Field study enhances people's learning. But it's not an alternative to traditional education. Our goal is to integrate the two. We want students to come back to a rigorous traditional academic education, motivated to read, study, use the library, and do more research. The two need to go together.
Faculty notice the difference, too.
As students return to the classroom, they're eager to engage with the material in a more critical way. As teachers, that's more challenging, and it's more fun. Some host weekly seminars. Vanderbilt University's Eyler endorses all four tools as appropriate means of reflection. Whenever we're serious about learning, we don't just put people in rooms and talk to them.