Your Goal Grade
Highlight the header for the column below to indicate which grade you plan to work toward in the course. Meeting the basic requirements for your chosen letter grade, according to the table below, is mandatory.
| 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
The goals that I’ve chosen for this semester/year is ethical reasoning, global learning, information literacy, skills for lifelong learning and written communication. I’ve chose these outcomes to strengthen my critical thinking skills, learn how to think and adapt to different cultures and different perspectives that I’m used to and grow in ways that I’ve struggled in from the previous semesters. I’m excited for all assignments this semester. I feel as if none would be as challenging as it seems if i ask for help and use my resources. Using the resources around me and asking for help and improving on my note taking skills will help set myself up for a successful future.
Midterm Introduction
During this first semester it was quite of a challenge sometimes when I needed questions or had to figure out how to navigate volunteer events on my own for the first time but it was all fun in the end. I’ve learned a lot of skills like, cultivating interview questions, learning how to analyze visual videos, and interact with people beyond the classroom. I enjoyed the volunteer event the most because it helped me learn how to interact with people from different ages and know why they think the way they do. Also, it helped me learn more about plants and I left with questions and curiosity and a recommended app to use to learn more about plants. I struggled the most with the e portfolio because of a lot of technical difficulties but regardless of them all it was still pretty worth the while and I’ve gained a lesson from it, which is to never give up even when life is throwing you curve balls. Another thing I struggled with this year was coming to all of my classes but everything happens for a reason and it gets better from here. I’ve mastered learning how to research useful information for my research project and use the information effectively and coming up with my own analysis and research. Some goals I have not met yet is communicating with my group and coming together to talk about what we all have so far. I can reach out and possibly make an meeting date and time to make this a priority in the second half of semester.
Final Introduction
After doing months of research and setting goals to help me become better as a person doing research, Iโve accomplished all the goals I had set for myself to become this person. Iโve gotten better with my communication, writing, creative thinking, problem solving, and awareness skills. I met most of my goals by stepping outside of my comfort zone and trying new things which is the main point of my research project. We need to bring awareness to water conservation and trying better practices to conserve water but itโll be hard if people donโt step outside of their comfort zone. Which is something I want to take into my future courses with me; even if things gets challenging Iโll at least take the risk.
Course Goals
Choose five goals from the CODES Student Learning Outcomes that youโd like to work toward. Choose goals that are relevant to the scope of this course, select artifacts/examples based on activities assigned for this course, and explain characteristics in a way that illustrates how your artifacts/examples demonstrate your progress toward the goal.
3b (25%)
Ethical Reasoning: Recognizes multi layered ethical issues and the cross-relationships among them
| 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? |
| 1. I will take stand at recognizing the stakeholders causes in the research problem 2. I will use different types of data to come together with research team and figure out how different people from different backgrounds, areas, and cultures have the same common problem 3. I will analyze the stereotypes that plays apart in our research 4. I will discuss with group members to see different perspectives, sharpen my ethical reasoning, and identify tensions between values | 1. I will use videos from collected data 2. I will use Reflection #1 3. I will use process description assignment 4. I will use instructor feedback 5. I will use volunteer events | 1. Plan affectively meetings 2. Annotate notes and articles |
Below I have video links from collected data to show the issues in why people know what they know and where their information comes from. This helped me understand and come up with questions to make a video like the ones I’ve watched to fix these multi layered ethical problems in the world.
Below I have attached Reflection #1. It has helped me gather information and question what I may need to know or do to further part of my research project. It has also prepared me for the volunteer events.
Below I have attached the process description assignment. This assignment has helped me reach this goal by recognizing the relationship/the stakeholders between young adults and how much they know about water conservation and how the data I’ve collected can support this information.
Below I have attached my instructor feedback. This has helped me see the things I could improve in to better articulate an well written paper.
Below I have attached a photo from the volunteer event to support how I’ve learned to recognize multi layered ethical issues which are the prairie plants and how they aren’t supported by the plants needed because of the native plants killing them.
4a (25%)
Global learning: Adapts and applies a deep understanding of multiple world views, experiences, and power structures while initiating meaningful interactions with other cultures to address significant global 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? |
| 1. I will be engaged in readings/class discussions 2. I will open myself up to learn from different perspectives/cultures other than the ones I’m familiar with 3. Read before class to be prepared for discussions with the class and research groups | 1. I will go to volunteer events 2. I will use videos that has been collected 3. I will use discussion conversations 4. I will use to-do lists 5. I will use video links | 1. I will take notes at group meetings/discussions 2. I will annotate readings and notes 3. I will stay prepared and on top of readings so that I can be engaged in discussions |
Below I have attached a photo from the volunteer event. The photo has helped me cultivate a deep understanding of the world and how it works and what all it takes to have a strong firm foundation.
Below I have included videos that have been collected for my research project to help me produce my own video. These videos have given me a different perspective on how people in the world go about using things especially things we use for everyday use.
Below I have included a photo from discussion conversations that we discussed in class. This photo provides a bigger scope than just what is seen. The meaning behind this photo being taken shows how in dept the conversations we have in class can be held especially with people who have different knowledge that can be provided to some who may not have that knowledge.
Below I have included instructor to-do lists that have helped not only me but everyone in class to get their work done in a orderly and timely manner so that we can all come together in the end and have a outstanding research project.
Below I have attached video links that I’ve used for my research that have helped me tackle my groups research question and to understand a deeper meaning on why people know what they know and where they information comes from.
5a (25%)
Information literacy: Defines the scope of research questions effectively and selects information cogently to address them
| 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? |
| 1. I will come together with my research group to develop research questions 2. I will find resources that could help support the research found 3. I will ask questions and include others opinions to critique work | 1. I will use researched YouTube videos 2. I will use volunteer events 3. I will use reflection # 4. I will use interview questions 5. I will use to-do lists provided by Instructor | 1. Communication 2. Take notes 3. Use public library to find good sources |
Below I have attached a link to the YouTube videos I’ve used to collect data. These videos have helped me learn how to define the overall scope of my research effectively and helped me define the problem of my research question with better knowledge.
Below I have attached pictures from my volunteer events to show the personal insight I’ve gained from this event and how I’ve used my research question to gain knowledge from different people.
Below I have reflection #3 and how it has helped me define the information collected in many ways and also how it helped me see some other things i may have to tackle to get a deeper understanding for my research.
Below I have my research questions attached. These questions have helped me achieve this goal by having the different scope of questions to figure out how we can get the answer to the overall research question.
Below I have attached an screen shot of my instructor informing everyone of the things they should have done before class starts, what they need to have done by the end of class, and what needs to be done before the beginning of next class. This has helped me achieve this goal by reaching and completing assignments in a orderly manner and also helping my cultivate due dates for myself.
7b (25%)
Skills for lifelong learning: Pursues knowledge and educational experience beyond the classroom
| 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? |
| 1. I will help come up with observations and inferences from my research videos 2. I will use feedback from site partners | 1. I will go to volunteer events 2. I will use reminders 3. I will use the data collection assignment 4. I will use notes from class 5. I will use interview questions | 1. Communication 2. Participate within group/class discussions 3. Making sure to find the correct type of evidence |
Below I have attached pictures from volunteer events. It has helped me get an in person insight from different ages and backgrounds on how important water conservation is to them. It also, helped me pursue knowledge outside of the classroom on my own.
Below I have attached a screen shot from the reminders I have set for myself to complete the assignments that were due before every class.
Below I have attached the video links from the data collection assignment. This has helped me learn more about some possible stakeholders on the knowledge of water conservation and how to cultivate this knowledge beyond the classroom.
Below I have attached notes I were going over that I made in class to help me better understand the overall project and support my reflections with some written feedback in class.
Below I have attached interview questions that I came up with in class and studied after class and used to ask my participants of my video.
13a (25%)
Written Communication: Demonstrates a thorough understanding of context, audience, and purpose
| 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? |
| 1. I will understand context in research 2. I will understand the audience used for our research project 3. I will understand what’s the purpose of our research question | 1. I will use reflection #2 2. I will use the data collection from the content videos 3. I will use reflection #1 4. I will use instructor feedback 5. I will use instructors reminders | 1. Learn how to collect appropriate/useful data 2. Communicate 3. Take notes |
Below I have Reflection #2 and how it helped me is how I learned how to analyze the work I’ve started and what my next steps are to demonstrate a thorough understanding of my research.
Below I have used the collected videos from my data collection to show a thorough understanding of my research by gathering information that I may have needed to produce my own content video.
Below I have included instructor feedback that has helped me meet this goal by providing the information i need to fix any issues in my assignments to better demonstrate the written work provided.
Below I have attached the instructors reminders to help me stay on track to provide the well written work I’ve articulated.
Below I have Reflection #1 and how it helped me is by gathering information, curiosity and questions on how to get my research questions answered effectively. It also helped me prepare for the volunteer event.