1. University of British Columbia (UBC) Portfolio Community of Practice
Roselynn Verwoord, Community of Practice Developer – Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth
Catherine Paul, Community of Practice Facilitator – Office of Learning Technology
University of British Columbia (UBC) Portfolio Community of Practice
ePortfolio Communities of Practices: Sharing Strategies for Collaboration

2. Agenda Welcome & Introductions History, Definitions and Hopes of CoP
Current UBC Portfolio project examples 
Roundtable discussions
Closing, feedback and follow-up

3. Brief History of UBC Portfolio Community of Practice
Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly. 
A 3-year campus-wide initiative
TLEF funded (Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund)
investigated the pedagogical benefits & resource implications of implementing e-portfolios for multiple purposes & contexts (course, program, personal)
13 projects from multiple disciplines
2000 students, 91 instructors and 37 staff
strong community of practice (CoP) in parallel

4. Successes cross-faculty collaboration research component
engaged different areas of academic environment
encouraged informal learning spaces for students
deep learning

5. ePortfolio UBC

7. Challenges during pilot
technology (no one size fits all!)
sustained support
add-on rather than integration
increased workload for instructors and students

8. New directions
currently reviving the Portfolio Community of Practice, a collaborative coordination effort (Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth & Office of Learning Technology)
regular meetings; highlighting work members are doing
collecting stories
collaborating on workshops
developing resources and a new online space

9. Examples from community

10. Questions for roundtable discussion
Introduce yourself: name & institution
What is a challenge/hurdle you are facing in your Institution/Department using portfolios?
How do we encourage leadership within a community of practice?
How do we embrace diversity within a community and engage people at different levels of expertise?
How can we encourage interaction and learning around portfolios in an online environment?

11. Sustaining community
Figure: Cambridge, et al (2005) components that make up the iterative ‘rhythm’ of a community
foster collaborative projects;
send people to events; builds prestige and encourages these members to give back to community
don’t forget the important role of coordinator

12. Resources https://www.elearning.ubc.ca - click on ePortfolio
**New online presence currently under construction!
General UBC ePortfolio info
- click on ePortfolio
Examples in this session:
Education Portfolio site:
General Context:
Teaching Portfolios:

13. Contact information
Catherine Paul 
Community of Practice Facilitator 
Office of Learning Technology
(604)
Roselynn Verwoord
Community of Practice Developer 
Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth
(604)