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Engaging Faculty and Students with ePortfolios Kevin Pitts CAE Agenda 1. What is an ePortfolio? 2. Types of ePortfolios 3. Affordances of the Web 4. ePortfolio Examples 5. Why now? 6. Tools 7. Q&A ePortfolio Definitions There are


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Engaging Faculty and Students with ePortfolios

Kevin Pitts CAE

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Agenda

  • 1. What is an ePortfolio?
  • 2. Types of ePortfolios
  • 3. Affordances of the Web
  • 4. ePortfolio Examples
  • 5. Why now?
  • 6. Tools
  • 7. Q&A
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ePortfolio Definitions

There are many…

  • “An ePortfolio is an online space where

students can catalog evidence of their learning.”(Simon McIntyre)

  • “An ePortfolio is an electronic collection of

artifacts meaningfully assembled to document and facilitate learning and performance.” (Cambridge, 2009; Rossi, 2008)

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Types of ePortfolios

  • Developmental

– Learning: work in progress – Reflective

  • Showcase

– Teaching – Professional

  • Assessment
  • Revalidation
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Affordances of the Web

  • Static => Dynamic
  • Consumers => Producers
  • Closed => Open
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Model

Jafari, McGee, Carmean (2006)

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ePortfolio Examples

  • Teaching
  • Learning
  • Assessment
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Why Now?

  • Evidence-based culture
  • Seneca’s new Academic Plan

– Inspiring cross-disciplinary, networked learning – Committing to a new set of core literacies – Offering high quality, relevant programs and pathways – Committing to teaching excellence – Advancing partnerships, applied research and

  • utreach opportunities
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Tools

  • My.Seneca ePortfolio Tool
  • WordPress
  • Mahara
  • Weblogs @ Seneca
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Q&A

Thanks for having me  More info about ePortfolios at Seneca: kevin.pitts@senecacollege.ca