This document provides an overview of four approaches to engagement at the University of Michigan: the Michigan Internship Learning Environment (MILE), digital badges, electronic portfolios, and digital storytelling. MILE is an online platform that supports and enhances off-campus learning experiences. Digital badges recognize and validate learning opportunities outside the classroom. Electronic portfolios help students reflect on their engaged learning experiences and integrate them with their coursework. Digital storytelling combines digital media like images, video and audio to create narrative stories. The document discusses how each approach is used at U-M and provides resources for further exploration.

1. Integrative
Tools for
Engagement
at Michigan
Patricia F. Anderson, Rachael Criso,
Carrie Luke, & Emily Puckett Rodgers

2. Welcome!
@PFAnderson @EPuckett@RCriso @clluke2edu

3. Session Plan
● Defining Engagement
● Four approaches:
Michigan Internship Learning Environment — Rachael
Digital Badges — Emily
Electronic Portfolios — Carrie
Digital Storytelling — Patricia
● Table Discussions

4. Defining Engagement
Engaged Learning [en-geyjd lur-ning] (n.) –
a pedagogical approach that foregrounds lived experience and emphasizes
practice in authentic settings—often bridging curricular and co-curricular,
classroom and community, local and global—to enable learners to develop
effective habits of thought and action that prepare them to address contemporary
societal problems in a world that is increasingly volatile, uncertain, ambiguous,
and complex. The emphasis on real-world problems, practices, parameters, and
impact make engaged learning distinct and especially relevant to today’s learners.

5. Engaged
Learning
Goals
Based on the synthesis report from
the Provost’s Task Teams on Engaged
Learning and Digital Instruction, 2014.

6. Engagement in Context
undergraduate research
entrepreneurship
arts engagement
community-based learning / service learning
project-based learning
internships / externships / field work
student-directed projects and curricula
photo c/o Semester in Detroit

7. Michigan
Internship
Learning
Environment
Rachael Criso, Ph.D.
International Internships Coordinator, Undergraduate Education Dean's Office
French Faculty, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

8. The Michigan Internship
Learning Environment
- Rachael Criso -
An online platform to support and enhance
off-campus engaged learning and reflexion

9. Traditional classroom setting:
Off-campus internships:

10. The impetus for MILE:
• Off-site
• Off-schedule
• Non-conforming experiences
• Several stakeholders
• Puzzle pieces that needed a home

11. Canvas
And……

12. The Internship Network

14. MILE: Advantages
• Customizable for any unit
• Flexible timing
• Full access for student, staff,
internship host, and UM faculty
• Fully integrating internship
experience into UM academics

15. Digital Badges
Emily Puckett Rodgers, MSI
Entrepreneurship Program Manager
School of Information

16. Imagesource:UMSI(FairUse)

17. Imagesource:ConnectedLearningInfographicCCBY3.0

18. Screenshotsource:MozillaOpenBadges(FairUse)

19. Steven Lonn, Ph.D, Assistant Director, Assessment and Evaluation at the Office of Digital Education &
Innovation (@stevelonn)
“On any given day at the University of Michigan, there are hundreds of guest
lectures, student group events, workshops, tutorials, and
exhibits that present a tremendous variety of learning opportunities to the student
community that are only available in this rich residential setting.”
U-M does not yet have a comprehensive way to track, recognize, or
validate these learning opportunities, nor provide a framework to help integrate them
into students’ curricular pathways.

20. Screenshotsource:U-MCanvasMBlem(FairUse)

21. OUR PROGRAM’S GOAL
Inspire and support every student to
participate in at least one passion-
led, self-driven innovation
project during their tenure at UMSI.

23. ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS
Being an entrepreneur can mean a lot of things, but for us it means harnessing your passion, recognizing opportunities for
innovation, and working to develop real solutions to real problems. Our programming centers on developing these 7 core
skills:
1. Discovery
2. Ideation
3. Validation
4. Persuasion
5. Negotiation
6. Leadership
7. Adaptation

25. U-M
● DEI http://digitaleducation.umich.edu/
● CRLT http://www.crlt.umich.edu/node/57781
● Canvas Mblem https://www.mblem.umich.edu/
ELSEWHERE
● Mozilla Open Badges http://openbadges.org/
● Connected Learning http://connectedlearning.tv/
● Open Badge Alliance http://www.badgealliance.org/
BADGING RESOURCES

26. Electronic
Portfolios
Carrie Luke, M.A.
Instructional Learning Specialist and Portfolio Lead
University Library

27. Electronic Portfolio
A digital collection of work including
evidence of a person’s development,
such as values, skills, & experiences,
collected for the purpose(s) of:
● reflection and integration,
● showcasing excellent work,
● and/or assessment.

28. Reflecting on Engagement
"We do not actually
learn from experience
as much as we learn
from reflecting on
experience."
— George J. Posner
Field Experience: A Guide
to Reflective Teaching 1985
"We learn by doing and
realizing what came of
what we did."
— John Dewey
Experience and Education
1938
“Self-Reflection” created by Aenne
Brielmann from the Noun Project

29. Process + Pedagogy
● foregrounds reflection
● fosters intentionality
● supports integration
● makes learning visible

30. Common Contents
● philosophy
● vision
● goals
● artifacts / evidence
● reflections
● competencies
● multimedia
● vita
“Suitcase” created by Zoe Austin
“Portfolios” create by buzzyrobot
from the Noun Project

31. Reflective Framework
Identify and articulate:
● importance of experience
● knowledge and skills gained
● connections across contexts
● impact on self and others
● implications for the future
“Self-Reflection” created by Aenne
Brielmann from the Noun Project

32. Reflective Activities
● philosophy + vision
● generative listening
● “nine lives” + “five whys”
● meta-reflections
● diamond decision model
● speed knowledge transfer
● experience synthesis statements

34. ePortfolio + Engagement
ePortfolio processes help students:
● unpack EL experiences
● identify and articulate impact
● integrate EL with coursework
● build reflective habits
● develop EL competencies
● align growth with EL outcomes
“Network” created by Lorena Salagre from the Noun Project

35. Engaged Learning
Outcomes Venues
Creative Academic internships
Innovative Civic engagement
Collaborative Education abroad
Intercultural Undergraduate research
Responsible “Merge” created by Dmitry Baranovskiy
from the Noun Project

36. Internships + Practica
● Michigan International Internship and
Service Program (MIISP)
● Development Summer Internship Program
● SPH - Health Behavior + Health Education
● SI - Practical Engagement Program
● SOE - Higher Education Masters Program

37. Service + Civic Engagement
● Dental Hygiene E-Learning Program
● SI - Citizen Interaction Design
● Ginsberg - Alternative Spring Break
● Ginsberg - Davis Projects for Peace
● Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness
● Arts at Michigan - Arts Ambassadors

38. Research
● LSA - Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Program (UROP)
● LSA - Michigan Research Community (MRC)
● MICHR - Master of Science in Clinical
Research
● MICHR - Global Research Summer Program

39. Education Abroad
● SSW - Office of Global Activities
● SI - Global Information Engagement Program
● International Center Student Council
● LSA - Center for Global and Intercultural
Study (GIEU)
● CoE - International Programs

40. Join us!
ePortfolio Special Interest Group
Thursday, November 19
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Hatcher Gallery Lab (Room 100)
Email us to ask questions, set up a
consultation, or join the ePortfolio
SIG: mporthelp@umich.edu
For more info: http://mportfolio.umich.edu

41. Digital
Storytelling
Patricia F. Anderson, MILS
Emerging Technologies Librarian
Taubman Health Sciences Library

42. ● what is it?
● how is it being used on campus?
● how could attendees leverage it in their course or program?
● resources for further exploration
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Digital Storytelling

43. DigitalStorytelling-WhatIsIt?
● “If a story is not about the hearere, he will not liste.
And here I made a rule—a great and interesting
story is about everyone, or it will not last.” - John
Steinbeck, “East of Eden.”
Quote: John Steinbeck. Image: Elijah van der Giessen https://www.flickr.com/photos/evdg/9727111416

44. DigitalStorytelling-WhatIsIt?
● “Digital storytelling is the art of using digital content—still images, video clips,
voiceovers, sound effects, and music—to create compelling narrative
movies.” Craig Roland (2007). The Art of Digital Storytelling. School Art,105
(7), 26. https://www.davisart.com/Promotions/SchoolArts/PDF/ArtEd10_07.pdf
● “The genre, a 2-4 minute short video – deeply personal, elegantly presented –
has become a new form of communication, ideal for the social media world
we now inhabit.” StoryCenter, http://www.storycenter.org/workshops-ds
● “Digital storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling.”
(Helen C. Barrett, 2011, http://electronicportfolios.com/digistory/ )

45. DigitalStorytelling-WhatIsIt?
● Digital storytelling ...
○ equals telling stories with technology and/or online.
○ can use a variety of media (video, audio, pictures, “text,” and probably more in the future)
■ usually does NOT focus on written language as in novels or short stories
○ can combine a variety of media (video/spoken word; video/music; music/images;
voice/images; images/words; etc.)
○ can focus on one or more types of sensory input (ears, eyes, movement, stillness) and can
evoke other senses not yet available in most online spaces (touch, scent, taste)
○ can be highly or loosely structured

46. DigitalStorytelling-WhatIsIt?
● Videos (StoryCenter [Center for Digital Storytelling],
Animoto, Moving Poems, Visual.ly, Zeodia)
● Audio (SoundCloud, Story Collider, StoryCorps, The
Moth)
● Photos / Scrapbooks (Exposure, Flickr, Momentile,
Pictory, many more)
● Twitter (novels [TweetHeart], short stories [“The Right
Sort”], re-enactments [@TitanicRealTime, TwHistory,
#KU_WWI, etc.])
● Timelines (Dipity, MyHistro, OurStory)
● Comics / Webcomics (BitStrips, Pixton, ToonDoo)
● Blended (Cowbird, Exposure, Medium, Soundslides)
Leopardskin Librarian: http://leopardskinlibrarian.wordpress.com/

47. DigitalStorytelling-WhatIsIt?
Digistorytellin https://www.flickr.com/photos/digistorytellin/5675331799/

48. DigitalStorytellinginEducation-WhoUsesIt?
● Ohio State University http://u.osu.edu/digitalstorytelling/
● Rockefeller Foundation https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/blog/digital-storytelling-social-impact/
● Stonybrook University http://guides.library.stonybrook.edu/digital-storytelling
● University of Colorado, Denver http://www.ucdenver.edu/faculty_staff/faculty/center-for-faculty-
development/Documents/Tutorials/Rubrics/documents/ex_digital_storytelling.pdf
● University of Houston http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/index.cfm Rubric http://digitalstorytelling.
coe.uh.edu/page.cfm?id=24&cid=24&sublinkid=43 MOOC (Coursera) https://www.coursera.
org/course/digitalstorytelling
● University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign http://courseweb.lis.illinois.edu/~jevogel2/lis506/index.
html Rubric: http://courseweb.lis.illinois.edu/~jevogel2/lis506/evaluation.html
● University of Maryland, Baltimore County http://stories.umbc.edu/
● University of Wisconsin (all campuses) https://designlab.wisc.edu/digital-storytelling Guide http:
//researchguides.library.wisc.edu/digitalstorytelling

49. DigitalStorytellinginEducation-WhoUsesIt?
Cheryl Colan
(HummingCrow):
Mapping Ripples: https:
//www.flickr.
com/photos/hummingcro
w/3543041757

50. DigitalStorytelling-HERE!!
● College of Literature, Science and the Arts
○ Resources for Locating Digital Storytelling in the Undergraduate Creative Writing Curriculum
https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/rcwriters/digital-storytelling/
○ Digital Storytelling Art Show http://sites.lsa.umich.edu/rcwriters/event/digital-storytelling-art-
show/
● Ross School of Business
○ StoryLab https://michiganross.umich.edu/sanger/story-lab
● School of Art & Design
○ Stamps professor has designs on visual storytelling https://record.umich.edu/articles/stamps-
professor-has-designs-visual-storytelling
● School of Education
● School of Engineering
○ Faculty find storytelling helps students learn http://ur.umich.edu/1011/Nov22_10/1804-faculty-
find-storytelling
● School of Medicine

51. DigitalStorytelling-HERE!!
● School of Nursing
○ Digital Storytelling An Innovative Technological Approach to Nursing Education http:
//deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/110783
● School of Public Health
○ Community Garden Storytelling Project of Flint http://prc.sph.umich.edu/projects/community-
garden-storytelling-project/
● School of Social Work
○ Healing One Story at a Time: Digital Storytelling and Indigenous Intersectionality http://ssw.
umich.edu/events/list/2014/01/20/45763-healing-one-story-at-a-time-digital-storytelling-and-
indigenous-intersectionality
● Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning
○ “Salon Storytelling … an evening of storytelling and a discussion of how to craft a story
through data, design, mapping and narration.” https://taubmancollege.umich.
edu/events/2015/11/05/salon-storytelling

52. DigitalStorytelling-HERE!!
● UMHS
○ How Storytelling Helps Children
Express Feelings About Loss
http://www.uofmhealth.
org/health-library/aa129163
○ Legacy Therapy http://www.
mcancer.org/support/managing-
emotions/complementary-
therapies/legacy-therapy
○ Sharing Your Story: Creative
ways to document your personal
experiences http://www.mcancer.
org/living-with-cancer/mind-body-
The Way to Cajun Country https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=mnQT7BKpz-g

53. DigitalStorytelling-Resources
●
Digital Storytelling in Education, by Queenie Tse https://www.mindmeister.com/91506357/digital-storytelling-in-education

54. DigitalStorytelling-Resources
● CogDog Blog (Alan Levine): 50+ Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story: http:
//cogdogblog.com/stuff/50ways/ OR https://50ways.wikispaces.com/
● DS106 (Digital Storytelling online course): http://ds106.us/ About: http:
//connectedlearning.tv/ds106-open-digital-storytelling
● Helen C. Barrett http://electronicportfolios.com/digistory/
● Kathy Schrock: Digital Storytelling http://www.schrockguide.net/digital-
storytelling.html
● StoryCenter (previously: Center for Digital Storytelling) http://www.storycenter.
org/

55. DigitalStorytelling-Resources
● 100 Digital Storytelling Tools for your Digital Selves + Natives / Ozge
Karaoglu
○ Part 1: https://ozgekaraoglu.edublogs.org/2009/11/08/100-digital-storytelling-tools-for-your-
digital-selves-natives-part-1/
○ Part 2: http://ozgekaraoglu.edublogs.org/2009/11/11/100-digital-storytelling-tools-for-your-
digital-selves-natives-part-2/
○ Part 3: https://ozgekaraoglu.edublogs.org/2009/11/17/100-digital-storytelling-tools-for-your-
digital-selves-natives-part-3/
○ Part 4: https://ozgekaraoglu.edublogs.org/2009/11/23/100-digital-storytelling-tools-for-your-
digital-selves-natives-part-4/

56. DigitalStorytelling-TheEnd
Less Than Sacred Memories http://cowbird.com/story/30984/Less_Than_Sacred_Memories/

57. Table Discussions
● What forms does engaged learning take in your department,
course, or program?
● How might the approaches we presented enhance your existing
student engagement opportunities?
● How might they inform new engagement opportunities or
projects?
● What challenges do you foresee in utilizing these approaches?
● What is one approach, example, or idea you are leaving with
today that you plan to incorporate into your own practice?

58. What is one approach, example, or idea
you are leaving with today that you plan
to incorporate into your own practice?

59. Connect with us:
PF Anderson: <pfa@umich.edu> @pfanderson
Rachael Criso: <rcriso@umich.edu> @rcriso
Carrie Luke: <clluke@umich.edu> @clluke2edu
Emily Puckett Rodgers: <epuckett@umich.edu> @epuckett
Continue the conversation:
open consulting 3:00 - 4:15 PM collaboration room