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Integrating the critical terms and vocabulary from the course

One challenging transfer-and-reflection activity in a course is helping students to integrate the critical terms and vocabulary from the course in their Digital Writing Portfolios.

Possible solution: during one of your concluding classes, ask students in groups of 3-4 to brainstorm critical terms and vocabulary from the course — what methods, ideas, concepts and tools did you learn about? Invite a reporter from each group to share them on the whiteboard: 

And maybe one student will create a Wordle during the session and share it:

These can be shared terms, then, that everyone is welcomed and encouraged to use while reflecting in their portfolios.