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WPA Outcomes, Course Objectives and the Final Portfolio

Learn to complete texts for different contexts, refine proofreading skills, revise effectively, integrate sources, use software for composing, and explore diverse genres. Reflect on projects to showcase learning through a final portfolio.

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WPA Outcomes, Course Objectives and the Final Portfolio

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  1. WPA Outcomes, Course Objectives and the Final Portfolio Composition I and II

  2. Outcomes? Objectives? • Prior to 2016 at UALR, WPA Outcomes Statement: • Rhetorical Knowledge • Critical Thinking, Reading, and Composing • Processes • Knowledge of Conventions • Now, University-specific Programmatic Course Learning Objectives (CLOs): • Streamlined version of WPA • Six objectives (A-F)

  3. Course Learning Objective A • “Demonstrate basic rhetorical ability by completing texts for at least 3 different rhetorical situations, with each one written appropriately for that context. (E.g., personal essay, literacy narrative, exploratory source-based paper.)” • Keywords/concepts • rhetorical situation/context • “written appropriately”

  4. Course Learning Objective B • “Demonstrate awareness of basic proofreading and editing skills by completing finished drafts that follow appropriate conventions of grammar punctuation, usage, and spelling.” • Keywords/concepts • proofreading, editing • conventions of grammar

  5. Course Learning Objective C • “Revise and reflect on all major projects [at least 3] effectively, based on instructor feedback, peer review, and self-assessment. (E.g., evidence of improvement on global & local issues plus a substantial reflection essay.)” • Keywords/concepts • revise effectively based on • instructor feedback • peer review • self-assessment • Substantial reflection

  6. Course Learning Objective D • “Produce at least one final draft that effectively integrates electronic and print sources into the writer’s own text and documents them effectively. (E.g., exploratory paper that uses primary and secondary sources located through library databases to pose and answer a question.)” • Keywords/concepts • electronic and print sources • “effectively integrates” • “documents them effectively”

  7. Course Learning Objective E • “Effectively use different software programs and applications to compose and revise documents in different modes and mediums. (E.g., an e-portfolio site or blog with working links that is eye-friendly, readable, and navigable.)” • Keywords/concepts • different software programs and applications • different modes and mediums

  8. Course Learning Objective F • “Demonstrate awareness of multiple genres by producing at least one effective text in a professional, public, and non-essay genre. (E.g., portfolio contains a press release, an opinion-editorial essay, and a design for a billboard ad or PSA.)” • Keywords/concepts • multiple genres • non-essay genre

  9. Achieving the course objectives … • (… and showing it): • Project reflections • Portfolio reflective piece

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