Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences. This category aligns with the Graduate Profile competency, Sense of Purpose, Sense of Self.

Connection to Graduate Profile: Sense of Purpose, Sense of Self

In Empowered Learner, we invite students to take charge of their learning by setting goals that integrate academic learning objectives, personal interests, and career aspirations. Students are asked to share drafts of their work with a broader audience, “reflect on and learn from their experiences,” and give and receive feedback. This builds “self-knowledge” and nurtures their “capacity to grow intellectually, socially, and creatively” as they develop a “growth mindset”. As students manage a process to achieve learning goals, change course as needed, and develop portfolios that document their learning process, they develop the “grit to persist in long-term efforts and persevere toward important goals.”

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Digital Portfolios

Digital Portfolios are a great way to foster agency and a growth mindset in students. Explore these digital portfolio resources to learn more!

Networking

Teaching students how to use networking tools for academic and professional purposes helps build college and career readiness!

Feedback

Collaborative digital tools offer excellent opportunities for students to share their work in order to give and receive peer feedback. Explore these resources on leveraging digital tools for peer feedback to learn more!

Assignments

Students can leverage Google Classroom to access materials and assignments, turn in work, solicit feedback, and engage in academic discussion. Explore these resources on managing assignments and workflow to learn more!

The Empowered Learner Section of the Digital Learning Scope & Sequence