Skill Development Portfolio http://skilldevoport.posterous.com At University of Delaware The Office of Residence Life has piloted a Skill Development Portfolio Module program to increase the consistency and intentionality of our on-going undergraduate staff training. These are some our modules and tools that we are sharing for those interested in our work. posterous.com Tue, 03 Jul 2012 05:33:00 -0700 Module Monthly Topic List from first year http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/module-monthly-topic-list-from-first-year http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/module-monthly-topic-list-from-first-year

Here is our topic list by month from our first year. We changed this going into the second year based on need, feedback and new complexes working with the modules.

August: Audience Centered Speaking to prepare for first floor meeting.

September: SMART Goal Setting.

October: MBTI and Group Dynamics.

November: Future Resume as a Goal Setting and Clarification Tool.

December: Staff team roles and goals. Self and peer evaluations.

 January: Great team minds think differently. How conflicting opinions can help group decision making.

February: Leadership theory (Social Change Model; this last year we changed to the 5 Exemplary Practices of Leadership)

March: Mindfulness in the RA position and personal life,

April: Team contributions and recognition as a form of leadership.

May: Reflection on learning, identifying gains to share with future employers/grad schools, and connecting the modules.

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Wed, 30 May 2012 09:08:00 -0700 Skill Devo Port: An Intentional Training Method http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/skill-devo-port-an-intentional-training-metho http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/skill-devo-port-an-intentional-training-metho

This is a Prezi presentation that I worked on with Jimmy Howard for the 2012 NASPA National Conference. The session covered an innovative year-long learning-outcomes based monthly module program that we have started for the ongoing training of our Resident Assistants.

 

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Wed, 30 May 2012 09:06:00 -0700 Wrapping the year up http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/wrapping-the-year-up http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/wrapping-the-year-up

Ending the year on a reflective note, this module asked staff members to think about what they gained from the modules and present to their staffs. This module was co-authored by Joshua Holmes and Cheri Skipworth.

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Wed, 30 May 2012 09:03:00 -0700 First Floor Meeting Preperation http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/first-floor-meeting-preperation http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/first-floor-meeting-preperation

An RA's fiorst floor meeting can be an intimidating moment. This module was created by Rebecca Krylow and focuses on Audience Centered Speaking. This module benefited staff by helping them prepare for their first floor meeting and providing them some concrete tactics to improve their public speaking skills.

 

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Thu, 17 May 2012 07:30:00 -0700 Recognition as a Form of Leadership: April Module http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/recognition-as-a-form-of-leadership-april-mod http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/recognition-as-a-form-of-leadership-april-mod

Recognition is a key component of community building. This module took place our first year in April. This was one of our favorite modules from that year.

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Thu, 17 May 2012 07:29:00 -0700 Connecting the Dots: February Module http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/connecting-the-dots-february-module http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/connecting-the-dots-february-module

In order to help staff see the connection between the modules and as a self-check for them we created this module to take place in the beginning of the Spring Semester.

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Thu, 17 May 2012 07:27:00 -0700 Sept Module Prezi http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/131373907 http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/131373907

We have been piloting a learning-outcomes based staff development module program. We are currentlly in our second year and I created this Prezi as an intro to the Sept Module that introduced our over-arching leadership development theory (The 5 Exemplarly Leadership Practices by Kouzes and Posner) and SMART Goal Setting.

Each RA watched this on their own before they began the module. I created this to replace an artcle on leadership to make it more visually appealing. I utilized text from the Student Leaderership Challenge by Kouzes and Posner for the Prezi.

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Thu, 17 May 2012 07:24:00 -0700 Prezi How-To Guide http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/prezi-how-to-guide http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/prezi-how-to-guide

We use Prezi for some of our Modules and we created this how-to guide for staff to be able to watch the Prezi.

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Thu, 17 May 2012 07:23:00 -0700 Your Personal Best Starts Here: Sept Module http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/your-personal-best-starts-here-sept-module http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/your-personal-best-starts-here-sept-module

Our first module has been considered one of our most helpful by our "Module Alumni" as it focuses on SMART goals and leadership. The language and topics in this module have been used in interviews and by our staff as new professionals.

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Thu, 17 May 2012 07:22:00 -0700 Group of Individuals: October Module Part 1 http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/group-of-individuals-october-module-part-1 http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/group-of-individuals-october-module-part-1

RAs work in many different groups and we wanted group dynamics to be address. This module included two parts and was one of our more experimental modules. The MBTI section was well received while the PBL portion (Group Dynamics in the Real World) was not. PBL or Problem Based Learning is used in classroom and that was the push against it from the staff.

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Thu, 17 May 2012 07:21:00 -0700 The Future Starts Today: November Module http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/the-future-starts-today-november-module http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/the-future-starts-today-november-module

Writing a future resume as a goal setting and clarification tool is our second form of goal setting. This module took place in our first year and was followed up by the Career Expo where we partnered with Career services and helped the staff articulate what they have learned from the modules.

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Thu, 17 May 2012 07:20:00 -0700 November Module Prezi http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/131373829 http://skilldevoport.posterous.com/131373829

This prezi was the kick-off for the Staff Development module on using a Future Resume as a goal setting and clarification tool. This was one of the modules that I wrote and I designed this prezi as the introduction. I developed a guide to go along with this that both helped build resume writing skills as well as learning a goal setting tool for setting long term goals and then building backwards towards the next physical action in order to make them more manageable.

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