FY 2001 Byrne Memorial Grant Program

ELR Designation Rubric

Learning Outcomes Not clearly described Somewhat described Clearly described 1a. Describe how the course provides The proposal provides a general overview The proposal provides a good overview of The proposal provides a solid overview of the opportunities for students to connect ideas, of the course; however, it does not clearly the course and the ELR activity(s); however, course, the ELR activity(s), and clearly describes concepts, and skills developed at the university describe how the ELR activity(s) will: ideas of how the activity will: how course ideas, concepts, and skills will be with their applications to new and different  facilitate an understanding of course applied in a new and different context. contexts.  facilitate an understanding of course ideas, concepts, and skills ideas, concepts, and skills  allow for the application of knowledge in  allow for the application of knowledge a new and different context in a new and different context appear sparingly throughout the proposal and/or syllabus

1b. Describe how the course provides The proposal provides a general overview The proposal provides a good overview of The proposal provides a solid overview of course opportunities for students to demonstrate how of course assignments; however, it does not course assignments; however, descriptions assignments, their connection to the ELR this experience broadens their understanding of clearly describe: of: activity(s), and how students will demonstrate an the discipline, the world, or themselves as  the connection between assignments  the connection between assignments and understanding of the connection between the learners. and the ELR activity(s) the ELR activity(s) ELR activity(s), their discipline, the world, or  how students will demonstrate an  how student will demonstrate an themselves as learners. understanding of the connection understanding of the connection between the ELR activity(s), their between the ELR activity(s), their discipline, the world, or themselves as discipline, the world, or themselves as learners. learners appear sparingly throughout the proposal and/or syllabus 1c. Describe how the course provides The proposal suggests reflection will occur; The proposal provides a good overview of The proposal provides a solid overview of opportunities for students to reflect on the however, it does not include a clear reflective assignments; however, reflective assignments and clearly describes how meaning of the experience for their current and description of: descriptions of: reflection will facilitate student meaning of the future learning.  the reflective assignments  how reflective assignments will facilitate ELR activity(s) and their current and future  how reflective assignments will student meaning of the ELR activity and learning facilitate student meaning of the ELR their current and future learning appear activity and their current and future sparingly throughout the proposal learning and/or syllabus 2a. Explain how the three learning outcomes The proposal suggests assessment will The proposal provides a good overview of The proposal provides a solid overview of will be assessed occur; however, it does not include a clear assessment assignments; however, assessment assignments and clearly describes description of: descriptions: standards to assess student learning for each  assessment assignments specific to the  are underdeveloped for one or more of outcome identified in items 1a.-1c. above. learning outcomes identified in items 1a.-1c. the learning outcomes identified in above. items 1a.-1c. above.  appear sparingly throughout the proposal and/or syllabus Self-assessment totals (sum the number of check marks in each column) Reflective comments:

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