Students in Transition ePortfolio at Rutgers Douglass Residential College

1. Dougl ass Resi dent i al Col l ege
STS ePor t f ol i o Pi l ot

2. Dougl ass Resi dent i al Col l ege
STS ePor t f ol i o Pi l ot
Cour se Goal s f r o m Syl l abus, St ud e nt s i n
Tr a ns i t i o n
Course goal s:
• To f aci l i t at e t he pr ocess of hel pi ng t r ansf er
st udent s connect t o RU and t o encour age t hem
t o become act i ve and r esponsi bl e member s of
t he RU communi t y. To pr ovi de t he i nf or mat i on
and sel f - assessment ski l l s t o f aci l i t at e
successf ul academi c per f or mance and addr ess
devel opment al needs dur i ng t he f i r st t er m.
• To t each t r ansf er st udent s how t o navi gat e
t he compl exi t i es and r esour ces of a l ar ge
r esear ch uni ver si t y.
• To est abl i sh connect i ons bet ween t r ansf er
st udent s, t r ansf er ment or s, st af f and f acul t y
f r om acr oss t he uni ver si t y.
• To devel op a sense of communi t y among

3. Dougl ass Resi dent i al Col l ege
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Passpor t
STS st udent s must at t end a number of
event s
Transf er Passport
• Pr oof of compl et i on of t he
f ol l owi ng:
• 3 Oppor t uni t i es f r om Sect i on A:
Academi c Event s
• 4 Oppor t uni t i es f r om a
combi nat i on of Sect i on B: Ext r a-
Cur r i cul ar Event s
• Or Sect i on C: Co- Cur r i cul ar
Event s f or a t ot al of 7 event s.
Patricia Dahlman, Spring 2, 2007
canvas, cloth, stuffing, & thread, 25 x 22 x 23
inches

4. Dougl ass Resi dent i al Col l ege
STS ePor t f ol i o Pi l ot

5. Dougl ass Resi dent i al Col l ege
STS ePor t f ol i o Pi l ot
Gener i c Cour se Syl l abus f or STS

6. Dougl ass Resi dent i al Col l ege
STS ePor t f ol i o Pi l ot
Dougl ass Sect i on STS: goal s and eP
pi l ot
Goals:
To create strong sense of community in classroom for
students who are not yet connected to Rutgers;
Introduce students to ePortfolio and Sakai technology;
Encourage students to link prior learning experience to
current academic/career goals;
Emphasize integration of prior learning with goals of research
university (connect to research, major disciplines, co-
curricular programs, campus involvement)

7. Dougl ass Resi dent i al Col l ege
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Sampl e ePor t f ol i os
• Ami na
• Jessi ca
• Al exandr a
• Jat asha
• Mor gan
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• Li sa
photo, Alisha Beyer, from ePortfolio

8. Dougl ass Resi dent i al Col l ege
STS ePor t f ol i o Pi l ot
Advant ages/ Resul t s
• Bl ogs and eP’ s enabl ed st udent s t o l ear n
about each ot her and cr eat e suppor t i ve
envi r onment
• eP’ s of t en r ecount st udent ’ s sense of
i nt el l ect ual gr owt h, commi t ment t o maj or or
car eer
• St udent s gai ned sense of pr i de af t er
i nst r uct or shar ed eP’ s i n cl ass
• eP’ s al l owed f or mor e t ar get ed advi si ng i n
one- on- one meet i ngs bet ween i nst r uct or and
st udent
• Cont r i but ed t o hi gh r at e of sat i sf act i on
among st udent s

9. Dougl ass Resi dent i al Col l ege
STS ePor t f ol i o Pi l ot
Next St eps
• Meet wi t h t r ansf er dean t o shar e r esul t s and
t r ai n t r ansf er deans i n eP;
ePor t f ol i o cont r i but ed t o cour se goal s:
Enabl ed st udent s t o connect wi t h each ot her
and cr eat e sense of communi t y wi t hi n cl ass;
For mat of eP encour aged st udent s t o l i nk
pr i or l ear ni ng exper i ences wi t h academi c
goal s at Rut ger s;
eP enabl ed st udent s t o connect per sonal
backgr ounds wi t h l ear ni ng goal s

10. Dougl ass Resi dent i al Col l ege
STS ePor t f ol i o Pi l ot
Next St eps
• Meet wi t h t r ansf er dean t o shar e r esul t s and
t r ai n t r ansf er deans i n eP;
ePor t f ol i o cont r i but ed t o cour se goal s:
Enabl ed st udent s t o connect wi t h each ot her
and cr eat e sense of communi t y wi t hi n cl ass;
For mat of eP encour aged st udent s t o l i nk
pr i or l ear ni ng exper i ences wi t h academi c
goal s at Rut ger s;
eP enabl ed st udent s t o connect per sonal
backgr ounds wi t h l ear ni ng goal s