Tuesday, October 25, 2011

SL & ePortfolios Webinar - Nov. 15th

[Announcement from he-sl listserv]


*The Perfect Marriage - Service Learning & ePortfolios *Tuesday, November 15, 2011
9 a.m. PT /12 p.m. ET or 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET Co-sponsored by EPAC and the Center for Service and Learning at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis http://csl.iupui.edu/

This event is free to all interested individuals although pre-registration is required:

If you cannot attend but would like to be notified when the archived recording of the session is available, please go ahead and register as well.

Description:
According to the Lumina Degree Qualifications Profile, civic learning is important on every type of college campus. However, what are we doing to assess civic learning? As an AAC&U LEAP campus and in alignment with the campus mission, service-learning courses, service-based scholarships, and community-based research have been emphasized as high-impact activities to achieve essential learning outcomes of civic knowledge and engagement. A recent US News & World Report finding ranks IUPUI 3rd among universities making promising, innovative changes and this recognition comes in part due to our service learning programs.
A central focus of the IUPUI Center for Service and Learning (CSL) is to facilitate a learning process in which students are able to articulate and demonstrate civic growth as a result of their participation. One of the most common elements of e-portfolios is student reflection, which makes ePortfolio a perfect marriage with service learning and civic engagement. During this session, we will demonstrate the relevance of our work to the field of service learning and civic engagement through an ePortfiolio initiative on our campus and help attendees understand how ePortfolios help facilitate our work in hopes of making an impact on their campus as well.

The goals of this session are to:

  * Generate a clearer understanding of the implications of ePortfolios
    to the field of service learning and civic engagement.
  * Demonstrate how assessment of civic learning on campuses can be
    realized with the use of ePortfolios. We will introduce our
    ePortfolio project, which was initially created to facilitate a
    process, but has moved into using ePortfolios as a way to facilitate
    reflection and demonstrate civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions
    attained while in college.
  * Identify ways in which ePortfolios can be used for research in
    student civic growth as well as community engagement.


Presenters:
*Robert G. Bringle, Ph.D., Phil.D.* (Social Psychology, University of Massachusetts, 1974) Chancellor's Professor of Psychology and Philanthropic Studies Executive Director, IUPUI Center for Service and Learning Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Dr. Bringle has been involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of educational programs directed at talented undergraduate psychology majors, high school psychology teachers, first-year students, and the introductory psychology course.  As a social psychologist, he is widely known for his research on jealousy and close relationships. His work as Executive Director of the IUPUI Center for Service and Learning has resulted in numerous national recognitions for his campus and himself. For his scholarly journal articles, chapters, and books on service learning, Dr. Bringle was awarded the Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service Learning and was recognized at the International Service-Learning Research Conference for his outstanding contributions.
He was the Volunteer of the Year in 2001 for Boys and Girls Clubs of Indianapolis. The University of the Free State, South Africa, awarded him an honorary doctorate for his scholarly work on civic engagement and service learning.

*Kristin Norris, M.S., A.B.D.* (Higher Education Administration) Instructional Technology Specialist, IUPUI Center for Service & Learning Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Kristin joined CSL in 2011 to further the work of ePorfolio development around civic learning and to help incorporate Web 2.0 tools into service learning courses offered in an online or hybrid environment. Kristin has presented at IARSLCE, AAC&U, POD Network, AAEEBL, and ePIC on the center's work with ePortfolios. Kristin earned her B.S. from Purdue University and M.S. from Indiana University in Hospitality & Tourism Management. Her previous appointment was in the Tourism, Conventions, and Event Management department where she still serves as adjunct faculty. She is currently working on her dissertation, which looks at the factors that most influence student civic growth & development while in college.

Kristin E. Norris, M.S.

Instructional Technology Specialist
Center for Service & Learning
Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Office: BS 2010
Phone: 278-0013

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