Out of Class Experience

All students are required to attend at least one activity outside of class as part of the MT Engage and Raider Learning Community course.  When you attend an activity, please write a one-page summary about the activity.  Put your name, date attended, activity attended at the top of the page.  Then explain what the activity was about why you choose this activity and what you learned from this activity.

Word Count: 400-500 words

This is not meant to be a difficult writing assignment. Make it fun! Add pictures and personal opinions, but remember it is a learning experience.

Lecture Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7niFYrtJnA&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=MTSUHonorsCollege

Guidelines for Out-of-Class Experience Reflection

Purpose of the Assignment

The purpose of this reflection is to think about your Out-of-Class Experience in connection with your participation in an academic community and yourself as a life-long learner.

Procedure

Using the same approach as was assigned for previous reflections, write a four-to-five paragraph reflection that addresses the listed points. Avoid referencing the questions or simply writing responses.

• Each instruction and questions in bold type should be addressed thoroughly.
• The additional questions in each category are written to assist you. Of these, discuss areas that relate to your experience.

1. Describe the nature of the Out-of-Class Experience and summarize your participation.What did you participate in? What did you select it? What circumstances led to this? Summarize what occurred during the experience.
2. In what ways was this experience familiarand unfamiliar (based on previous experiences that you have had)? What was like experiences you have had before? What was new or surprising to you? How was this experience like or unlike what you expected?
3. Make academic and other connections.How does this experience relate to any topics discussed in your history or reading class (or to topics you anticipate discussing)? How does it relate to other academic disciplines? How might the experience connect with your participation in the MTSU community or in the larger society?
4. How does this experience relate to or affect your future plans?What did you learn from this experience? How will you think or act differently (even in small ways) as a result of this experience? What future reading, research, or investigation do you plan to conduct as a result of this experience?

Artifact Inclusion

Include an artifact from your experience.  The suggested means of doing this is to include a screenshot or a picture in your Word document.  An alternate means would be to upload the artifact to the same Dropbox folder as a separate document.  Refer to the artifact in your writing and give a brief explanation to help your reader understand how it ties in.  An example is provided below.

Example of inserting artifact (this is not a full reflection):

The logo for the conference (shown below) demonstrates that people often go to academic conferences to grow professionally and to enjoy exploring a particular location.  The logo is symbolic of New Orleans and the itinerary included tours and events in the city.  While I did not sign up for any official tours, I was able to enjoy some great jazz and my family and I went to several places in the city including the iconic Café du Monde.  This was all part of the larger experience.

Logo for the College Reading and Learning Association 2019 Conference

While I anticipated the highlights of music and food, I found that an unexpected benefitattending a conference in New Orleans was learning about the colleges and universities in that region.  Specifically, I discovered that…

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