Select. Synthesize. Showcase: Capilano University’s ePortfolio Project

1. SELECT. SYNTHESISE. SHOWCASE.
PORTFOLIOS AT CAPILANO
May 1 | CIRCLE 2018 | UBC CTLT

2. OVERVIEW
1. Portfolio Project Snapshot
2. Faculty ofArts & Sciences Backstory:Why ePortfolios?
3. Portfolios & Peer Mentors: Faculty Perspective
4. Portfolios & Peer Mentors: Student Perspective
5. Future Directions
DR. AURELEA MAHOOD, PORTFOLIO PROJECT FACULTY LEAD, & CHRISTINA SCHULZ, PORTFOLIO PROJECT PEER MENTOR

3. PORTFOLIO PROJECT SNAPSHOT | SPRING 2018
o Over 2200 live sites on Capilano University ePortfolios
o Single sign-on with Capilano user id and password
o Current default theme WordPressTwentySeventeen; 20 active themes to choose from.
o 500 MB per site with the option to request more space
o Six privacy options, including option to limit visibility to other CapU ePortfolio multisite users
o Search directory (by name – e.g. first name, last name, or Capilano user id)
o Peer mentors: 15 hours of drop-in support per week in the Writing Centre during major terms
o Folio Fridays, a campus learning community
o Annual ePortfolio Development Community for faculty

4. WHY EPORTFOLIOS IN ARTS & SCIENCES?
Faculty of Arts & Sciences Primary Drivers:
1. Liberal Studies BA Program Review
2. English 100: University Writing Strategies Curriculum Redesign
DR. AURELEA MAHOOD, PORTFOLIO PROJECT FACULTY LEAD, & CHRISTINA SCHULZ, PORTFOLIO PROJECT PEER MENTOR

5. LIBERAL STUDIES CHALLENGE
1. COMMUNITY: How cultivate a sense of community in an individualized majors program with a high degree of
autonomy?
2. INTEGRATION: How ensure students have the opportunity and tools to select, synthesize, and showcase
examples of their learning over the course of their studies and beyond?
3. STORY: How best provide a compelling yet flexible and open platform on which Liberal Studies students can
share their individual stories and make visible their emerging expertise, skills, and knowledge?
DR. AURELEA MAHOOD, PORTFOLIO PROJECT FACULTY LEAD, & CHRISTINA SCHULZ, PORTFOLIO PROJECT PEER MENTOR

6. LIBERAL STUDIES OPPORTUNITY
DR. AURELEA MAHOOD, PORTFOLIO PROJECT FACULTY LEAD, & CHRISTINA SCHULZ, PORTFOLIO PROJECT PEER MENTOR
Megan Forster, LSBA 2014
Doug Colban, LSBA 2016

7. LIBERAL STUDIES RESPONSE: FALL 2015
Year 1 – 2015/16 Year 2 – 2016/17 Year 3 – 2017/18 Year 4 – 2018/19
Core Courses LBST 100:
Approaching
Knowledge
LBST 200 & 201:
Qualitative and
Quantitative Research
Methods
LBST 330: Methods of
Inquiry & LBST
Tutorials (2)
LBST Tutorial (1) & Grad
Project
High-Impact
Practices
First-Year Seminar,
Common Intellectual
Experience, Writing-
Intensive Course, and
ePortfolio
Common Intellectual
Experience,
Collaborative
Assignments and
Projects, and ePortfolio
Common Intellectual
Experience, Writing-
Intensive Courses, and
ePortfolio
Writing-Intensive Courses,
Undergraduate Research
(option), Capstone Course
and Project, and ePortfolio
ePortfolio Function Reflection,
Development &
Integration
Reflection,
Development &
Integration
Reflection,
Development, Inquiry
& Integration
Reflection, Development,
Inquiry, Integration &
Showcase
DR. AURELEA MAHOOD, PORTFOLIO PROJECT FACULTY LEAD, & CHRISTINA SCHULZ, PORTFOLIO PROJECT PEER MENTOR

8. PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS
1. Liberal Studies Core
a) improved understanding of highly flexible degree structure;
b) increased contact between students and faculty throughout the degree program.
2. Liberal Studies Portfolio
a) internal academic and career planning tool;
b) external communication and recruitment tool;
c) and (as hoped) a space for selecting, synthesizing, and showcasing
DR. AURELEA MAHOOD, PORTFOLIO PROJECT FACULTY LEAD, & CHRISTINA SCHULZ, PORTFOLIO PROJECT PEER MENTOR

9. ENGLISH 100 CURRICULUM REDESIGN
1. FoundationalWriting Portfolio
2. Audience – Reflection – Revision
3. Social Pedagogy
DR. AURELEA MAHOOD, PORTFOLIO PROJECT FACULTY LEAD, & CHRISTINA SCHULZ, PORTFOLIO PROJECT PEER MENTOR
Pilot: Fall 2016 Launch: Fall 2017

10. STUDENT RESOURCES & SUPPORT
1. Portfolio Peer Mentors: Drop-in peer support & in-class workshops
2. Capilano University ePortfolios site: Student Resources section
3. WordPress QuickTips handouts:Writing Centre and online
4. Getting Started brochure:Writing Centre and online
5. Career Planning + Portfolios:Career Development Centre
DR. AURELEA MAHOOD, PORTFOLIO PROJECT FACULTY LEAD, & CHRISTINA SCHULZ, PORTFOLIO PROJECT PEER MENTOR

11. PEER MENTOR PROGRAM SNAPSHOT |YEAR 1
1. Six peer mentors
2. Five degree programs
3. Four faculties
4. Fall + Spring Drop-in sessions: 200 plus students
5. Fall + Spring In-class intro workshops: 750 plus students
DR. AURELEA MAHOOD, PORTFOLIO PROJECT FACULTY LEAD, & CHRISTINA SCHULZ, PORTFOLIO PROJECT PEER MENTOR

12. PEER MENTORS: FACULTY PERSPECTIVE
1. Advocates
2. Models
3. Peers
4. Focus Group
5. Resource Developers
DR. AURELEA MAHOOD, PORTFOLIO PROJECT FACULTY LEAD, & CHRISTINA SCHULZ, PORTFOLIO PROJECT PEER MENTOR
2017-18 Peer Mentors

13. FUTURE DIRECTIONS
1. Portfolio Peer Mentors PSA (video) featuring current mentors
2. What Next? QuickTips handout for 100-level students
3. Pilot “BuildYour Own Portfolio” workshop series (Fall 2018 & Spring 2019)
4. Capilano University Portfolio Showcase (March 2019)
5. Preliminary discussions re: development of credit-bearing Portfolio electives (e.g. 100-level Intro to Folio
Thinking and 400-level Portfolio Capstone) with information literacy components. Proposed development
partners include Library faculty and K-12 teachers.
DR. AURELEA MAHOOD, PORTFOLIO PROJECT FACULTY LEAD, & CHRISTINA SCHULZ, PORTFOLIO PROJECT PEER MENTOR

14. THANK YOU
Aurelea Mahood, Portfolio Project Faculty Lead
amahood@capilanou.ca
Christina Schulz, Portfolio Project Peer Mentor
christinaschulz@my.capilanou.ca
DR. AURELEA MAHOOD, PORTFOLIO PROJECT FACULTY LEAD, & CHRISTINA SCHULZ, PORTFOLIO PROJECT PEER MENTOR