What’s New With ePortfolio? ePortfolios for Learning & Integration: LaGuardia’s Emerging Leadership Role Bret Eynon & J. Elizabeth Clark LaGuardia Community College Instructional Staff Meeting 30 March 2011

Key Trends 1.New ePortfolio Platform – Easier, More Interactive 2.Faculty Innovation with high impact ePortfolio Pedagogy 3.Integration across the Major - Customization & Ownership 4.Effective use for Assessment 5.New Transfer Audiences 6.LaGuardia’s Growing National Leadership Role

A Global Reach EuroPortfolio Univ of Wolverhampton (UK) Queensland University of Technology (AU) City Univ. of Hong Kong

Queensland University of Technology Visits LaGuardia

Resources for an Emerging Field National Coalition for ePortfolio Research AAC&U’s Project VALUE World ePortfolio Summit, July International Journal of ePortfolio Research

30 campus teams, from Rutgers, Queens, BMCC, St. John’s, Brooklyn, etc. 15 CUNY, 15 non- CUNY, 10 Community College, 20 BA and Graduate programs : FIPSE-funded mini-grant & seminar program. Sustained prof’l learning community. Campus teams plan and implement ePortfolio.

Title V-funded 5-year partnership w/ Queens College, Lehman College, Bronx & Queensboro CCs Use ePortfolio to support successful transfer and transition from community college to BA degree : Making Connections National Resource Center awarded $4.4 million in funding to deepen & expand its service through 2 new programs FIPSE-funded national collaboration, 20 colleges. Generate evidence-based national developmental models of ePortfolio practice as tool for reflection, integrative learning Research team led by Helen Chen (Stanford) and Randy Bass (Georgetown)

Current ePortfolio Typologies Career & Credential ePortfolios Assessment ePortfolios Learning ePortfolios

Current ePortfolio Typologies Integrative ePortfolios Career & Credential ePortfolios Assessment ePortfolios Learning ePortfolios

LaGuardia’s Integrative Strategy Enrich Student Learning Build Student Engagement Reflection & Metacognition to deepen learning process Advance Student Outcomes Assessment Faculty and staff deepen understanding of who students are and how they learn Re-think outcomes assessment, use authentic classroom work eResume Students showcase achievements for career & transfer

Where Do Students Do ePortfolio? More than 175 faculty integrate ePortfolio into their classrooms Broad Range of Courses: ESL, New Student Seminar, History, Business, Mathematics, English, New Media, Nursing, Chemistry, Fine Arts, Human Communication, etc. Selected Courses attach an “ePortfolio Studio Hour:” One hour/week, in the Studio, with a special ePortfolio tutor

The New ePortfolio System

Intentional Integrated Learning Design throughout the curricular experience: Reflection Integration Inquiry Engagement Life-long Learning Transition Why “e” in ePortfolio?

ePortfolio as an Integrative Social Pedagogy Student Faculty & Staff External Audiences Across Disciplines Across Semesters Academic Curriculum Lived Curriculum STUDENT AS LEARNER

A First Course Experience: Becomes a First ePortfolio A First Course Experience: Becomes a First ePortfolio

Becomes a Multi-Semester Record of Student Learning, Artifacts & Reflections

Becomes a Capstone ePortfolio

“...it was time to reinvent myself and find another avenue”

“I was unsure of my writing abilities and that was what scared me the most.” “...the one thing I do know is that I’m now mentally prepared to venture off into anything that I want to do...”

How do we know ePortfolio is having an impact?

ePortfolio & Outcomes Assessment 28,000+ artifacts in Assessment area; 30,000 more in New platform eases faculty work on deposits, Program Reviews, Middle States New Benchmark Reading Process

Closing the Loop Mini grants help programs address key needs identified by assessment Shared examination of student learning builds shared responsibility for student success A Learning College From: Beyond Crossroads LiveBeyond Crossroads Live

Engagement & Critical Thinking Engagement & Critical Thinking

Engagement & Critical Thinking Engagement & Critical Thinking

High Pass Rates

Next Semester Retention Rates ePortfolio vs. Comparison Courses

Next Semester Retention Rates ePortfolio vs. Comparison Courses

Next Semester Retention Rates ePortfolio vs. Comparison Courses

Get Involved, Learn More Faculty Seminars  Connected Learning: Interaction & Integration  Re-Thinking the Capstone Experience  Hybrid & On-Line Learning  Art of Advisement  ePortfolio & Assessment Mini-Grants Center Website

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