reflection

The Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis is delivered in a blended learning environment utilizing the traditional classroom and the online environment. Portfolio practices are at the foundation of this program. Students are encouraged to reflect on their learning, integrating both their curricular and co-curricular learning experiences. Full details are provided in the self-assessment document used to apply for the Teaching With Sakai Innovation Award.

The Students Engaging and Responding through Volunteer Experiences Living Learning Community (SERVE LLC) was launched in the 2009-2010 academic year with a mission of creating a nurturing living-learning community that fosters personal growth and civic responsibility.  Given both theoretical context and shared civic engagement experience as common ground, students discuss and reflect in a variety of forums – in-class discussions, social media/blogs, and formal written reflections.  ePortfolios are used as an overarching tool for students to synthesize and articulate the whole of t

The innovation in this course revolves around wikifolios.  Wikis, wiki commenting, and other features of Indiana’s OnCourse platform are used to foster engagement and to balance participation and accountability.  The course serves a challenging mix of educators, designers, trainers, & researchers.

The attached PowerPoint presentation describes results of research using OSP to support students developing portfolios to explore their leadership identity and practices in a co-curricular context conducted in Spring 2007. The Lives We Lead was a joint project of the New Century College and University Life at George Mason and is part of the third cohort of the Inter/National Coalition for Electronic Portfolio Research. A range of handouts, forms, wizards, and templates used in this project are available on this site.