1. Incorporating Habits of Mind in Online Courses through Reflective Videos
Dr. Flavia Iuspa

2. Part I: Getting to Know Each Other
Purpose:
The purpose of this assignment is to (1) get to know each other and to become familiar with Blackboard and (2) to identify habits of mind that you have already internalized and reflect on the habits of mind they would like to nurture throughout the semester.
Directions:
Read the article Habits of Mind.
Introduce yourself to the class by creating a video using Video Everywhere.
State your name
What you do for work
Your personal educational goals
Reflect on why are you taking this course
How will this course will help you in your career or practice
Share something about your interests or family.

3. Part I: Getting to Know Each Other
Your reflective video should address the following points:
Share the Habits of Mind (HoM) you think you have already internalized
Select three HoM you would like to nurture throughout the class readings and discussions
Keep this list throughout the semester as your last video will be based on those HoM you would like to nurture thought-out the semester.
Get to know at least one of your classmates. From those introductions posted on YouTube, select one of your classmates and reply to their introduction.

4. Part 2: Final Video Reflection
Purpose:
The purpose of this assignment is to reflect, evaluate and select strategies you have used to nurture the HoM identified early in the semester and what other HoM you think you have mastered and/or nurtured throughout this course.
Directions:
Re-read the article Habits of Mind.
Create a video using Video Everywhere.
Evaluate and mention the strategies you have used to nurture the HoM identified early in the semester.
What other HoM do you think you have mastered and/or nurtured throughout this course?
The video must be at least 5 minutes in length.