What are the nuts and bolts, ins and outs of e-portfolios?
The new Field Guide to Eportfolio, Why It Matters for Learning. has been recently released. The guide was a two year collaborative project of AAEEBL, AAC&U, IJeP and EPAC. Designed for the novice as well as expert user, a large cohort of authors developed twelve short chapters on various topics related to eportfolios bringing together… Continue reading Field Guide to Eportfolio
The following video shares a discussion George Kuh had at the Center for Engaged Learning’s Conference on “Excellent Practices in Mentoring Undergraduate Research.” In 2008, Kuh published a book defining a set of educational practices research demonstrated had a significant impact on student success. His ten high-impact practices have a tremendous impact on higher education.… Continue reading Eportfolio as a High-Impact Practice
The Association of American Colleges and Universities just released the latest issue of Peer Review. The Summer 2016 issue, titled Advancing Equity and Student Success through Eportfolios, is dedicated to Eportfolios. It “chronicles the current landscape of how colleges and universities are using eportfolios and will sketch out a vision for using eportfolios in the… Continue reading New issue of Peer Review is dedicated to Eportfolios
The University of DE participated in a three-year collaboration with 23 other institutions culminating in a new site for ePortfolio resources and research, the Catalyst for Learning site. I hope you will take some time to look at this new resource. I am particularly excited to share the work UD did in this project, especially… Continue reading A new site for ePortfolio Resources and Research
Students who are investing time in preparing a presentation-style career ePortfolio are wondering, “Are employers really going to look at my ePortfolio?” From what I have read and seen, this seems to vary from discipline to discipline. There is a real need for more data in this area. I thought I would share the findings… Continue reading Employers show more interest in ePortfolios