Writer A group of men and women are scuba diving in Caribbean waters off the island of Bonaire. Inside a Miami Shores television studio, another team is splicing film footage. These active individuals all are Barry students, and they are preparing for life beyond college via hands-on, or experiential, learning. You can read about it for years, but it's not until you get behind the wheel that it counts.
Students learn much faster and retain the knowledge when they are involved in hands-on education.
Numerous studies on experiential learning have emerged as a result, and several researchers verify that when instructors talk less, students learn more. Community Involvement At Barry, formal class periods don't always translate to the traditional, four-walled campus variety. Take its Sport Management-Diving Industry offering. Under the leadership of program facilitator Sharon Kegeles, students join in area reef and beach clean-up activities. They also monitor fish abundance, participate in local environmental hearings, and scientifically measure the health of the reef and its surrounding seas.