How Does FUSION Work for Students?
Each FUSION module consists of a combination of videos, case studies, self-assessments, reflection activities and interactive instruction. These modules were designed to wrap around an existing applied learning experience. This means that while you can work through a module on its own, you will derive much greater benefit from it if you use it in conjunction with something else you are doing.
Here are a few examples of applied learning experiences:
- An academic or non-academic course.
- A research assistant or teaching assistant assignment.
- An undergraduate research project.
- A co-op placement or internship.
- A study-abroad program.
- Workplace learning.
- Volunteer work.
- Personal relationships.
- Participation in team activities.
- Hobby clubs.
- Book clubs.
- The management of daily tasks.
This list is by no means exhaustive, and you should feel free to tailor your own applied learning experience to your chosen FUSION module.
Completing the Modules
The skill modules exist in Brightspace as interactive slide decks, and each one is presented in three separate phases: Explore, Apply and Reflect. The individual phases look like this:
- Explore
- When: Before, or at the start of, your applied learning experience.
- What: Learn about and practice a specific skill.
- Duration: About 2 hours.
- Apply
- When: During your applied learning experience.
- What: Move through the process of applying the skill to your applied learning experience, exploring how your skill can be used to help you navigate different activities and tasks within a variety of contexts and situations.
- Duration: About 1 hour.
- Reflect
- When: At the end of your applied learning experience.
- What: Look back at your experience and what you’ve learned, and then set goals for the future.
- Duration: About 1 hour.
As you proceed through a given module, you will be asked to record your reflections in a workbook, which can be submitted as evidence of completion of the skill module. Upon completion, you will receive a digital badge, an accreditation that you will be able to add to your resumé, to Memorial’s Online Record of Experience (MORE), to your LinkedIn page or anywhere else you want to show off your new skill.
How to Begin
For more information on FUSION please contact Memorial University’s FUSION project lead, Ian Gibson. Module enrollment is now available online.