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Course Checklist

Welcome to the new semester!

Consult the important information and resources below for your Engage class(es). Please:

• Confirm the Engage statement has been added to your syllabus.
• Send your syllabus by email to [email protected] or by campus mail to Box 0012.
• Encourage students to apply for the Engage Scholarship Competition each spring.
• Encourage students to attend ePortfolio peer tutoring and training provided by Engage, consultants at the University Writing Center, and Walker Library’s Technology Services Tech Coach.  These can serve as “beyond the classroom” activities for Engage classes.
• Share the link for the student resources page of the Engage website with your class. This page has
  information about ePortfolio training and resources.
• Use the Engage Signature Assignment rubric on D2L or create your own customized rubric to assess
  your students’ integrative thinking and reflection. If using the Engage Signature Assignment rubric, attach it to relevant dropbox(es) on D2L. *Instructions are at https://mtsu.edu/engage/docs/F18_ApplyingRubric.pdf. If you do not use D2L, you can print copies of the rubric, which is available here.

You can: 

• Schedule an ePortfolio training session at Walker Library during your class meeting time.
• Certify a new class using our new dynamic course certification form.
• Contact Engage staff at any time with questions and suggestions:
  • Julie Myatt, Director
  • Lexy Denton, Assistant Director
  • Rebecca Rogers, Administrative Assistant

Syllabus Statement

Please add the following statements to your course syllabus before submitting it for review as part of the course certification process. Thank you for helping us make students aware of the program, opportunities to participate in it, and its benefits.  

Engage Designated Course: Connect, Reflect, Engage! In this Engage course, you will be an active learner who participates in a beyond-the-classroom experience and makes connections across learning opportunities. You will complete reflections that help you make sense of your learning and its value to your educational and career goals. To support a developing sense of yourself as a learner, upload at least one assignment from this course involving reflection to your OneDrive and create a folder named Engage so you can easily locate all the work from your Engage classes. Then, look back on this collection of your work later to assess your growth and identify the knowledge, skills, and abilities you have developed during your time at MTSU.  

ePortfolio Statement: As part of the Engage program, students will build an ePortfolio presentation showcasing their ability to make connections across and reflect on various learning experiences. Students should be aware that ePortfolios are not to contain confidential personal information, and that a student’s unauthorized storage or use of copyrighted works or proprietary information in an ePortfolio is prohibited. ePortfolio privacy: ePortfolios are private until the public link is shared (this access continues until the box is unchecked). ePortfolios are not internet searchable until they are posted to a host webpage.