e-Portfolios @ UBC – Archive of Projects

BIOL 321 is both a lecture and learner-centred lab. The proposed e-Portfolio project proposed facilitates reflection and integration of material in the lecture and laboratory components of the course and across other courses. This type of reflection encourages on-going dialogue and individual, instructor, course, and potentially program reflection.

Objectives:

• To create a reflective individual and peer-to-peer learning environment through the use of personal reflective paragraphs.
• To assess students’ conceptual understanding of the course concepts, the extent to which key concepts are related to other courses, students’ reflection of their own learning, and responsibility for learning.
• To provide a reflective space for graduate students in the Life Sciences so they can assess their growth and development as teachers.

Evaluation:

The project evaluation, both formative and summative in nature, will be based on student surveys and focus groups and the instructor’s evaluation of the process and project product.