Belonging & Self-Efficacy in Experiential Learning

The Psychology Behind Student Engagement in a Post-COVID World
Interactive professional development authored in Articulate Rise 360 (2025).

This self-paced PD translates educational psychology into practice—blending Bandura’s self-efficacy, Walton & Cohen’s belonging research, Kolb’s experiential learning cycle, and Deci & Ryan’s self-determination theory. Through scenarios, reflection prompts, and a design challenge, educators build one actionable strategy that increases belonging, confidence, and motivation in today’s classrooms.

What you’ll experience

• Short theory bursts with interactive checks

• MWEE case study (authentic, community-based learning)

• Kolb cycle applied to real classroom moves

• Design Challenge: “Belonging by Doing” (ready to implement)

You’ll leave able to

• Explain how belonging and efficacy drive engagement

• Apply Kolb’s four stages to lesson design

• Create one experiential activity that strengthens autonomy, competence, and relatedness

• Evaluate impact with simple, teacher-friendly evidence

Tech: Articulate Rise 360 (Web export), mobile-responsive, keyboard-navigable, captions/alt text included.