| What concepts are you going to learn, or skills are you going to develop? | How will you learn the content/develop the skill? | What evidence will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | How will you and I assess the evidence of your learning/skills? |
| (30%) Based on (4) Global Learning | – Engage in readings and participate in class discussions on diverse worldviews, cultures, and experiences. – Prepare for discussions on global issues. | – Include 2-3 reflective pieces on global issues discussed in class. – Research report: Introduction highlights topic significance (Rubric #2). – Research report: Summary and reflections on issues (Rubric #6). | – Attend and actively participate in at least 90% of classes. – Submit weekly reflections on time with complete answers. – Be prepared for 90% of class sessions. – Achieve “Excellent” work on the research report (Rubric #2, #6). |
| (50%) Based on (5) Information Literacy | – Collaborate with research group to create a research question or hypothesis. – Evaluate different sources for the research report. – Utilize SIUE resources for proper reference formatting. | – Research report: Research question (Rubric #3). – Literature review and analysis (Rubric #4). – Reference page (Rubric #7). – Annotated bibliography. | – Produce “Excellent” work on the research report (Rubric #3, #4, #7). – Score “Excellent” on pre-assignments, including annotated bibliography. |
| (10%) Based on (3) Ethical Reasoning | – Recognizes multilayered ethical issues and the cross-relationships among them within Braiding Sweetgrass | – Reflections, written responses to prompts given in class, Jigsaws | – Completion of all the items listed in the evidence section |
| (10%) Based on (10) Quantitative Literacy | – Participate in class lectures and exercises to learn data analysis. – Analyze various data sources for the research report. | – Research report: Proposed experiment (Rubric #5). | – Deliver “Excellent” work on the research report (Rubric #5). |