Assessing Experiential Learning Through E-portfolios
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The document discusses the University Honors Program at UC. It provides an overview of the program framework which includes a first-year experience using e-portfolios, honors seminar courses, and experiential learning projects. Students in the top 5% of undergraduates are challenged through honors seminars and projects focused on community engagement, global studies, leadership, research, and creative arts. Experiential learning projects are significant learning experiences outside the classroom related to the thematic areas. E-portfolios are used to showcase and integrate learning through artifacts from coursework and projects.
Assessing Experiential Learning Through E-portfolios
- 1. University Honors ProgramAssessing Experiential Learning Through E-Portfolios7th Ohio First-Year SummitOctober 16,009Jen Lile | Rich Robles | Raj Mehta
- 2. University Honors ProgramAn academically challenging environment where passionate professors and peers inspire one another to learn more, do more and be more. Students are given freedom to explore interests and support to achieve goals and dreams.
- 3. University Honors ProgramTop 5% of UC undergraduate students, from across colleges and disciplines are challenged through honors seminars and experiential learning projects focused on:Community Engagement
- 5. Leadership
- 6. Research and Creative ArtsFramework
- 7. First-Year ExperienceGateway to University Honors
- 8. E-Portfolio
- 9. Honors English - 101H,102H
- 10. RetreatMid-Career & FinaleEnglish 289H
- 12. Honors seminars and other approved courses
- 14. 3.4 cumulative University GPA
- 15. Continued development of e-portfolioE-PortfoliosiWebfolio
- 16. Dynamic showcase of learning
- 18. Artifacts from
- 19. Honors seminars
- 21. Any other course approved as an honors experience
- 22. Honors English coursesGateway to University HonorsBuild an electronic portfolio (e-portfolio) to showcase and integrate learning
- 23. Develop an honors experiential learning project
- 24. Learn about opportunities to become engaged the University Honors Thematic areas
- 25. Think critically about themselves as citizens of larger communities
- 26. Strengthen sense of curiosity and interest in lifelong learningExperiential Learning ProjectsAny significant learning experience that is outside of the classroom
- 27. Related to the thematic areas (Community Engagement, Global Studies, Leadership, Research/Creative Arts)
- 28. Proposed at any time in the student’s participation in the University Honors ProgramExperiential Learning Rubric DevelopmentRubrics developed in collaboration with Honors Faculty and University staff
- 29. Referenced resources available from the AACU
- 30. Developed proposals, rubrics and reflective essay prompts for all four thematic areas (Community Engagement, Global Studies, Leadership, Research/Creative Arts)
- 31. Feedback and communication conducted through the e-portfolio systemExperience proposal & rubric
- 32. Experiential Learning ProjectsGlobal Studies ExamplesStudy abroad and study tours
- 34. Involvement with organizations like Engineers Without Borders
- 36. Interdisciplinary Capstones – India and Galapagos
- 37. Self-designed study toursImplement e-PortfolioShow Ben Ko’s portfolioShow portoflio and end with his global experience chinaTransition to discussion of honors exp learning projects
- 38. Thank you! University Honors Programwww.uc.edu/honors [email protected]