experiential learning assessment using v logs & digital storytelling

Accelerating the Credential Impact of Experiential Learning

AAEEBL Conference, July 2014

Boston, MA

Christine C. GeithAssistant Provost & Executive Director

&Bill Heinrich

Research Specialist

MSU Global

Overview• Framework• Assessment project• Accelerating Credential

Experiential Learning

High Impact Practices• First-Year Seminars and Experiences, • Common Intellectual Experiences, • Learning Communities,• Writing-Intensive Courses, • Collaborative Assignments and Projects, • Undergraduate Research, • Diversity/Global Learning • Service Learning and Community-Based Learning • Internships, and • Capstone Courses and ProjectsKuh, G. D. & Schneider, C. G. (2008). High-impact educational practices: What they are, who has access to them, and why they matter. AAC&U. Washington D.C.

Finding embedded outcomes

Definition• Intended Learning Outcomes– Intentionally taught, facilitated, & assessed

• Embedded/Implicit Learning Outcomes– Learning outcomes, likely present, but unassessed

at the time of the learning experience.

LEAP Essential Learning Outcomes (AAC&U)Intellectual and Practical Skills, Including • Inquiry and analysis• Critical and creative thinking• Written and oral communication• Quantitative literacy• Information literacy• Teamwork and problem solving• Practiced extensively, across the curriculum, in the context of progressively more challenging

problems, projects, and standards for performance

Personal and Social Responsibility, Including • Civic knowledge and engagement—local and global• Intercultural knowledge and competence• Ethical reasoning and action• Foundations and skills for lifelong learning• Anchored through active involvement with diverse communities and real-world challenges

Integrative and Applied Learning, Including • Synthesis and advanced accomplishment across general and specialized studies

Assessment Challenge• Assessing for Embedded Outcomes– Identify the intended outcomes– Map the curricular links to intended outcomes– Assess for the extra outcomes• Video reflections & storytelling

– See the student’s relationship to the learning context

– Showcase the individual student’s voice– See affective, emotional, & integrative outcomes

Watch this Video & take notes…• What learning outcomes are being

demonstrated?

Video of Student Reflections• What rubrics matter?• Why?

Accelerating Credentials• How do we leverage this additional learning?Go.

Policy and Practice Implications• Badges• Credential• Certificates• Credit• Prior Learning• ‘Fast Track’ rewards (i.e. GVSU pays students

$1k to if they’re on track for a 4 year degree)

A Working Method for Assessing Embedded Learning Outcomes• 3 reflections• Feedback to students about

reflections/outcomes• Storytelling with an audience• Open-Ended Learning Assessment of above– Mapped back to important standards or rubrics

Next Steps• Questions• Discussion• Contact us!

Christine C. Geith geith@msu.eduAssistant Provost & Executive Director

Bill Heinrich heinri19@msu.eduResearch Specialist

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