*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
Email: norriske@iupui.edu
Phone:
278-0013
