FINAL PROJECT

SEMINAR
LIVE 2 = “THE PORTFOLIO PROPOSAL” &
“THE FEEDBACK PROCESS”

CAM COBB – UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR

 CONTENTS

1 – THE PORTFOLIO PROPOSAL

2 – THE FEEDBACK PROCESS

3 – NEXT STEPS
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T H E P O RT F O L I O P R O P O S A L
 P O RT F O L I O P R O P O S A L

Before you submit your PORTFOLIO PROJECT (A3), you will post a ROUGH DRAFT on Brightspace site (please
see the Discussion section of our Brightspace course site for this).

Your PORTFOLIO PROPOSAL (A1) will include a work-in-progress draft of your 2 ITEM REFLECTIONS. Because it
is a work in progress, the wordcount of each draft reflection will run at 500+ words. So, the total wordcount for this is
1000+ words.

You will post your PORTFOLIO PROPOSAL (A1) on Brightspace on/before MONDAY 8 JULY 2024.
 How is the PORTFOLIO PROPOSAL described in the syllabus?

How will you follow that description?

• How do you INTRODUCE each portfolio item?

• Do you explain the logistics of WHEN/HOW/WHY the

item was created?

PORTFOLIO PROPOSAL • Do you identify the COURSE?

• Do you identify the TYPE OF PAP ERit is (if it is indeed a

paper)?
 How is the PORTFOLIO PROPOSAL described in the syllabus?

How will you follow that description?

• How do you describe your MOTIVATION for creating each

item?

• How do you detail the LEARNING that happened as you

PORTFOLIO PROPOSAL created each item?

• How thoroughly do you go over the STRENGTHS of each

item?

• How thoroughly do you point out what can be ADJUSTED

to ENRICH each of your 2 selected items?
 How is the PORTFOLIO PROPOSAL described in the
syllabus?
How will you follow that description?

• Is your submission in APA format?

Headings (heading levels)
Line spacing
Parenthetical citations

• Have you caught all grammar errors & typos?

Verb tense usage
Subject-verb agreement

PORTFOLIO PROPOSAL
Compound adjectives
Use of the word “this” (i.e., when opening sentences)
Opening sentences with different parts of speech
Sentence length & variety (i.e., run-on sentences)
Paragraph length & variety

• How does your own voice shine through?

Frequency & proportion of direct quotations
Paraphrasing & addressing any ideas from sources

• How clearly do you explain your reasoning & support your assertions?
Use phrases such as “I would argue” rather than “In my opinion”
Identify & word truth claims carefully (i.e., temper the wording)
Identifying types of truth claims you put forward
Providing support for all truth claims
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THE FEEDBACK PROCESS
 FEEDBACK

• Feedback is an integral part of analytic & creative processes … it is also integral to the research process itself.

• Artists talk about ideas as they create things. They talk to narrow the idea & articulate their purpose. It is very much
a before-during-after process …

• It is the same for researchers.

 FEEDBACK
• When developing a project, researchers need to give the general idea, describe the more specific phenomenon, &
articulate the central RQ. They also need to rationalize why this topic-phenomenon-RQ warrants attention.

• Once a study is conducted & a piece of writing is developed, the feedback process continues as researchers revise &
edit a piece of writing.

• After the piece of writing is developed, the feedback process continues as researchers iron out the writing & then go
through the presentation + publication process.

• The peer feedback processes in this course are meant to facilitate opportunities for this collaborative process as you
develop the 2 larger projects in the course …
 P E E R F E E D B A C K — PA RT 1

On/before FRIDAY 12 JULY 2024, you will provide constructive feedback to 4 of your peers by responding to their
A1 posts in the form of a critique. Each peer feedback post should run at 175-225 words.

It is important that all students receive at least two feedback posts. As such, you will need to contribute your peer
feedback accordingly (i.e., if Student A has already received multiple feedback posts & Student B has only received
one so far, be sure to post feedback for Student B rather than Student A).
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In terms of content, your peer feedback posts will provide thoughtful & respectful constructive criticism. Your critique points may speak to a variety of considerations, such as:

 Clarity of ideas

 Supporting truth claims (i.e., providing a suitable amount/type of evidence for assertions … such as if x then y assertions)

 Providing clear reasoning & argumentation

 Extending ideas (ones that warrant further discussion)

 Using correct grammar (i.e., verb tense usage, subject-verb agreement, compound adjectives, opening sentences with “this”)

 Using grammar variety in writing (i.e., opening sentences with different parts of speech)

 Following APA formatting expectations

• Please note, you are not expected to speak to each of the above-listed considerations. & by no means are you also not confined to that list when providing constructive
feedback. The list of critique-point considerations is meant to help you get started as you sort out what you decide to suggest in the 4 feedback posts you submit on
Brightspace. After all, you want your feedback to be precise, meaningful, & valuable.
 P E E R F E E D B A C K — PA RT 1

While you will post 4 feedback posts on Brightspace, you will then select the 1 you believe to be the strongest. It is
your SELECT.

On/before FRIDAY 12 JULY 2024, you will email your 1 SELECT to Dr. Cobb in the body of an email. The title of
that email will read as follows: EDUC8795 / A2 / YOUR NAME HERE.
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W H AT ’ S N E X T ?
ASSIGNMENTS & SESSIONS

A1 = Portfolio Proposal = Monday 8 July = 10%

A2 = Peer Feedback 1 = Friday 12 July = 10%
VIDEO 3 = Monday 15 July
A3 = Portfolio Project = Friday 19 June = 20%

A4 = Scholarly Presentation = Monday 29 July = 20%

VIDEO 4 = Tuesday 30 July
A5 = Peer Feedback 2 = Friday 2 August = 10%
A6 = Final Project = Friday 9 August = 30%
QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU