Storehouse Alternative to the Written Reflection Paper
Storehouse is an Apple iPad specific application that allows you to create a digital document made up of text, images, photos, movies, and audio. As an alternative, and more creative, approach to the SL Reflection paper, you may choose to create a Storehouse-based document.
The expectations for the assignment are essentially the same, however the Storehouse software allows you to express things literally with media you collect directly from your service experience. You still need to write about your service project, but you can add media to support your message. See the alternative rubric below for tips.
NOTE #1:
This assignment will be submitted as a link to your Storehouse presentation in the Discussion board that is located in the Service-Learning folder. Everyone in class will be able to review your project. The same rubric that is in the WRITTEN PAPER exceptions will be used to evaluate your Storehouse story.
NOTE #2:
If you include images of other people who are not students or staff/faculty at KVCC you will need to secure permission to use their image in your presentation. To do so the iPad includes software for you to collect signature on a release. You can also obtain written paper releases.
Click here to download the release form
NOTE #3:
iPads, and one-on-one training on how to use them to create your Storehouse story, are available in the KVCC Learning Commons. You are also free to use your own iPad device.
SL Reflection Storehouse Rubric
Title |
The top of your document should includes your name, course name, semester, date, professor's name, the name of your project. |
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Introduction |
Introduce your service-learning experience in a 1-paragraph summary or you can video yourself explaining your project...You can also intersperse your description with images. |
10 |
Diversity of Communities and Cultures |
Reflect upon your own attitudes and beliefs both before and after this experience. Reflect on ways these attitudes and beliefs have changed as a result of working in this diverse situation and on how you feel this change contributes to your ability to promote civic engagement to others. (video, text and images, etc.) |
10 |
Analysis of Knowledge |
Sociology Topic Application #1:
- Topic name is in bold typeface as a title to this section
- Define the topic from a reliable source (textbook, website, journal article) and cite your source (in-text citation here and in your References section later)
- Tell a 1-paragraph story that shows how your SL experience relates to the topic. Your story must use the topic terms and definition and must clearly demonstrate your understanding of the topic
Each of these topics should be supported with video, images, photos, etc. |
15 |
Analysis of Knowledge |
Sociology Topic Application #2:
- Topic name is in bold typeface as a title to this section
- Define the topic from a reliable source (textbook, website, journal article) and cite your source (in-text citation here and in your References section later)
- Tell a 1-paragraph story that shows how your SL experience relates to the topic. Your story must use the topic terms and definition and must clearly demonstrate your understanding of the topic
Each of these topics should be supported with video, images, photos, etc. |
15 |
Analysis of Knowledge |
Sociology Topic Application #3:
- Topic name is in bold typeface as a title to this section
- Define the topic from a reliable source (textbook, website, journal article) and cite your source (in-text citation here and in your References section later)
- Tell a 1-paragraph story that shows how your SL experience relates to the topic. Your story must use the topic terms and definition and must clearly demonstrate your understanding of the topic
Each of these topics should be supported with video, images, photos, etc. |
15 |
Civic Role of the College Student or Future Profession |
Provide some examples of specific things you did, engaged in, or experienced that may have reinforced or clarified your personal sense of civic duty and commitment to public action.
Reflect upon your own role in your service and any leadership actions you might have engaged in (decision making, idea generation, contributions to discussions, etc.). What do you think you accomplished?
(video, text and images, etc.) |
10 |
Civic Communication |
Reflect upon how you have worked with others in and around your service experience. Describe ways in which you have applied your own communication skills and/or modified your communication in order to build relationships with those individuals.
(video, text and images, etc.) |
10 |
References |
Cite all your sources in APA format. This should be the last section of your story. It should have a heading titled "References". |
5 |
Mechanics |
Artistic appeal, spelling, punctuation, grammar, syntax, etc. |
10 |
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