Tag: Experiential Learning Lab

Decorative image of the UF Experiential Learning Lab's garden area.

First-year UF student explores hands-on research at the Experiential Learning Laboratory

by Mike Loizzo
July 3, 2025

When most first-year undergraduate students were still finding their footing on a large campus like the University of Florida, environmental science major Rebecca Walters was taking significant academic steps. In just her second semester, she ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Ann Wilkie, Experiential Learning Lab, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Undergraduate Research
sunrise over the UF BioEnergy and Sustainable Technology Lab

Environmental Science Students Explore Sustainability in Action at Experiential Learning Lab

by Mike Loizzo
March 27, 2025

Instead of sitting in a lecture hall, a group of UF students enrolled in Environmental Science Lab (EVS 3000L) spent the day surrounded by compost bins, a biodigester, and garden plots at the Experiential Learning Laboratory (ELL). Ann Wilkie, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Ann Wilkie, Biodigester, BioEnergy And Sustainable Technology Lab, Biogas, Compost Cooperative And Gardens, Composting, Experiential Learning Lab, Research, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Sustainability
sunrise over the UF BioEnergy and Sustainable Technology Lab

Fall: A season of discovery at the Experiential Learning Laboratory

by Mike Loizzo
December 23, 2024

The UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences (SWES) Experiential Learning Laboratory (ELL) offers hands-on, practical experiences for undergraduate students. The ELL hosted more than 100 university and high school students during ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Ann Wilkie, BioEnergy And Sustainable Technology Lab, Experiential Learning Lab, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences
sunrise over the UF BioEnergy and Sustainable Technology Lab

Field trip to SWES Experiential Learning Lab gives high school students close-up look at science

by Mike Loizzo
February 18, 2024

When Gainesville High School teacher Sadie Matteucci wanted her students to learn more about the benefits of composting, she knew where to go. She took a group of environmental science students to Dr. Ann Wilkie’s lab at the University of ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Ann Wilkie, BioEnergy And Sustainable Technology Lab, Experiential Learning Lab, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, UF Student Compost Cooperative

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