Students in Transition ePortfolio at Rutgers University
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This document discusses a pilot program at Douglass Residential College that used ePortfolios to help transfer students connect to Rutgers University and each other. The ePortfolios enabled students to link their prior learning experiences to academic goals at Rutgers and create a sense of community in their class. Instructors saw benefits like students gaining pride in their work and advising being more targeted. Next steps included sharing results with transfer deans and training them in using ePortfolios.
Students in Transition ePortfolio at Rutgers University
- 1. Dougl ass Resi dent i al Col l ege STS ePor t f ol i o Pi l ot
- 2. Dougl ass Resi dent i al Col l ege STS ePor t f ol i o Pi l ot Cour se Goal s f r o m Syl l abus, St ud e nt s i n Tr a ns i t i o n Course goal s: To f aci l i t at e t he pr ocess of hel pi ng t r ansf er st udent s connect t o RU and t o encour age t hem t o become act i ve and r esponsi bl e member s of t he RU communi t y. To pr ovi de t he i nf or mat i on and sel f - assessment ski l l s t o f aci l i t at e successf ul academi c per f or mance and addr ess devel opment al needs dur i ng t he f i r st t er m. To t each t r ansf er st udent s how t o navi gat e t he compl exi t i es and r esour ces of a l ar ge r esear ch uni ver si t y. To est abl i sh connect i ons bet ween t r ansf er st udent s, t r ansf er ment or s, st af f and f acul t y f r om acr oss t he uni ver si t y. To devel op a sense of communi t y among
- 3. Dougl ass Resi dent i al Col l ege STS ePor t f ol i o Pi l ot Passpor t STS st udent s must at t end a number of event s Transf er Passport Pr oof of compl et i on of t he f ol l owi ng: 3 Oppor t uni t i es f r om Sect i on A: Academi c Event s 4 Oppor t uni t i es f r om a combi nat i on of Sect i on B: Ext r a- Cur r i cul ar Event s Or Sect i on C: Co- Cur r i cul ar Event s f or a t ot al of 7 event s. Patricia Dahlman, Spring 2, 2007 canvas, cloth, stuffing, & thread, 25 x 22 x 23 inches
- 4. Dougl ass Resi dent i al Col l ege STS ePor t f ol i o Pi l ot
- 5. Dougl ass Resi dent i al Col l ege STS ePor t f ol i o Pi l ot Gener i c Cour se Syl l abus f or STS
- 6. Dougl ass Resi dent i al Col l ege STS ePor t f ol i o Pi l ot Dougl ass Sect i on STS: goal s and eP pi l ot Goals: To create strong sense of community in classroom for students who are not yet connected to Rutgers; Introduce students to ePortfolio and Sakai technology; Encourage students to link prior learning experience to current academic/career goals; Emphasize integration of prior learning with goals of research university (connect to research, major disciplines, co- curricular programs, campus involvement)
- 7. Dougl ass Resi dent i al Col l ege STS ePor t f ol i o Pi l ot Sampl e ePor t f ol i os Ami na Jessi ca Al exandr a Jat asha Mor gan Li sa photo, Alisha Beyer, from ePortfolio
- 8. Dougl ass Resi dent i al Col l ege STS ePor t f ol i o Pi l ot Advant ages/ Resul t s Bl ogs and eP s enabl ed st udent s t o l ear n about each ot her and cr eat e suppor t i ve envi r onment eP s of t en r ecount st udent s sense of i nt el l ect ual gr owt h, commi t ment t o maj or or car eer St udent s gai ned sense of pr i de af t er i nst r uct or shar ed eP s i n cl ass eP s al l owed f or mor e t ar get ed advi si ng i n one- on- one meet i ngs bet ween i nst r uct or and st udent Cont r i but ed t o hi gh r at e of sat i sf act i on among st udent s
- 9. Dougl ass Resi dent i al Col l ege STS ePor t f ol i o Pi l ot Next St eps Meet wi t h t r ansf er dean t o shar e r esul t s and t r ai n t r ansf er deans i n eP; ePor t f ol i o cont r i but ed t o cour se goal s: Enabl ed st udent s t o connect wi t h each ot her and cr eat e sense of communi t y wi t hi n cl ass; For mat of eP encour aged st udent s t o l i nk pr i or l ear ni ng exper i ences wi t h academi c goal s at Rut ger s; eP enabl ed st udent s t o connect per sonal backgr ounds wi t h l ear ni ng goal s
- 10. Dougl ass Resi dent i al Col l ege STS ePor t f ol i o Pi l ot Next St eps Meet wi t h t r ansf er dean t o shar e r esul t s and t r ai n t r ansf er deans i n eP; ePor t f ol i o cont r i but ed t o cour se goal s: Enabl ed st udent s t o connect wi t h each ot her and cr eat e sense of communi t y wi t hi n cl ass; For mat of eP encour aged st udent s t o l i nk pr i or l ear ni ng exper i ences wi t h academi c goal s at Rut ger s; eP enabl ed st udent s t o connect per sonal backgr ounds wi t h l ear ni ng goal s