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On-Line Portfolios: Student Reflection on Learning in two General Education (GN) Courses

On-Line Portfolios: Student Reflection on Learning in two General Education (GN) Courses. Semih Eser Department of Energy & Geo-Environmental Engineering . Courses. EGEE 101 - Energy and the Environment (GN, 3 credits) (Spring 2001) Enrollment: 49 First-year students: 25

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On-Line Portfolios: Student Reflection on Learning in two General Education (GN) Courses

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  1. On-Line Portfolios: Student Reflection on Learning in two General Education (GN) Courses Semih Eser Department of Energy & Geo-Environmental Engineering

  2. Courses • EGEE 101 - Energy and the Environment (GN, 3 credits) (Spring 2001) • Enrollment: 49 • First-year students: 25 • EM SC 121 - Minerals and Modern Society (GN, 3 Credits) (Spring 2001) • Enrollment: 20 • First-year students: 5

  3. EGEE 101- Semesters & Majors

  4. Motivate students to acquire rudimentary literacy and numeracy to understand the scope of current issues related to energy and the environment through introduction of basic energy terminology, units, and conversion concepts; discussion of environmental consequences of energy generation for the present and the future for responsible citizenship and stewardship. Course Objectives -EGEE 101

  5. EGEE101-Major Learning Activities • Library Assignment • Linda Musser’s workshop and help with finding and using literature • Writing Short Essays • Joe Schall’s presentation and tutoring at the center • Learning Portfolio • Web Page Preparation and Presentation • Tim Robinson’s presentation and help • Homework Assignments • Test Pilot

  6. EGEE 101 -Learning Portfolios • A personal account of learning with connection to and reflection on relevant concepts/knowledge along a story line.

  7. EGEE 101 Portfolio Examples http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/d/f/dfm136/ http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/k/l/klp190/portfolio.htm http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/b/p/bpm158/brian.htm

  8. EM SC 121- Portfolio Examples http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/j/p/jpb248/emsci/contents.htm http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/m/r/mrh235/emsc_page.html http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/n/s/nsg116/Portfolio/index.htm

  9. Learning Portfolios -Impressions • Preparing on-line learning portfolios • makes students relate to and reflect on the course content in a personal manner; • motivates them to learn how to create on-line documents and web pages with hyperlinks - a “new” medium of communication; • creates a document to share with peers, family, friends, and prospective employers.

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