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Student Leaders Speak on the Future of Canadian Post-Secondary Education  \nSelena Demenoff, University of Northern British Columbia; Pascal Genest-Richard, McGill University; Jolène Labbé, University of Guelph; Rébecca Bourgault, Champlain College St-Lambert; Johanna Lewis, University of Toronto; Alannah Robinson, University of Waterloo; John Pritz, McGill University; Cameron Bell, University of Northern British Columbia; Laura Beach, Concordia University; Alexandre Beaupré-Lavallée, Université de Montréal; Jessica Barudin, McGill University; Ray Charles Howard, Ryerson University;  \nMimi Liu, University of Toronto; Sarah Nichols, Carleton University  \nIn working to build a better, more just future, post-secondary institutions play a crucial role in shaping the students of today and tomorrow. Many institutions already employ a number of innovative programs aimed at broadening students’ horizons. We can now look forward to seeing these initiatives grow. As students, we outline our views on some of the challenges andpossible avenuesfor change in post-secondary education. Efforts to strengthen student leadership, optimize experiential learning, and develop a more holistic educational approach are important. Current challenges to post-secondary education lie within aspects of accessibility, funding, relationship disconnect, and segregated educational approaches. Strengths and challenges encountered within post-secondary education can frame learning boundaries to be deconstructive or constructive. Both boundary modalities can play important roles in designing the future of post-secondary education in Canada.  \nOverview  \nO n July 22, 2012, we 14 students were invited to  \npresent the Closing Plenary at the 2012 Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) Conference. Comprised mainly of undergraduate students, including the inaugural cohort of 3M National Student Fellows, our group also included one CEGEP student  \nand one graduate student. This article is a compilation of thoughts, perspectives, and experiences presented during the plenary. It is assumed that student ideas about the characteristics of effective higher education can provide essential guidance for (re)designing the future of postsecondary education (PSE). Author views and experiences vary; thus, statements herein may represent individual and/or collective perspectives.  \nProgressive Education Today  \nWhat does progressive education look like at our institutions today? It seems traditional ways of evolving (that is, by somewhat rejecting the past ways of doing things and replacing them with opposing ones) are not limited to fine arts: they also apply to education, which can be considered an art in itself. As Plenary presenters, we unify adherence to this methodology when outlining what progressive education consists of. We emphasize the importance of: a) going beyond textbooks; b) allowing interdisciplinary approaches in order to bring precision to problems; c) associating scholarship with extracurricular involvements; d) encouraging freedom of social justice groups; and e) supporting research initiatives directly aimed at community applicability. We also value undergraduate research and process-based learning as opposed to traditional knowledgebased education, especially in non-professional programs. Some institutions already offer seminar courses for firstyear students, engaging them from the beginning of their academic journey and promoting self-guided learning. There are even cases of students creating the syllabus themselves: an innovative approach that has the potential to completely re-shape our vision of education.  \nProgressive Education Tomorrow  \nAs post-secondary education is a cumulative experience, preparing for it is analogous to preparing for a journey. A quality education provides students with opportunities to apply their knowledge in the world beyond the classroom, giving them a sense of direction a","cbCaiqFeFcth6VYT","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqFeFcth6VYT","pdf",73403,"English","# Overview\n## Progressive Education Today\n## Progressive Education Tomorrow\n## Designing the Future of Education: Building a Bridge Between Today and Tomorrow","[{\"question\":\"What is the document’s main focus?\",\"answer\":\"It compiles student leaders’ thoughts and experiences on challenges and pathways for change in Canadian post-secondary education, especially around progressive and experiential learning.\"},{\"question\":\"Which challenges in post-secondary education are emphasized?\",\"answer\":\"The text highlights accessibility, funding, relationship disconnects, and segregated educational approaches as key challenges.\"},{\"question\":\"What practices define progressive education according to the students?\",\"answer\":\"It stresses going beyond textbooks, enabling interdisciplinary approaches, linking scholarship to extracurricular involvement, supporting social justice groups, and pursuing research aimed at community applicability.\"}]","Blind Curves or Open Roads? 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