Presentation titled: "ePortfolios: Assess Student Learning and Help Students Stand Out in the Interviewing Process" by Ronda Leahy and Saundra Solum, UW-La Crosse at the Brightspace Wisconsin Ignite. Nov. 14, 2014
3. What is an ePortfolio?
• An ePortfolio (eP) is an electronic
collection of artifacts that shows your
learning over time.
• Artifacts may include writing samples,
photos, videos, observations, lessons,
artwork, and more.
• Reflections are a key component, telling
why the artifacts was chosen and what you
learned from the process.
5. Key Questions to Answer Prior
to Student Development
• What is the purpose
• Who is the audience
• What is being measured
• Assessment of Learning OR Assessment
for Learning
7. Assessing Student Learning
• Who assesses? Instructor/Advisor, Peer,
Subject Expert or Outside Vender
• Create for course, department, college, or
program?
• What is assessed?
• Each artifact/reflection?
• Entire presentation?
• Should it be archived?
8. Why use BrightSpace by D2L
• Available to all students
• Easy access
• Create multiple eP presentations
• Use a template for consistent look for
competency ePs
• Help available through campus help desk
• Keep beyond graduation with myD2L
9. Template – Yes or No?
• Provides clearer directions to students
• Allows for consistent look especially useful
for assessment portfolios
• Gives directions and guidelines as part of
the presentation
• Works well for online cohorts
• However, does stifle creativity
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12. How to Access the ePortfolio
The eP is part of student’s personal space.
• Student submits the eP presentation to a
course dropbox (Best option)
or
• Student makes the eP presentation public
and emails the link
or
• Student shares eP or share with a sharing
group
14. Proof of Performance: How to Build a
Career Portfolio to Land a Great New Job
"A resume proves nothing. It only
makes claims, your career
performance portfolio is the
presentation tool that will help you
validate your job performances and
resume claims."
~ Rick Nelles
15. Benefits of Creating an eP
• Professional Way To Showcase Your Work
• It’s A Great First Impression For Employers
• Increases Your Visibility And Online
Presence
• Shows You’re More Than Just A Resume
• Flexibility
http://www.careerealism.com/creating-online-portfolio/
16. "I can't guarantee that a portfolio will
get you a job or that every employer
will want to see your portfolio, but I
can say with confidence that collecting
samples and crafting a portfolio
showcasing your accomplishments will
increase your power to communicate
your worth to employers, customers or
clients."
~ Martin Kimeldorf
Peterson's Portfolio Power: The New Way to Showcase All
Your Job Skills and Experiences
17. Interviewing Course –
Employment ePortfolio
• Students can choose how their ePortfolio
looks and create it from scratch without
using a template.
• Using the ePortfolio as an employment
portfolio.
• Students present their ePortfolio at the end
of the semester.
18. Requirements
• Table of contents is the navigation bar for
the ePortfolios. Each item is a link to
examples of students’ work.
• Students choose five examples of their
best work.
• STAR – Situation, Task, Action, and Result
For each item students provide context of
their work by including a STAR response
about the item. (e.g. Reflection,
Narrative)
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28. myDesire2Learn
• Hosted ePortfolio service provided by D2L
for students who are graduating and
would like to continue to use and update
their ePortfolio after graduation.
• This service is offered free by D2L and
provides each student with 2GB of
storage space for an unlimited time.
29. Conclusion
• Any major will benefit from creating an
ePortfolio
• Easy to use with help available
• As instructors, we can use the ePortfolio as
part of our assessment
• Through Brightspace, students can create
and maintain an ePortfolio throughout their
college career and beyond graduation