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Denise Gardner E-Portfolios: The Way to Engage, Empower, and Connect Students
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Denise GardnerE-Portfolios: The Way to Engage, Empower, and Connect Students

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Engage, empower and connect

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Do our assessments and instructional strategies inspire our students?

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E-portfolio beginnings

STLHE 2010

University of

Waterloo

Co-op Program

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E-Portfolios definition• An ePortfolio is a purposeful collection of information and

digital artifacts that demonstrates development or evidences learning outcomes, skills or competencies.

• Cotterill SJ. What is an ePortfolio? ePortfolios 2007, Maastricht.

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Teaching portfolio• Is a collection of materials aimed at describing your teaching

accomplishments and documenting your teaching effectiveness.

• Your portfolio should be focused on reflection and analysis of your teaching performance and you students’ learning.

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Ideas for content in student portfolios

Course work

Research

Internship experiences

Co-curricular activities

Student reflection

of academic &

professional goals

Reese and Levy, (2009) Assessing the Future: Eportfolio Trends, Uses and Options in Higher Education

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What to include in your portfolio?• Faculty CV• Statement of your Teaching Approach and Philosophy ( could

be text, pictures or a video)• Professional Development Plans

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E-Portfolios definition• The process of producing an ePortfolio (writing, typing,

recording etc.) requires the: • synthesis of ideas, • reflection on achievements, • self-awareness and forward planning; • with the potential for educational, developmental or other

benefits.• Cotterill SJ. What is an ePortfolio? ePortfolios 2007, Maastricht.

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Explosive adoption

Winter 2011110 students

1 program

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Expansive adoption

Spring 2012778 students

9 programs

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HRT Programs using e-portfolios Exercise Science Post

Grad 30

Massage Therapy 30 + 125

Culinary Skills and Culinary Management

400

Kinesiology Degree 250

Food and Nutrition Management

18

Hospitality Management, Tourism

Management and Business Applications,

60

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How they began their journey at humber

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Reflections during challenging times

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Personal motivations

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Reflection via pictures

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3rd attempt… “Getting tighter on presentation”

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Strengths quest

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Anne Cramer, Business Faculty• Anne CramerProfessor, Fashion Arts – Home• Done with Weebly.com• Also google sites, wix.com

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Benefits to faculty of having students make a portfolio

• Supports assessment and critical thinking development in students.

• Assists in writing recommendation letters.

• Facilitates student advising.

• Supports internal and external departmental review.

Reese and Levy, (2009) Assessing the Future: Eportfolio Trends, Uses and Options in Higher Education

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Benefits to student learning:

• Increases critical thinking in terms of abilities and personal growth.

• Connects theory and practice.• Increases opportunities for scholarly writing.• Showcase for employers when they graduate.• Provide ongoing experience with reflective practice.

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E-portfolios are a fantastic tool to us understand "where we are in our teaching, where they need to go and how best to get there" (Barrett, 2005)

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