Ball State University defines Immersive Learning as experiences that meld content, skills, societal need, and student interests. Immersive Learning in TCOM involves a number of programs, but all immersive experiences include the following characteristics:
Examples of TCOM-based immersive experiences include SportsLink, the Downtown Muncie Project, and the annual Summer HD Movie project. Experiences administered by other departments, but which often involve TCOM students, include programs at the Virginia Ball Center for Inquiry and the Business Fellows program.
TCOM students may earn up to 6 credits in each of two Immersion courses, TCOM 397 and TCOM 497. The department does not routinely approve proxy credit for its courses, that is, does not permit involvement in an immersive experience to replace credit in an existing course. Students planning to participate in an immersive experience should review the Immersion Policies of the Department of Telecommunications.
Immersion Questions? Contact the director of the individual experience. Questions about earning credit for Immersion? Contact Departmental Advisor Mike Spillman.
Click here for the latest list of immersive learning opportunities, inside and outside of the TCOM Department.
- They involve a team of students and often are interdisciplinary
- They are student-driven but guided by a faculty member
- They result in tangible outcomes or products
- They carry academic credit
Examples of TCOM-based immersive experiences include SportsLink, the Downtown Muncie Project, and the annual Summer HD Movie project. Experiences administered by other departments, but which often involve TCOM students, include programs at the Virginia Ball Center for Inquiry and the Business Fellows program.
TCOM students may earn up to 6 credits in each of two Immersion courses, TCOM 397 and TCOM 497. The department does not routinely approve proxy credit for its courses, that is, does not permit involvement in an immersive experience to replace credit in an existing course. Students planning to participate in an immersive experience should review the Immersion Policies of the Department of Telecommunications.
Immersion Questions? Contact the director of the individual experience. Questions about earning credit for Immersion? Contact Departmental Advisor Mike Spillman.
Click here for the latest list of immersive learning opportunities, inside and outside of the TCOM Department.
