Your ePortfolio and Course Reflection

Prior to this discussion, be sure to review the required resources for this week. This discussion introduces you to the University of Arizona Global Campus’s ePortfolio tool, and is an opportunity to reflect on your learning from EDU120. Please review the Week 5 Instructor Guidance page and the Discussion Grading Rubric before participating.

 

Initial Post: Review the Course Learning Outcomes for EDU120:

1. Examine learning theories and their relationship to learning and instruction.

2. Examine instructional design models and strategies.

3. Identify instructional design principles, terminology, and careers.

4. Develop instructional goals and measurable learning objectives.

 

In your initial post complete the following:

· Describe the perceived benefits and challenges to using an ePortfolio.

· Reflect on the CLOs. On a scale from 1 to 5 with 5 being “Extremely Confident” and 1 being “Not Confident At All,” rank each of the CLOs on how confident you feel you have met them in this course.

· Explain why you ranked each CLO the way you did.

· Examine the CLOs regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion. Use the following table to complete this:

 

EDU120 Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)	Briefly explain how each CLO will influence your Instructional Design practice when it comes to issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Use the following  DEI definitions  Download DEI definitions to assist you with your reflection.
1.     Examine learning theories and their relationship to learning and instruction.
2.     Examine instructional design models and strategies.
3.     Identify instructional design principles, terminology, and careers.
4.     Develop instructional goals and measurable learning objectives

 

 

Critical Thinking Guidance: To help meet the critical thinking requirement, your post should do at least one of the following:

· analyze or evaluate information,

· make connections to other concepts in the class,

· provide examples that support your thoughts and viewpoints,

· share personal experiences relevant to the post,

· cite sources that support what you are stating in your post, or

· offer alternative viewpoint.