Building an EBL Culture in the Business School: Lessons from the Katz School @ Pitt


 

Page 247 - Developments in Business Simulation and Experiential Learning, volume 41, 2014 

BUILDING AN EBL CULTURE IN THE BUSINESS SCHOOL:  

LESSONS FROM THE KATZ SCHOOL @ PITT 

 
Kiersten M. Maryott 

University of Pittsburgh 

kmm174@pitt.edu 

ABSTRACT 

 
Members of ABSEL understand the benefits of 

incorporating experience based learning (EBL) in their 

classrooms, however not all faculty truly understand how 

to incorporate EBL, or the benefits to students of having 

EBL in their courses. The author is lucky to be at a 

business program where experience based learning is one 

of the 5 strategic initiatives of the school and where EBL is 

given considerable support from the Dean’s Office. The 

author will discuss various strategies that have been used 

at the school to educate fellow faculty about how to 

incorporate EBL in their courses as well as programs that 

have been initiated to encourage and grow EBL use within 

the school. 

mailto:kmm174@pitt.edu