Inspired by the work that we have done in class, I spoke briefly with Dr. Larson about any concerns he might have with what I am planning on doing with my students. This is how I started the project.
I teach a healthcare informatics course at Methodist College. Each semester, they work on building a specialty clinic or healthcare non-profit as a means of integrating the curriculum into projects they can get their hands on. I love this project!
One of their final assignments is the submission of a comprehensive portfolio of all of the work they have done during the entirety of the term. Each member of each group will also be asked to write a (one page maximum) reflection. All of this content will be build into a Wiki.
With this assignment on deck and coupled with the fact that I was looking to do something different this term (the portfolios can get bulky), I am going to have the students build their end of term portfolios in a Wiki site.
I will start the assignment by using Screen Cast-o-matic software to record my working them through an example and then I will turn the work over to them.
By the time the final report in the assignment is due, I will have been able to see all of the portfolios!
I'm excited to introduce this to my students!
