Fostering Student Reflection on Learning Using Group Synthesis Maps

Effective educators continually strive for better ways to engage students in course activities. A Group Synthesis Map is a reflective activity used at the end of the semester to assess student learning. This poster will share the process, examples, and rubrics for using a Group Synthesis Map with undergraduate and graduate students in online and face to face settings. The audience will be able to examine artifacts that show students’ reflections on knowledge acquired about course content with text and visuals tied directly to course learning outcomes.