"At a growing number of campuses with sustained ePortfolio                                                                      initiatives, student ePortfolio usage correlates with higher levels of                                                            student success, as measured by pass rates, GPA, and retention                                                                  rates. "[1]

 

 

 

 

 

As the coordinator for ePortfolio Pedagogy and Training Coordinator for University Studies I want to be sure you have all the resources you need to understand why we use ePortfolios in UNST, how to create a unique and meaningful ePortfolio and how you might use it in the future. I am a member of the Office of Academic Innovation Pebble Pad Stewardship team and have conducted research on the use of ePortfolios at Portland State University. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have: lwbatch@pdx.edu

 

 

The University Studies Program has a number of resources to assist you in building your ePortfolio. For resource page click here: 

 

 

 

 

ePortfolio Gallery of All Stars

 

Here are a few exemplary ePortfolios we discovered when completing our yearly ePortfolio review. This year we focused on the Critical Thinking and Ethical and Social Responsibility rubrics. These portfolios all scored either "5" or "6" on the rubrics being assessed. The University Studies rubrics adhere to a 6 point scale. Generally speaking, a "1" denotes a student who displays early college or late high school competencies and a "6" represents a highly sophisticated senior level of competency. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To learn more about our yearly ePortfolio review please click on the link below. Scroll down on the assessment page to see information on the ePortfolio review. You can find all of the rubrics we use for teaching and program assessment here as well.

 

 

 

 

          Teaching Resources for mentors and faculty:

See the attached assignments under subpage to this page on navigation menu.

 

           Additional Resources

• PSU ePortfolio veterans Candyce Reynolds and Judy Patton have written a new book: Leveraging the ePortfolio for Integrative Learning: A Faculty Guide to Classroom Practices for Transforming Student Learning. (Jul 2014) which is available for check out in the UNST library (large conference room) as well as in the OAI library.  

 

• I use this text "Why Reflect" by Dr. Helen Barrett to explain the significance of reflection for learning. She has a nice graphic representation of the brain science behind reflection.

 

• There is also a conversation going on at the national level about using ePortfolios to enhance learning. Check out the wonderful C2L website for ideas and inspiration. This site, like Dr. Barrett's, has some wonderful langugage on the "Why" of Eportfolios. 

 

• There is a scholarly journal that deals excusively with ePortfolios: The International Journal of ePortfolio

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         Here is a partial READING LIST this that may help you in your own understanding

of the "Why" behind ePortfolios:

 

1. Eynon, Bret, Gambino, Laura and Török, Judith. "What Difference Can ePortfolio Make? A Field Report from the Connect to Learning Project" International Journal of ePortfolio 2014, Volume 4, Number 1, 95-114

2. Nguyen, Celeste Fowles. "The ePortfolio as a Living Portal: A Medium for Student

   Learning, Identity, and Assessment" IJEP 2013, Volume 3, Number 2, 135-148

   http://www.theijep.com/pdf/IJEP116.pdf

3. "Reflection, Integration, and ePortfolio Pedagogy" by 

   Bret Eynon, Laura M. Gambino & Judit Török 

4. Bass, Randall "Disrupting Ourselves: the Problem of Learning in Higher Education", published in March/April 2012 issue: http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERM1221.pdf

 

[1] Bret Eynon, Laura Gambino and Judit Torok, “What Difference Can ePortfolio Make? A Field Report from the Connect to Learning Project” International Journal of ePortfolio, 2014, Volume 4, Number 1, 95-114