IFEL partners with Practera, an experiential learning technology platform and services company to provide world-class, project-based, experiential learning opportunities that allow learners to demonstrate knowledge, skills and attitudes.
The Practera platform was built based on David Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model, and supports real-world learning complete with feedback, reflection and opportunities for iteration.
Start by using one of Practera’s expert program templates or work with the team to develop a custom program. Practera’s platform allows you to effectively manage your experience using real-time analytics and insights to monitor the collaboration between learners and industry, and intervene even before problems arise.
By leveraging Practera you can support your learners to develop key employability skills, and close the gap between the knowledge they learn, and the skills they need to succeed.
Practera’s Platform Benefits
Easily adapt programs to meet changing needs
Use Practera to maintain continuity of current programs, develop new ones, and increase accessibility and participation.
Motivate learners and experts
Learning by doing is easy and rewarding through Practera’s mobile-first technology platform, gamification and structured workflows.
Scale programs cost effectively
Practera’s AI-powered analytics and intervention tools allow you to manage progress, provide feedback and intervene at scale.
Popular Experience Templates
Remote Employability Projects
Practera’s team-based projects, accelerators and boot camps are short, sharp experiences where learners work collaboratively online to solve a real-world problem. Teams deliver results quickly, learn to work with a diverse team, and develop real, transferable skills through feedback from industry.
Practera’s remote employability projects can be easily adapted for educational institutions, and corporate and government organizations alike.
Practera’s success metrics
- 20,000+ participants in Practera’s projects
- Over 90% learner satisfaction rating
- 95% of learners reported improved employability skills
- 95% of learners reported enhanced social connections & professional networks
Remote Internships
Practera provides an approach to managing remote internships that really works. Their templates and management system allow for structured online experiences where learners work with a real company on an individual or team basis.
The Practera difference:
- Detailed on-boarding including set-up and introductions
- Goal setting, ensuring that learners craft an impactful experience
- Structured reflection supporting learners through the experiential learning cycle
- Engagement & check-ins, maintaining relationship-building between the learner and supervisor
- Skills tracking, building essential global interdisciplinary skills
Practera supports the learner and his or her educational institution or company. This leads to better learning outcomes, higher quality work and more impactful experiences for everyone.
