Experiential Learning Resources

AGAPS is working to develop helpful educational resources related to the region. As part of that effort we want to inventory opportunities for experiential learning dealing with the states of the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula. For this, we seek the input of our members and broader community of scholars and educators.

Experiential learning for this purpose is defined as organized study abroad programs, internships, or educational tourism programs – especially those for which students can earn academic credit. In light of the COVID-19 shifts to online teaching and learning, we are also interested in innovative classroom activities that use technology to help form connections between people inside and outside of the region. These might include international course collaborations, virtual workshops and lectures emphasizing intercultural engagement, or simply novel class projects and lessons that provide graduate or undergraduate students with opportunities to more personally experience the multiplicity of life in the region.

To see the most recent list of experiential learning opportunities, click here.

To see our other teaching and learning resources, click here.

Here are just a few standards for inclusion to keep in mind:

Activities must be related to academic organizations and not private businesses, governments, or think tanks.
Physical activities should be potentially open to anyone within academia and virtual activities should be relevant for others to consider using.
We encourage activities that focus on majors/fields of relevance to the AGAPS community (e.g. in the humanities and social sciences).
AGAPS reserves the right to screen all activities prior to determining their inclusion on our website and may ask contributors to provide further details/resources if warranted.

If you know of, or are involved in, any such activities, please consider filling out the form below. By doing so, you consent to AGAPS potentially sharing this activity on the member’s section of our website.

Name *

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Last

Email *

Your institution (and/or or the institution where the EL activity takes place) *

Name of the EL activity *

Primary (learning) objectives of the activity

Summary description of the EL activity *

How is the EL activity funded (if applicable)?

What costs or other resources are required for the participants (if any)? *

What costs or other resources are required for the facilitator/institution/educator (if any)? *

Is your activity restricted to members of specific institutions/universities? *

Is your activity restricted to a particular time period or season? *

Is your activity one that requires particular skills or background knowledge in order to participate? *

Is your activity potentially sensitive (politically or culturally) in nature? *

If you answered "Yes" to any of the last four y/n questions, please explain accordingly.

Are there any other details about your activity which you would like to share?