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Connections: A Community of Teaching and Learning Scholars. Faculty Learning Community 2011-12. What Is Connections?. Connections is a faculty learning community Connections is comprised of “veteran†faculty members who have been at CCBC for more than five years
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Connections: A Community of Teaching and Learning Scholars Faculty Learning Community 2011-12
What Is Connections? • Connections is a faculty learning community • Connections is comprised of “veteran” faculty members who have been at CCBC for more than five years • Members work on a pedagogy project, either individually or in collaboration with other group members
Connections Members 2010-11 • Jennifer Pemberton, Facilitator, Psychology • Kadriyya P. Clark, Nursing • Linda Gronberg-Quinn, Education • Renuka Kumar, SAIT • Marilyn Kuzsma, Chemical Dependency Counseling • Margy McCampbell • Robert Miller,
Connections Projects • “E-portfiolio Development” is the theme for this 2011-12 Connections cohort • Project goals: • Collaboration with at least one other area of the college to enhance teaching and learning by developing one new major strategy for improving student learning • Positive impact of the project on students, people, departments, and/or disciplines both inside and outside of the participants of the learning community • Public sharing of project final report so that others can benefit from what was gained
The Projects • Kadriyya P. Clark • Nursing Concepts I • Electronic Portfolio Journal w/ brief bulleted description • Students given directions to create and access epsilen • A template was created for guidance (questions) • Students created journals in epsilen for 8 weeks of clinical • Themes included professional growth, clinical outcome evaluation, and personal growth
The Projects • Linda Gronberg-Quinn • EDTR101: Foundations of Education • Teacher Education e-Portfolio • Used Epsilen as the platform • “Building a Better Teacher” • Student Journaling • Maryland Teacher Technology Standards
The Projects • Renuka Kumar • CSIT 101, Introduction to Computers • ePortfolio Project • In CSIT 101 students learn computer concepts as well as Word, Excel and PPT • For the project students develop an ePortfolio on www.weebly.com • Students must create the following documents and upload them to there ePortfolio • Resume – using Word • Schedule/Transcript – using Excel • Presentation – using PowerPoint • They also must present their ePortfolio to the class
The Projects • Marilyn Kuzsma • CMDP 251: Practicum in Chemical Dependency Counseling • Developing an E-portfolio of Assignments from the Course • In this course, students produce 5 assignment that demonstrate their achievement of the CMDP Program Outcomes. • Using the Epsilen platform, students will develop an E-portfolio consisting of these assignments. • Epsilen was chosen because it is both portable and password protected. • Students can use the E-portfolio to provide a sample of their work to prospective employers and for admission to 4 year colleges. • In the future, the E-portfolio will be instrumental in providing both internal and external evaluations of the students’ work.
Robert Miller Margy McCampbellCreating an E-portfolio APSFaculty Resultsstrong supportmuch clearer representation of their workmuch easier if they were allowed to use the platforms a second timeplatforms should be standardized100% would use e-portfolios again if allowed.
Administration Results • less agreement (but sample size of only 2) • make sure there is opening / signature page • more of faculty activities are reflected • no system for electronic storage, so the e-portfolios had to be printed.
Final Thoughts • Upon project completion, all Connections members will: • Compose a final report that includes outcomes and reflection • Present project outcomes at a CCBC professional development event • Fall Focus • Teaching Learning Fair • Professional Development Day