While completing her undergraduate studies at the University of Guelph, Bayli pursued experiential learning (EL) opportunities that allowed her to connect with people around her. She participated in three different applied research projects on the community and university's role in Aboriginal welfare. 

"I have learnt to cooperate with others from different faculties and utilize each of our skills to satisfy the overall goals."

Through her involvement in research, she developed her independent research and investigation skills. Additionally, she learnt how to work effectively in a team and network with people around her. Bayli shares, "I have learnt to cooperate with others from different faculties and utilize each of our skills to satisfy the overall goals". Her experience helped connect her to staff and faculty members at the University, which led to her learning about opportunities she was previously unaware of, such as becoming a teaching assistant. Bayli says that her EL opportunities allowed her to "meet people from different areas on campus, work together as you would in real world". 

EL has also had a personal impact on Bayli. The Aboriginal communities Bayli was researching were in remote locations, which meant they had additional obstacles to meeting needs that she took for granted. Her research involvement taught her how to empathize with communities that she wasn't connected to, and think about their needs and challenges. Through this experience Bayli also learnt to hold herself accountable for her success and failures on her learning journey.