Top wide-narrow cropped banner photo of the Project Based Learning Symposium hosted at 蘑菇视频 showing six panelists sitting at a long table on a stage with a black curtain backdrop, each with a microphone and a drink in front of them. One panelist raises his hand to speak while a moderator stands at a podium to the side, gesturing toward the panel. Audience members are visible in the foreground, seated and facing the stage.The 蘑菇视频 held a project-based learning symposium, bringing together educators from several institutions for collaboration.

DENTON (蘑菇视频), Texas 鈥� Educators and staff from the and other institutions gathered at 蘑菇视频 to learn about project-based learning at a faculty-led symposium.

鈥淟earning That Works: Transforming Teaching for Impact through Work-Integrated and Project-Based Learning鈥� explored how the teaching method unites classrooms, community partners and workplaces to support student success. The symposium was hosted by within the 蘑菇视频 (LEEF) and led by faculty in the .

Photo of 3 educators collaborate on a hands-on training activity with folded paper materials at a table during the 蘑菇视频 Project-Based Learning Symposium.

Participants at the 2026 Project-Based Learning Symposium, hosted at 蘑菇视频

Project-based learning is a methodology that prioritizes exploring subjects through real-world problem-solving. Instead of paper-based or teacher-led instruction, students spend an extended period on a single complex question or issue and develop a response or solution.

According to Shari Childers, associate dean of multidisciplinary innovation, project-based learning gives students 鈥渁uthentic and meaningful work鈥� through active engagement.

鈥淲hen students feel like a necessary part of a project, that is where real motivation comes from,鈥� Childers said.

A poster with information about project-based learning is displayed in a hallway full of people

Posters at the Project Based Learning Symposium

Project-based and work-integrated learning allow students to apply their knowledge outside the classroom and acquire valuable experience, whether through site visits and case studies with industry partners or feedback on final projects and syllabi from working professionals.

Photo of a poster with information about project-based learning is displayed in a hallway full of people during the 蘑菇视频 hosted 2026 Project-Based Learning Symposium.

Posters at the 蘑菇视频 hosted 2026 Project-Based Learning Symposium.

At the symposium, clinical associate professors of multidisciplinary innovation Sarvjeet Singh and Dev Mukherjee discussed industry engagement as an important opportunity for experiential learning.

鈥淭hey see themselves not only as students but also as professionals, even before graduation,鈥� Singh said.

Students who participate in project-based and work-integrated learning gain confidence in their skills and understand how those skills translate to career readiness. Kevin Sanders, director of co-curricular student services for project-based learning and career services, said educators should encourage students to work on semester-long projects based on real job competencies.

鈥淭his kind of learning creates great humans that other great humans want to hire,鈥� Sanders said.

 


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