Experiential Classroom
An intensive, three-day clinic for entrepreneurship educators—both new and experienced—to learn best practices and the latest innovations.
The Experiential Classroom is the premier clinic for educators and program leaders who are new to teaching entrepreneurship or looking to refresh their approach. We share best practices and the latest innovations in entrepreneurship education, drawing on thought leaders and master educators from around the world.
Over 1,700 faculty members, entrepreneurship program directors, and members of entrepreneurship support organizations (ESOs) have attended this intensive three-day clinic. Delegates must attend all three days.
The Experiential Classroom is jointly offered by the University of Notre Dame, the University of Tampa, and the University of Florida. In 2025, it will be hosted at Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL, September 11–14. Attendance is capped at 75 delegates to ensure a personalized, high-impact experience.
Who should attend
The clinic is designed for:
- Faculty from any discipline re-tooling to teach entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurs returning to the classroom to teach entrepreneurship
- Adjunct faculty teaching entrepreneurship
- Faculty new to the field
- Center directors coordinating entrepreneurship programs
What you’ll learn
As an Experiential Classroom delegate, you will:
- Apply a simple, effective framework for organizing content in an entrepreneurship course.
- Gain classroom-tested experiential techniques that deepen student engagement and bridge theory with practice.
- Learn alongside a diverse cohort of peers, sharing ideas, challenges, and lessons from different paths into entrepreneurship education.
- Observe master educators in action to see effective classroom strategies in real time.
- Teach live in front of students, receiving real-time, constructive feedback from experienced faculty.
Cost
The total cost for the three-day Experiential Classroom clinic is $1,800. This includes tuition, all onsite meals, and course materials. Please note that travel and hotel accommodations are not included; participants are responsible for booking their own arrangements.
Sample clinic topics
Teaching methods & tools
- What Is a Great Case Discussion?
- Using Simulations to Teach Entrepreneurship
- Using Business Plans to Create Fantastic Learning Experiences
- Play to Learn and Learn to Play
- Delivering a Great Lecture
- Developing Your Own Cases and Experiential Exercises
Curriculum & course design
- A Look at Syllabus and Curriculum Design in Entrepreneurship
- How to Integrate Experiential Learning with Textbook Material
- Is There Content in Entrepreneurship? A Frameworks Perspective
- Teaching Opportunity Discovery
Student & community engagement
- Teaching Entrepreneurship to Students of Diverse Backgrounds
- What Entrepreneurship Students Want: In Their Own Words
- Can Business Students Really Help Small Businesses?
- Engaging with Local Communities to Make an Entrepreneurial Difference
- Bringing Entrepreneurs and Other Practitioners Into Your Classroom
Program leadership & innovation
- Building a Top Entrepreneurship Program
- How to Teach Social Entrepreneurship
- Creative Mentoring Programs and Entrepreneurship Internships
- Combining Experience and the Experiential: The Entrepreneurship Classroom Brought Alive
- Landing on an Alien Planet: Teaching Entrepreneurship from a Different Background
Featured Entrepreneurship Educators
Each year, the Experiential Classroom honors a trailblazing educator with the Karl Vesper Pioneer Award—recognizing those whose passion, innovation, and persistence have shaped the field of entrepreneurship education and inspired the next generation of academic entrepreneurs.