My 4th year students have recently completed the first writing task in the IEP course pilot project. I thought I’d post a quick update on the process using screenshots to illustrate how the course is being run. We’re using a free version of WordPress which has certain limitations. For example it’s hard to manage different cohorts of students, but there are many more advantages, which I’ll write about in another post.
My students will keep writing for their portfolios using the course website, which I’ll keep updating and refining based on our experiences. The idea is that by the end of the year we’ll have figured out how to use the site most effectively for students to work through the course for the project.
Students choose from a variety of topics to inform their reflections on clinical and ethical practice.
A variety of resources are provided to guide students’ reflections but they are encouraged to find sources outside of the course as well.
The writing process includes reflecting, drafting and integrating ideas from other students.
Students then write and publish their reflections on the course website.
Students need to read and comment on each others work using a rubric provided by the facilitators.
All students work is published into the course news feed.
We can also filter to show only the posts by certain students.
Because the course is run on WordPress we can also use the WP app on any device to review students writing.
A single post in the WordPress app as seen on a tablet.
Students comments on each others posts as seen on a tablet.
