A New Approach to Experiential Learning: Combining Portfolios with Other Tools for Students' Professional Development
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The document summarizes a presentation at the 2014 AAEEBL Annual Conference about the University of Toledo's approach to experiential learning. UT is committed to career preparedness and is integrating experiential learning into students' experiences through programs like intern Ohio, which provides job and internship opportunities for college credit. Students document their experiences using ePortfolios and tools like Seelio to showcase their work and skills to employers. Feedback from students found that using ePortfolios like Seelio helped them stand out during internship and job searches. The presentation encouraged other universities to provide opportunities for experiential learning, help students connect learning to skills, and help students showcase their work.
![AAEEBL 2014 Annual Conference
10
Feedback From Our Students"
“Jobs
in
my
field
aren't
really
easy
to
find,
but
with
Seelio
I
have
a
one
up
on
other
candidates.”
“I
like
that
it
lets
me
not
be
a
piece
of
paper,
it
shows
who
I
am.”
“I'm
very
sa3sfied.
Seelio
is
a
great
resource
to
use.
I
recommend
it
to
all
students!”
[Seelio
helps]
“others
see
what
I
accomplished
and
viewing
others
success.
It's
a
great
experience…
Seelio
has
helped
me
with
job
searching
and
showing
off
my
success.”
“…It's
a
great
place
to
showcase
everything.”
“As
a
student
with
a
lot
of
video
work,
it's
extremely
helpful
that
I
can
display
all
my
videos
in
one
place
that's
completely
customized
to
me;
not
just
a
YouTube
page.”](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/aaeeblutoledojuly2014-140729155121-phpapp02/85/A-New-Approach-to-Experiential-Learning-Combining-Portfolios-with-Other-Tools-for-Students-Professional-Development-10-320.jpg)
A New Approach to Experiential Learning: Combining Portfolios with Other Tools for Students' Professional Development
- 1. AAEEBL 2014 Annual Conference Combining Portfolios with Other Tools for Students’ Professional Development ! A New Approach to Experiential Learning! • Larry Burns, Vice President of External Affairs, University of Toledo! • Moses Lee, CEO & Cofounder, Seelio; Faculty, University of Michigan!
- 2. AAEEBL 2014 Annual Conference 2 UT has a commitment to career preparedness through experiential learning
- 3. AAEEBL 2014 Annual Conference Supporting Students’ Experiential Learning" 3 UT realizes the need for “beyond the classroom experiences” and is weaving that into the student experience via: intern ohio • Job experience, college credit, and often paid • 70% of interns offered work after graduation • Starting in 2 Colleges– Jesup Scott Honors College and College of Art & Communication • Students document and capture story from day one • Creating the classroom of the future through iTunes U flipped classrooms
- 4. AAEEBL 2014 Annual Conference 4 Preparing UT Students for Success" FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE JUNIOR SENIOR • Finding and documenting skills • Initiating Project Based Learning • Seeking and obtaining an internship • Preparing for interviews & showcasing portfolios
- 5. AAEEBL 2014 Annual Conference What It Looks Like On the Ground" 5
- 6. AAEEBL 2014 Annual Conference Touch Points to Capture Experiential Learning" 6 Study Abroad Leadership Experiences Internships & Work Experiences Capstone Projects Theatre Performances Class Projects Volunteer AcBviBes PresentaBons & Speeches
- 7. AAEEBL 2014 Annual Conference ePortfolio & the Flipped Classroom"
- 8. AAEEBL 2014 Annual Conference 8 ePortfolios for Feedback and Team Collaboration"
- 9. AAEEBL 2014 Annual Conference 9 ePortfolios & The Internship Search"
- 10. AAEEBL 2014 Annual Conference 10 Feedback From Our Students" “Jobs in my field aren't really easy to find, but with Seelio I have a one up on other candidates.” “I like that it lets me not be a piece of paper, it shows who I am.” “I'm very sa3sfied. Seelio is a great resource to use. I recommend it to all students!” [Seelio helps] “others see what I accomplished and viewing others success. It's a great experience… Seelio has helped me with job searching and showing off my success.” “…It's a great place to showcase everything.” “As a student with a lot of video work, it's extremely helpful that I can display all my videos in one place that's completely customized to me; not just a YouTube page.”
- 11. AAEEBL 2014 Annual Conference 11 WITHSEELIO WITHOUTSEELIO SOURCE: 2014 Study of Seelio Student Members Study Finding: Promotion Leads to Positive Outcomes"
- 12. AAEEBL 2014 Annual Conference Students’ Stories of Experiential Learning"
- 13. AAEEBL 2014 Annual Conference Steps You Can Take at Your University" 13 LEARNING TOUCH POINTS MAKING CONNECTIONS SHOWCASING & STORYTELLING • Build in time for students to think critically about their learning across all contexts • Help students connect their learning to skills that employers are looking for • Provide model for students to showcase work so they can enter interviews with confidence
- 14. AAEEBL 2014 Annual Conference 14 Questions?
- 15. AAEEBL 2014 Annual Conference • Lawrence Burns! – lawrence.burns2@utoledo.edu! • Debra Davis! – debra.davis@utoledo.edu! • Holly Monsos! – holly.monsos@utoledo.edu! • Moses Lee! – moses@seelio.com! 15 Contact Information"