Experience One
| Experinece One is a more practical way to learn. Experience One (or X1 for short) is an innovative approach to learning in which students take only one class at a time. Working closely with their professor and classmates, they concentrate on a single subject area then move onto the next course. X1 promotes real-world, hands-on learning. Montana Western emphasizes the student’s total participation in their education. With X1’s emphasis on learning by doing, each student has an opportunity to experience what professionals encounter working in their field. And the bottom line is that they’ll have a leg up in entering the workforce or graduate school. |
Here’s how it works.
During a semester, Montana Western students take one class at a time, three hours each day for 18 days. In between they enjoy a four-day break to relax and recharge. Then move on to the next class. Taking four classes or blocks during the semester, students earn the same amount of credit they’d earn under traditional multi-class systems.
That’s where the comparison ends.
X1 offers a wide range of benefits:
Less talk, more action. With less lecture time, students participate in authentic workforce activities including project planning, research, collaboration and presentation thus learning by doing.
Small class sizes.With 30 or fewer students in each class (16 or less in most), professors get to know each individual student and thus make learning more personal and meaningful.
One professor to keep track of. Because professors only teach one class, they can provide extra attention, assistance and accessibility.
Focus. By focusing on one subject you have fewer distractions, better opportunities to learn and a complete immersion into the course work of your single subject. Rather than dabbling in a subject area for 50 minutes three times a week, you are completely involved in one subject every day.
