Reflection in Action
Experiences that satisfy the Reflection in Action attribute encourage students to experience meaningful learning opportunities beyond the university and to reflect upon how that community engagement enhances their understanding of acting with and for others. Note that all Reflection in Action experiences are 0 credits.
Reflection in Action experiences may either be a part of an existing course as an attribute, or can be an out-of-class co-curricular program facilitated by a faculty or staff member with a Masters degree or higher.
Propose a Reflection in Action Experience
Reflection in Action experiences that will be taught as an attribute to an existing course can be submitted via the standard Courseleaf portal.
Due date: October 1 for inclusion in following academic year
Experiences not associated with a course (co-curricular) can be submitted here via Google Forms.
Due date: rolling deadline, can be submitted anytime
Course Structure
Experiences that satisfy the Reflection in Action component - whether done inside or outside of the classroom - should meet the following essential criteria:
Ensure that students fulfill a minimum of 15 hours spent applying and acquiring knowledge beyond the university,
Guide students’ reflection on their understanding of what it means to act for and with others, and
Require students to produce a common artifact or artifacts that demonstrates awareness of how their experience intersects with SLO 1 and at least one other SLO (2 thru 8), and that can be used to assess student achievement of the required course learning outcomes. ***Note that this all students completing the Reflection in Action component of the Core, whether through a class as an attribute or as a co-curricular experience, will complete a reflection artifact. This common set of reflection prompts will be administered by the Core, in partnership with the instructor. Instructors may assign additional artifacts completed as coursework (i.e. reflection paper) that meet this criteria, and which may be used as evidence of student learning.***
Please see the links for more information on Reflection in Action learning outcomes, examples, FAQs and instructor resources.