2.  To provide a central organizing construct to support and assess student development and to promote students’ synthesis of their experiences at Illinois

3.  Measuring achievement toward Global Studies Goals  Knowledge  Skills  Values  Setting specific goals and assessing progress toward them can lead to higher quality educational experiences See AACU VALUE Project: Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education http://www.aacu.org/resources/assessment/portfolio.cfm

4. GoalsOutcomesAssessment Expand knowledge of human cultures and impacts on world Students develop knowledge of other cultures; their level of integration in regional and global politics and economics. Publish research project as a website and make it available to others in class; students assess peers’ work Develop a sense of social responsibility and intentionality Students reflect on values/interests; identify volunteer projects, organizations to support values, int. Publish on-line profile of values, interests and match to relevant civic experiences

5.  Promote reflection on and articulation of their academic and personal goals, their intersections:  Coursework  Study abroad  Volunteer and service experiences  Student organizations and leadership roles  Part-time jobs, internships  Provide a way for students to get to know each other  Ultimately used for presenting students for job consideration, committee participation or other recommendation

6.  Interest in developing students’ technology skills through website development  Interest in developing students’ collaborative project work through website development  Interest in linking their project work to their on-line academic profile

7. eFolio Minnesota: http://sample19.efoliomn.com/ Task Stream: http://www.taskstream.com/pub/PDF/ToolsBrochure.pdf Mahara: https://portfolio.atlas.uiuc.edu/

8. American Council on Education: Assessing International Learning Outcomes http://www.acenet.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ProgramsServices/cii/res/a ssess/index.htm

9.  Set-up and purpose of course  Three major assignments:  Individual Profile  Danielle Kolecki Danielle Kolecki  Bianca Serrato Bianca Serrato  Mid-Term Project  Molly Schmidt Molly Schmidt  Final Group Project  Central America and the Caribbean Central America and the Caribbean

10.  Steep learning curve using the tool  Problems of plagiarism  Useful in writing letters of recommendation and advising

11.  Possibility to create templates that will help them frame their experiences overall, listing courses with links to artifacts  Exploring ways to motivate students to maintain their portfolio throughout the four years