Your Goal Grade
| A Work | B Work | C Work |
-Misses one class or less, or completes make-up work for excused absences -Annotates all readings thoroughly -Makes substantive comments in discussions -Completes all assignments on time (or has an approved extension request) -Work demonstrates intellectual engagement, care, effort, and growth in response to feedback -Collaborates substantially, contributes to vision, works equally with peers | -Misses two classes or less, or completes make-up work for excused absences -Annotates readings -Often participates in discussion -Completes all major assignments on time (or has an approved extension request) -Completes most SAs on time -Work demonstrates care, effort and growth in response to feedback -Collaborates equally, completes required work | -Misses three classes or less, or completes make-up work for excused absences -Completes most readings -Sometimes adds to discussion -Completes all major assignments on time (or has an approved extension request) -Completes at least four SAs -Meets minimal expectations on assignments; shows limited growth in response to feedback -Completes required collaborative work |
First-Week Introduction
My goals for this semester are to focus on my organization skills as well as my writing skills as we continue to complete and assemble the final products of the work we’ve done over the past semesters. My hope is that throughout the semester I will learn more about how to compile data and research into one cohesive project as well as how to present that to stakeholders and other contributors. One thing I am excited for this semester is getting to see all of my group and I’s work together and one thing that I am nervous for is keeping up with the time management and overall work ethic that is required to go along with that. I do believe however that I will be able to overcome those challenges and still be able to have a good and cohesive product.
Midterm Introduction
During the first half of the semester, the skills I have learned have mainly been surrounding Emplace and the dissemination plan. Something I enjoyed was looking back on the work that I and my group have done and seeing how far we’ve come. One thing I struggled with was with the Emplace website and figuring out what actually goes on there and what still needs to be done. For the second half semester however, I do believe that I’ll be able to figure it out. The goals I feel like I’ve excelled at would be connecting each part of the research together and compiling the data. Some goals I do believe that I need to improve upon will be time management as well as working within the group. I hope to make those a priority in the second half semester by really being able to focus in on the work that needs to be done to make a cohesive project that is ready for the end of the semester.
Final Introduction
Course Goals
Goal 1 (20%)
Based on 1b: I will connect and extend knowledge from academic study to civic engagement..
| What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
| I will make sure that I know the parts of the project and connect items from class into the collaboration with the community partners. | Individual Contribution to Emplace Dissemination Plan Group Contribution to Emplace Undergraduate Scholar Showcase Presentation | – My individual and group contributions to Emplace will show what I’ve been working on and how it connects from class to the community partners/project – The dissemination plan will explain how the connection from class to the community partners was made and what it means for the future – In the Showcase, I will present the connections and be able to answer questions regarding the presentation. |
This is an excerpt from my contribution to the Dissemination Plan. This shows the research I’ve been completing and how it connects to the community partner (JJKFAN) and other stakeholders.
Goal 2 (20%)
Based on 9b: I will identify and evaluate multiple approaches for solving problems.
| What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
| I will try and create multiple avenues to solving problems when it comes to our community projects | Reflections Dissemination Plan Undergraduate Scholar Showcase Presentation | – My reflections will show how I have gotten to resolutions of problems and the different way I experimented with to get there – The dissemination plan will show how I have solved the problems in relation to the community project – The final showcase will show how I, as well as the group, have tested with different avenues of getting to a solution and the ways that we may have succeeded or failed |
This is an excerpt from my Dissemination Plan. This shows how I’ve gone thoroughly through multiple avenues when deciding how to disseminate the work and helping others solve similar problems to the one I helped solve.
This is an excerpt from my Reflection #1. This shows how I’ve gone through different solutions that could be plausible but plan on working through just one of them that would be the most beneficial for the community.
Goal 3 (20%)
Based on 4c: I will apply knowledge and skills to implement sophisticated, workable solutions to address complex global problems using interdisciplinary perspectives.
| What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
I will ensure that my solutions to problems both within the community projects and outside of them are targetted correctly to be understood by diffferent audiences | Dissemination Plan Reflections Emplace Contribution Plan | – My Dissemination Plan will cover how I will cater to different audiences and stakeholders – My reflections will explain how I am able to understadn the different viewpoints of my research – The Emplaec Contribution Plan will demonstrate how I plan on compiling my work to be understandable by the community partners |
This is an excerpt from my Reflection #2 where I talk about the two stakeholders of my soil research. This shows that I understand the different perspectives that my work will be viewed from and therefore also understand the need for multiple avenues of understanding and usage required.
This is my portion of the Emplace Contribution Plan where I briefly explain what I’ve been doing in past semesters and how I plan on revising and continuing that work through this semeseter. This demonstrates that I am working to improve upon my past work and research to make sure that it is understandable and helpful to the community partner.
Goal 4 (20%)
Based on 7a: I will explore a topic in depth, yielding a rich awareness and/or little-known information indicating intense interest in the subject.
| What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
| I will explore each topic and present them in a way that proves that my reseach is beyond surface level | Reflections Individual Emplace Contribution Undergraduate Scholar Showcase Presentation Group Emplace Contribution | – For all the examples, there will be evidence of me having more information and showing genuine interest in the topic(s) of my research |
This is an excerpt from my Reflection #2 in which I explain who I want my work to reach. This demonstrates how I am able to put my passion for the project/research and use it as a means to educate people and help them with their own issues.
Goal 5 (20%)
Based on 13c: I will use language to skillfully communicate with clarity and fluency.
| What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
| I will present my data and projects in a cohesive manner that makes sense to my intended audience | Reflections Author Bio Undergraduate Scholar Showcase Presentation/Presentation Notes Individual Emplace Contribution | – My reflections will showcase each thing I did and the thought processes behind them in relation to the questions. – The author bio will show evidence that I know how to write from a different perspective than one of research – The Individual Emplace contribution will show how I was able to disseminate my work from over the past semesters in a cohesive manner – My presentation and presentation notes will be written out clearly and help me to cohesively explain my portions of the community project |
This is an excerpt from my Reflection #3 where I speak about how I give feedback to others. This demonstrates how I am able to look back upon myself, acknowledge areas in which I need to improve and do both of those in a reflective writing manner.