Transition with Purpose: Pathways from English Language to Academic Study

149 EXTENDING YOUR SUMMARY: STEP 1: The section entitled “Documenting a Learning Career in a “Cabinet of Curiosities” presents a perspective on how ePortfolios help learners to connect course work and assignments with non-academic pursuits and interactions on a metacognitive level. 1. Do you think that all of your current classes are linked? Explain why or why not. 2. Name two of your current classes and think of 3 ways they might be connected (they can be connected by skills, learning activities, content, and/or themes). 3. Be specific in your responses. STEP 2: Think about how all of your current classes “work” together. You have met with your academic advisors to discuss your course plan for next term. How do the courses you are considering taking in your next term of study work together? FOR EXAMPLE: All of my classes are 100 Level courses because I am a freshman. All of these classes are setting definitions of terms and theories that I will need to apply later in college. a. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Share your answers with your group.