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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 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)

Types of ePortfolios

• Developmental

– Learning: work in progress – Reflective

• Showcase

– Teaching – Professional

• Assessment
• Revalidation

Affordances of the Web

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

Model

Jafari, McGee, Carmean (2006)

ePortfolio Examples

• Teaching
• Learning
• Assessment

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

Tools

• My.Seneca ePortfolio Tool
• WordPress
• Mahara
• Weblogs @ Seneca

Q&A

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