MTSU QEP Proposed
ePortfolio Map and
Template
February 4, 2016
ePortfolio Map of Student Learning Outcome
Indicators to ePortfolio Sections
ePortfolio Sections
´  Indicators
Connec9ons to Experience
Connec9ons to Discipline
About Me
Career & Educa9on Goals/Plans
Transfer
Campus & Community Involvement
SLO: Integra9ve/
Reflec%ve Thinking
Integrated /Effec9ve Communica9on
Reflec9on & Self-­‐
Assessment
Work/Academic Showcase
Proposed ePortfolio Template
ePor%olio Sec+ons
About Me
Career and Educa9on Goals/Plan
Campus & Community Connec9ons
Work/Academic Showcase
Components of Each Sec+on
•  Who am I? Description of Self
•  Strengths and Weaknesses
•  Philosophy
• Career Goals & Plan (Years 1-­‐4)
• Educa9onal Goals and Plan (for Sophomore porXolio)
• Resume (Years 2 & 4)
• Cover leYer (Year 4)
• Campus Involvement
• Academic Service Learning
• Civic Engagement Ac9vi9es
• Other Ac9vi9es
• Course ar9facts/examples of work with reflec9on (minimum 6 with 4 from 1st 2 years/general educa9on)
• Other ar9facts/examples of work as determined by major, program, or department
ePortfolio Components and Prompts
About Me
1.
Describe yourself so that someone who doesn’t know you gets a good sense of who you are as a person.
Include information about your interests, skills, values, and/or personality.
Ø  Who am I? What factors contributed to who I am?
Ø  What are my fundamental attitudes and values? How do I know? Why are those important to me?
Ø  What have I learned about myself thus far?
Ø  What are my goals for my own personal development?
Ø  What are my knowledge, skills, and abilities to date?
2.
3.
Based on this discussion of who you are as a person, your life experiences, and possibly class activities that
have helped you think about your strengths, describe several of your key strengths.
a.
Sophomore ePortfolio: How can I foster those strengths? How do I compensate for my weaknesses or
overcome them? What are my biggest challenges?
b.
Senior ePortfolio: For each characteristic of yourself you described above, provide an example of a
significant experience or accomplishment during your time at MTSU that shows how this characteristic
was developed and/or why it is important to you.
Senior ePortfolio: Philosophy statement (tentative)
ePortfolio Components and Prompts
Career/Education Goals & Plan
1. Educational Goals and Plan (include in sophomore ePortfolio only)
Ø  Educational goals for the near future (time at MTSU):
´  What are my educational goals for college?
´  What skills and resources will I use to enhance my college success?
Ø  Exploring majors:
´  What is your major (or what majors are you considering)?
´  Focus on your chosen major (or one major you are considering). Why did you (or might you) select it?
´  Give examples of the academic skills, strengths, and/or personal qualities you will need in order to be successful in this
major. Think about what it will take to meet admission requirements (if applicable), maintain a strong GPA, and
complete course requirements in this major.
´  Consider your personal characteristics and strengths, as well as the academic skills, strengths, and personal qualities you
discussed in your responses to the questions above. Why is this major (or possible major) a good fit for you—or not?
ePortfolio Components and Prompts
Career/Education Goals & Plan (cont.d)
Ø  Educational plan:
´  Complete a 2-4 year course plan with your advisor so that you know what classes to register for each semester to stay on track.
´  What key knowledge, skills, and abilities are necessary for my career or professional goals? Describe 2-3 ways in which you would
like to enhance your college experience. Give specific examples of what you would like to do. Your examples should
demonstrate why each of the activities you describe would be important to you and should include discussion of the knowledge
and/or skills you seek to develop by undertaking the activity. Consider the following: campus activities/organizations, volunteer
activities or service learning classes, externships and/or internships, study abroad, summer or part-time employment opportunities,
undergraduate research.
2. Career Goals & Plan:
What are my career goals? What is my plan for reaching my goals? What steps do I need to take to clarify and
strengthen my career goals?
a.
Resume
b.
Cover letter
ePortfolio Components and Prompts
Campus and Community Connections:
´  In this section, you, the student, will reflect on the campus and community experiences that have enhanced
your college learning. Such experiences might include undergraduate research, study abroad, service
learning, civic engagement, community service or other volunteerism, internships/ externships, campus
activities, and or student organizations. This may include your WTC & BTC activities that are part of MT
Engage courses.
´  Describe the (one such) campus/community experience. When and where did it occur? Why did the
experience take place? Who was involved? What did you do? What did others do?
´  What were the most important things you learned from this experience? In what ways did you increase your
knowledge of yourself as a person, a learner, and aspiring professional and/or a citizen?
´  Why is what you learned in this experience significant or important to you? How does what you learned from
this experience relate to your educational and career goals or your discipline? How does it relate to other
courses you are taking?
´  Did you use anything you learned in your prior coursework to help you in this experience or could you relate
anything you learned in your prior coursework to this experience? If so, describe an example. How will this
experience affect your future learning? How will what you learned be helpful in future classes or in future
situations?
ePortfolio Components and Prompts
Work/Academic Showcase:
This section consists of artifacts that were submitted as representative of students’ key learning experiences in MT Engage courses
and beyond. You, the student, should justify the inclusion of any artifact in this section by addressing the prompts that are
included below. Artifacts or work products included in the Work/Academic Showcase should be organized by general
education and program of study knowledge, skills, and abilities; choose 2-3 overarching knowledge, skills, and abilities
categories provided in the table below to organize entries. This section should have at least 6 entries with evidence (at least four
by the end of the sophomore year and two more at the upper division level by the end of the senior year)—with each entry
consisting of the following information:
1.
Artifact/Work Example: Attach (or link) a course assignment, paper, project, creative piece, etc. which you judge to be
strong evidence of your learning. Be sure that what you include is something you are proud of and want others to view as
a representation of your best work.
2.
Description: Provide a brief synopsis of the work “that includes the context and goals of the experience and a summary of
lessons learned.”
3.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Gained: What general education skills, knowledge, or abilities were gained or demonstrated
through this work or experience OR what major-specific skills, knowledge, or abilities were gained or demonstrated through
this work or experience (see table)? How might having this skill, knowledge, or ability affect you or be useful to you in the
future? How could you apply this or use this in the future?
4.
Integration: How does this experience relate to other experiences or knowledge you have gained in other classes in your
major? In other classes in general? To other experiences or knowledge you have gained outside the classroom?
ePortfolio Components and Prompts
General Education Knowledge, Skills, &
Competencies Critical Thinking Program of Study Knowledge, Skills, &
Competencies Research Information Literacy Civic Engagement Communication Skills Professional Development/Self-Assessment Cultural Awareness & Appreciation for
Diversity Quantitative Literacy Global Engagement Scientific Reasoning Team Work/Collaboration Fine Arts Appreciation Cultural Competence Problem Solving Skills Social Responsibility Creative Thinking and Expression Other: Other: Other: Ethical Leadership ePortfolio Components and Prompts
Work/Academic Showcase (cont.d):
Select one additional reflection question below and answer it:
5. Lessons Learned: What did you take away from this key learning experience? Why is
this important? What did you learn about yourself during this time?
6. Impact: Provide “a description of how the work has affected groups, institutions, or
your own learning journey.”
7. Importance: What makes this experience/artifact a key learning experience? Why is
what you learned in the course significant or important to you? How does this learning
contribute to your educational and career goals?