Human Biology Portfolio
Why a portfolio?
The point of this Human Biology course is to organize existing and new knowledge into a framework that can be used to learn more about the natural world into the future. Assembling a portfolio provides evidence of what you know and a way to access that knowledge into the future.
Instead of a final exam, you will be constructing a final portfolio of your work. This includes your weekly media pieces and quiz responses.
The easiest way to do this is to add your favorite media pieces and quiz responses to your portfolio as the course progresses instead of waiting until week #10. So to get started, the next two videos introduce the portfolio.
This video provides an overview of the portfolio, including how to use the course outcomes.
Examine the course learning outcomes in more detail
This video provides ideas about different possible portfolio formats.
The sky is the limit! For example, you could do an entire slide show about your own body, a “natural history of you.” Or you could provide different observations about humans in a journal about our species. As long as you substantially address the nine course learning outcomes, you have room for creativity.
Are you thinking of featuring COVID-19 in your portfolio?
We shot this video in the spring of 2020 when Covid-19 started weighing heavily in our minds.
Week 1
Read through the portfolio requirements on Canvas
Weeks 2-10
Add quiz responses and media products to your portfolio
Building a portfolio week by week
Finals Week
Reflect on the products and submit the portfolio for grading
Future
Use the portfolio for future learning
Portfolios can take many forms
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A journal
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Powerpoint slide show
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A mini museum
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Explainer videos
Demonstrate Achievement of Course Outcomes
Portfolios represent achievement of science knowledge, skill, and connection learning outcomes. Portfolios incorporate quiz responses and media products that each of the nine course outcomes.
Campus HumanBio Home
Course Overview
Module Index
Links to 10 Weeks
