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Learning Questions
Phone: (619) 388-2701
Email: mesawbl@sdccd.edu
Katlin Choi
Work-Based Learning Coordinator
Phone: (619) 388-2734
Email: kchoi@sdccd.edu
Shawn Fawcett
Work-Based Learning Coordinator
Phone: (619) 388-2340
Email: sfawcett@sdccd.edu
Pavel Consuegra
Internship Coordinator
Phone: (619) 388-5072
Email: pconsuegra@sdccd.edu
Melanie Baeza-McCray
Employment Engagement Coordinator
Phone: (619) 388-2701
Email: mbaeza@sdccd.edu
Work-based learning mission:
San Diego Mesa College Work-Based Learning is the unifying force that launches lifelong career journeys through cultivating a culture of career by integrating a continuum of academics and real-world experiences for students, faculty, classified professionals, employers, community partners, and alumni.
WORK-BASED LEARNING Vision:
Global integration through Work-Based Learning
WORK-BASED LEARNING Values:
- Cultivating a Culture of Career
- Providing access through equitable engagement
- Fostering mutually reciprocal relationships
- Instilling confidence
- Launching lifelong career journey
- Building and sharing of social capital
- Caring and investment in our community
- Creating and sustaining a sense of belonging
WORK-BASED LEARNING objectives:
- Develop a campus understanding of Work-Based Learning
- Connect academic learning with real-world experiences
- Equitable access to career exploration and Work-Based Learning from Day 1 on campus
- Deliver a continuum of Work-Based Learning activities
- Establish formalized partnerships with employers
- Establish formalized relationships with alumni and community partners
- Implement all Work-Based Learning Systems
WBL Learning outcomes
High-Level Program Level Outcomes
Students
- Students will understand how their Work-Based Learning experience connects to their personal career journey.
- Students will demonstrate how their Work-Based Learning experience applies to their personal career journey.
Faculty
- Faculty and Classified Professionals will understand the benefits of connecting their student’s academics to industry through Work-Based Learning experiences for student’s personal career journeys.
- Faculty and Classified Professionals will implement effective Work-Based Learning experiences in their teaching and learning processes that apply to their student’s personal career journeys.
Employers:
- Employers and Community Partners will understand the benefits of Work-Based Learning through partnerships with the Mesa College community.
- Employers and Community Partners will engage with the Mesa College community through beneficial Work-Based Learning partnerships.
WORK-BASED LEARNING at Mesa college:
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