This document discusses implementing ePortfolios in key courses in the ADGA department at City Tech to improve student learning and assessment. It provides an overview of OpenLab ePortfolios and their benefits for student research, self and peer assessment, advisement, and senior portfolio preparation. Examples are shown from first year courses ADV1100 and GRA1111 where students document their creative process and coursework in learning blogs and portfolios. The proposal is to structure ePortfolio implementation over four semesters to enhance student self-assessment, documentation for senior projects, the advisement process, and curriculum assessment. Feedback on the proposal is requested.

1. ADGA Boot Camp : January 2014
OpenLab ePortfolios
Student Learning & Assessment
Jenna Spevack!
Tanya Goetz

2. ePortfolios : Student Learning & Assessment
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OpenLab & ePortfolio Overview!
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Benefits:!
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Student Research & Documentation!
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Student Self/Peer Assessment !
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Student Advisement Tool!
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Senior Portfolio Preparation!
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Examples!
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Proposal / Experiment: !
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Implement ePortfolio in key ADGA courses!
Discussion / Feedback

3. openlab.citytech.cuny.edu
OpenLab Overview
Courses!
Projects!
Clubs!
ePortfolios

8. What is an OpenLab ePortfolio?
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ePortfolios are a digital representation of a students’
academic work, interests, and achievements over time. !
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Students on the OpenLab create a single ePortfolio and
add to it throughout their career at City Tech. By their
final semester, students will have a comprehensive
academic ePortfolio, including their professional goals,
resume, and examples of their best academic work.!
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A student’s ePortfolio (a WordPress Site) is easily
accessible via their personal Profile or faculty Course site.

9. Student Benefits
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Link academic learning with future career goals!
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Cultivate and document their "creative design process”!
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Practice thoughtful written self and peer critique !
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Examine a range of their own work collected over time!
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Analyze, assess and take ownership of their academic progress!
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Integrate experiences in and out of the classroom!
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Make decisions about future goals based on evidence

10. ADGA Department Benefits
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Student Advisement Tool: Advising faculty assess a
student's work and overall strengths/weaknesses, prior
to the senior year. !
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Senior Portfolio Documentation / Preparation: Student
documents their best work from each course and it is
reviewed prior to ADV 4800.!
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Curriculum Assessment: Department reviews student
work to determine strengths/weaknesses in curriculum.

11. OpenLab ePortfolios : First Year Courses
Examples
ADV1100!
GRA1111

12. openlab.citytech.cuny.edu
ePortfolios in
ADV1100
Student Learning Blog!
❖ Cultivate a "creative design process”!
❖ Document project research, sketches,
experiments, iterations, and final work.!
❖ Practice thoughtful self and peer
critique via posts/comments.!
Coursework Documentation!
❖ Assess learning experience!
❖ Document successful projects

13. 1st Year Student Learning Blogs
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S.O’Mahony | Demonstrating Creative Process!
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S.Fontanet | Project Iteration Assessment!
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M.Zhu | Final Project Assessment!
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S.O’Mahony | Field Trip Documentation!
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A.Lulu | Peer Comments

14. Coursework Documentation

15. openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/portfolios
ePortfolios in
GRA1111
Student Learning Blog!
❖ Articulate design process through
draft/revision and low-stakes writing!
❖ Document academic journey/growth!
Coursework Documentation!
❖ Develop the mindset for keeping an
online presence/portfolio!
❖ Use as an advisement tool
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B.Tepoz!
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V.Yepes!
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C.Gordon!
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J.Cordero

16. Implement ePortfolio Practice in Key ADGA Courses
Experiment: A structured
implementation of ePortfolios
in ADGA could improve: !
Semesters 1 - 4!
2. documentation for senior
portfolio preparation !
3. student advisement!
4. curriculum assessment
ADV1100!
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GRA1111!
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ADV2300/GRA?!
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1. student self-assessment
and creative process !
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ADV2400/GRA?
(Associate-Level Review)

17. References
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www.educause.edu/ero/article/using-e-portfolios-support-undergraduatelearning-career-experiment-academic-advising!
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www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/resources/upload/LearningPortfolio_000.pdf!
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blogs.mtroyal.ca/adc/files/2009/11/eportfolio_article_new_directions.pdf!
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www.theideacenter.org/sites/default/files/IDEA_Paper_44.pdf!
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plpnetwork.com/2013/05/30/digital-porfolios-thinking-assessment/!
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blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/support/weblogs-in-the-classroom/!
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www.gallaudet.edu/clerc_center/information_and_resources/info_to_go/
transition_to_adulthood/portfolios_for_student_growth.html!
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www.columbiasc.edu/academics/resources/faculty-development/learningportfolio

18. ADGA Boot Camp : January 2014
Thanks + Discussion
Jenna & Tanya