4D Symposium Morning Session 1

An ePIC Guidebook for Integrative Reflection

Kellie Ferguson - Faculty Developer of Integrative and Experiential Learning | Cindy Cragg, Academic Director, Teaching Assistant Professor‹, University College

Track: Staff, Faculty

The ePortfolio Innovations Circle (ePIC) presents a newly developed guidebook designed by faculty and staff to support the use of integrative reflection within student learning. This session will showcase case studies and practical strategies from the guidebook, demonstrating how reflection and the use of ePortfolios can help students cultivate deeper understanding and meaningful connections across their experiences. Learn more about the development and contents of the ePIC guidebook, and how it can help you maximize student learning at DU.

Introducing and Applying DU’s New Well-being Framework

Thomas Walker - Senior Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives & Support, Health and Counseling Center | Erin Anderson-Camenzind, PhD - 4D Director of Faculty Innovation; Professor, Communication Studies | Jessie McGinty, MS, MPH, RDN - Director, HCC Health Promotion

Track: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Staff, Faculty

Join us as we share DU’s new well-being definition, framework and taxonomy, developed to help individuals and campus decision-makers reflect on, implement and resource a holistic approach to personal and collective well-being as part of their 4D Experience. We’ll review the process that led to this framework, outline the facets, and highlight examples of how the framework is being applied in curricular and co-curricular spaces. With more opportunities to come, this session will provide participants with a head start for exploring and applying the well-being framework in their own work at DU.

The Science of Failure: How Champions Fail Well

Phil McCarthy - Entrepreneur in Residence; Adjunct Faculty, Entrepreneurship at the Daniels College of Business

Track: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Staff, Faculty, Community Members

How Dr Lin-Siegler research begin, how it evolved, who we interviewed, the key insights and the scientific process that was discovered for Elite Athletes and Nobel Laureates.