The health education electronic portfolio serves two purposes. The first purpose is to collect work that illustrates efforts, progress, and achievement over time. The second purpose is to provide students a venue for a reflective process regarding their development and progress that have been made in the program over time. Electronic portfolios also serve personal purposes. It can be used as a rich supplement to the students’ resume, which shows potential employers about their work and educational background. Or it can also be used as a personal record of the students’ educational experience.

I. The Exploration Phase
There are four courses in the exploration phase of the M.A, in School Health Education program. They are listed below. The electronic portfolio will be introduced in HED 602: Research and Technology in Health Education. As students move on to the next three courses, they are required to complete the exploration benchmarks of their e-portfolio by writing reflections and uploading a copy of their benchmark assignments.

Benchmark requirements
HED 602: Research and Technology in Health Education
Benchmark Assignment 1 - Technology Projects

HED 603: Mind/Body Dimensions in Health
Benchmark Assignment 2 - Relevance of Mind/Body Relationship to Professional Life Paper

HED 607: Health Promotion for Children and Adolescents
Benchmark Assignment 3 - Service Learning Paper

HED 650: Health and Cultural Diversity
Benchmark Assignment 4 - Multicultural Learning Experience


II. The Synthesis Phase
The Synthesis Phase of the program consists of four higher level courses which address teaching methods and health promotion programs. Students are expected to reflect on their experiences regarding how the benchmark requirements help them achieve certain Ruth S. Ammon School of Education core values and Health Education standards and update their e-portfolio.

Benchmark requirements
HED 621: Teaching Human Sexuality
Benchmark Assignment 5 - Strategy/Presentation

HED 701: Substance Abuse Prevention
Benchmark Assignment 6 - Substance Abuse Prevention Program Project

HED 702: Intervention Techniques for Health Education
Benchmark Assignmengt 7 - Weekly Journals

HED 703: Dynamics of Teaching Health
Benchmark Assignment 8 – Curriculum


III. The Reflective Practice Phase
The last phase in the program is the Reflective Practice phase. This includes culminating courses where students are given the opportunity to apply what they have learned through an internship, student teaching and culminating projects in the context of the school health program. Students are expected to write their reflections and upload the remaining benchmark assignment artifacts indicated below. The completed e-portfolio is submitted for review in the culminating course of the program: HED 627: School Health Programs and Policies.

Benchmark requirements
HED 627: School Health Program and Policies
- Culminating Project

HED 792: Fieldwork Internship in Health Education
Benchmark Assignment 10 – Portfolio

HED 538: Student Teaching in Health Education
Benchmark Assignment 10 – Portfolio