Element Creation & Reflection

1. Element Creation & Reflection • Portfolio Class October 1, 2004 • ABAH 235 • Housekeeping: Vista • Reflection • Element Creation • Naming & Placement of Element • Computer Labs • Create your first element

2. Vista • Lab time today • Log into Vista • Report any problems • Use “help” link on Vista site

3. Reflection • Reflection is inherent and necessary in portfolio development • “A portfolio is a reflective collection of work that is designed to fulfill a specific purpose and presented for feedback.” Kimball (2003)

4. Reflection • From that definition: • Feedback- obtained when you share your portfolio with instructors annually • Purpose- department: ASHA standards student: to show your competency! • Reflective-telling what you learned from the experience

5. Reflection • Without reflection, your portfolio is: • Your reviewer cannot understand the value, importance and relationship of artifacts • A filing cabinet • A collection of parts with no connection

6. Reflection • Reflection statements • Explain the context of the artifact • Explain decisions made • Tell about lessons learned • What would you do again? • What would you do differently? • Show that you have insightfully considered what you have done and learned • Explain how you might use this information to improve future professional practice • Give your portfolio character and “soul”

7. Common Reflection Statement Questions • Is a reflection statement the same as a reflection essay? • No, reflection statements are much shorter and pertain to a single element; reflection essays pertain (or reflect on) an entire year’s experiences. We cover reflection essays later in the semester. • How long does my reflection statement need to be? • Long enough to do the job • No more than 800 words

8. Common Reflection Statement Questions • Does every element need a reflection statement? • Yes. A reflection statement is what makes an element; it gives it meaning. • Where does my reflection statement go? • In the “text” box of each element

9. Examples Case Study on Laryngectomee Case study project w/o Case study project w/

10. Reflection Statement Starters • I have gained significant growth in the areas of…due to… • I now understand the importance of… • What I learned from this experience is… • What I will do differently next time is… • The most significant learning for me was…

11. Reflection Statement Starters • My most important lesson from this experience was… • I need more experience in this area because… • From this experience, I learned some simple lessons and some that were more profound…

12. Another example • In this element, I am featuring a research paper I wrote when I was in my first year of college. I wrote about a topic that I consider very important: Children’s Charities. Researching this topic made me realize that I really want to have a career that focuses on helping children—I think that being an SLP is a great choice for me. Another interesting fact I learned in this class is that employers state that 2/3rds of their employees have poor writing skills! I’ve included a URL that will show you this survey. Honestly, I have never really enjoyed writing. However, I realize what an important skill it is to an employer and plan to work to develop my writing abilities as much as possible.

13. 4 Steps to Element Creation • Name your element correctly* • Locate your element correctly* • Include at least one pertinent artifact • More than one is also wonderful! • Easy one to add: URL related to topic • Add your reflection statement

14. Today’s Lab • Make sure you can access Vista (vista.umn.edu) • Name your element- IMPORTANT! • Place your element- IMPORTANT! • Add a URL that relates to your topic • Complete your element with a reflection statement! • A suggestion: Try to do this during lab time—trust me! • Have a great weekend!

15. Naming & Placing • Juniors: • Enter Function • Skills-Skills Documentation-click on “add” • Screen will say “name of documentation” • Name your element: Writing Skills • Must be exact!

16. Naming & Placing • 1st years: • Enter Function • Skills-Skills Documentation-click on “add” • Screen will say “name of documentation” • Name your element: Clinical Writing Skills • Must be exact!

17. Element Creation • Click on “upload” (see green material manager box in lower RH corner) • Scroll down to artifact • Click in box before artifact you want to attach to element • Scroll down to select “attach” • Scroll down to select “save” • Click on your new element • Click on “URL” (see green material manager box in lower RH corner) • Enter URL and description • Scroll down to select “save” • Add reflection statement in “text” box • Scroll down to select “save”