can in some way own it and use it to make sense of the world around us . And this is even more likely if an explanation is added as to why the particular method or fact that has to be learned will be useful in the future." Ramsden, P. 1992, Learning to Teach in Higher Education, Routledge, London, p. 96. "Learning is essentially a matter of creating meaning from the real activities of daily living. By embedding subject matter in the ongoing experiences of the learners and by creating opportunities for learners to live subject matter in the context of real-world challenges, knowledge is acquired and learning transfers from the classroom to the realm of practice." Stein, D. 1998, Situated Learning in Adult Education, ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Career and Vocational Education, Columbus OH, viewed 23 March 2004, URL: http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed418250.html
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