This session describes the Prescription for Success program: a model integrating ePortfolio, Writing Across the Curriculum, and Service Learning in a community college. Graduate nursing students provided structured ePortfolio and writing workshops to improve the information literacy, technology and writing skills of students in a pre-licensure associate degree program. Students in their capstone experience were eligible to submit their ePortfolios to the Nursing Student ePortfolio Showcase Award. ePortfolios were judged by a cadre of community partners from healthcare organizations and four year nursing programs. This presentation will provide an overview of the integrative curriculum with highlights from graduate student workshops and links to the Award ceremony.

1. Mind to Mind, Hand to Hand: CUNY SI Mini-Conference
Lehman College, New York
October 7th, 2011
Patricia M. Burke, PhD, RNC, CNE
Christine Porter, RN, Graduate Support
Christine Chang, RN, Graduate Support

2. Objectives
 Identify innovative and high impact strategies to make
student learning visible.
 Discuss the benefits of e-Portfolio as a forum for
promoting Writing Across the Curriculum and Service
Learning
 Illustrate the importance of peer led student
instruction

3. Queensborough Community College
More than 13,000 students are currently enrolled in Associate
Degree or Certificate Programs at Queensborough Community
College College, and another 10,000 students of all ages attend
continuing education programs on our campus.
Roughly equal populations of
African Americans, Asians,
Caucasians, and Latinos
Over 140 countries are
represented in the student
body
About half of students were born
in another country
47% speak a language
other than English at
home

4. Prescription for Success:
Using ePortfolio to prepare
non-traditional students to
compete in the 21st century job
market

5. Prescription for Success
 Writing Across the Curriculum
 Service Learning
 ePortfolio

6. High impact educational practices have
been shown to correlate with higher
levels of student performance
(Kuh, 2008)

7. High Impact Strategies
Capstone
Milestone
Cornerstone

8. Graduate Student Instruction
Writing
http://www.epsilen.com/cchang29

9. Writing Across the Curriculum
 General Education Objective
 Communication
 Interdisciplinary collaboration

10. Workshop Description
The Process of Writing:
A. Overview of APA – Resources
B. Pitfalls in writing 1. definition of plagiarism
2. how to avoid plagiarism
C. Techniques to increase confidence in writing
1. making an outline
2. student proof reading (Draft, Rewriting)
D. Resources
a. College Writing Center
b. CELL

11. Writing Assignment Grading Criteria
Student
Total Score
Develop an essay that presents a coherent, Understanding of assigned reading. Incorporate references. Write in clear prose
organized analysis or point of view.
Able to develop an essay that is a focused response to the Superior understanding of readings expressed through Able to integrate references to background reading Able to achieve enhanced clarity through elaboration,
questions asked. Demonstrates interrelationship between accurate summary or full explanation and application to smoothly into own essay and identify references detail, vocabulary use, or sentence complexity and variety.
all parts of the assignment. clinical practice. consistently. Uses APA style. Correct spelling and grammar
25-Superior 35-Superior 20-Superior 20-Superior
Answered questions related to assignment but some areas Adequate understanding of readings expressed through Able to select material from background reading and make Able to write clearly throughout the essay: sentences may
were weak . Essay demonstrated connections between summary or explanation (some clinical application). it relevant and appropriate: identify cited material contain occasional errors, the errors rarely impede
parts. consistently although perhaps awkwardly at times. comprehension.
30- Good
20-Good 15- Good 15- Good
Answered questions very superficially. Demonstrated no Indicates some understanding of readings but explanation is Limited ability to use background reading, may identify Able to be clear and intelligible at times, but several
interrelationship of parts. incomplete – limited clinical application. background reading inconsistently or incorrectly, or simply sentences are not clear and comprehension is impeded. ESL
summarize reading to show it has been read. errors
10-Limited 25-Limited
10-Limited 10Limited
Little or no ability to address the assignment; unable to link Demonstrates little of no understanding of text or complete Little or no ability to refer to background reading or to Little or no ability to write sentences without basic errors
thoughts between paragraphs. misunderstanding of text. make distinctions between background reading and own that severely impede comprehension.
ideas.
5-Severely Limited 10-Severely Limited 5-Severely Limited
5-Severely Limited
Presented late – 0 points Presented on time – 1 point
Adapted from CUNY Proficiency Exam – Scoring guide (Draft 7)

12. Partnerships to Transfer
BSN in 10
Evidence
Making Connections for Transfer Based Communication
Practice
Cultural
ACES Competencies
ADN
Writing
Media Intensive
Literacy Service
Skills Learning
Humanities ePortfolio QSEN
Knowledge
Anatomy & Physiology
Sociology Skills
Biology Attitudes
English
Life Experience

13. Student Driven
 Not a part of the senior nursing courses curriculum
 Student Nurses Association sponsored workshops
 Peer Mentoring/ Inclusion of junior classes
 Financial support: Prescription for Success

14. Workshop Description
 What is ePortfolio? Why have one?
 Brief Tutorial
 Links to Resources – ACC, video instruction, ePortfolio
webpage
 Formatting your ePortfolio (employment vs transfer)
 Review & Evaluation

15. Social Media
 Facebook: QCC Nursing page:
 https://www.facebook.com/update_security_info.php?w
izard=1#!/groups/141057399272/
 You Tube: ePortfolio for the Nursing Student
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtCWY2TLMWc

16. Student Nurse ePortfolio
Showcase Awards
 First Student Nurse ePortfolio Showcase Award, Fall
2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulln-k35rQo
 2nd Student Nurse ePortfolio Showcase Award, Spring
2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmyBUOwALU8

17. Contact Information
 Patricia Burke, PhD, CNE, RNC,
Assistant Professor
Email: PBurke@qcc.cuny.edu
 Christine Porter, RN
Graduate Student Instructor (ePortfolio)
Email: CPorterRN@gmail.com
 Christine Chang, RN
Graduate Student Instructor (Writing)
Email: cc2200@gmail.com

18. Questions