1. 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

2. 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

4. A Global Reach EuroPortfolio http://www.epforum.eu/ Univ of Wolverhampton (UK) http://www.wlv.ac.uk/default.aspx?page=16960 http://www.wlv.ac.uk/default.aspx?page=16960 Queensland University of Technology (AU) http://www.studentportfolio.qut.edu.au/ City Univ. of Hong Kong http://www.cityu.edu.hk/edo/eportfolio

5. Queensland University of Technology Visits LaGuardia

6. Resources for an Emerging Field National Coalition for ePortfolio Research http://ncepr.org/ http://ncepr.org/ AAC&U’s Project VALUE http://www.aacu.org/value/index.cfm http://www.aacu.org/value/index.cfm World ePortfolio Summit, July 2011 http://www.aaeebl.org/ http://www.aaeebl.org/ International Journal of ePortfolio Research

7. 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 2007-2010: FIPSE-funded mini-grant & seminar program. Sustained prof’l learning community. Campus teams plan and implement ePortfolio. http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/connections/

8. 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 2010-2015: Making Connections National Resource Center awarded $4.4 million in funding to deepen & expand its service through 2 new programs http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/connections/ 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)

9. Current ePortfolio Typologies Career & Credential ePortfolios Assessment ePortfolios Learning ePortfolios

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

11. 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

13. 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

14. The New ePortfolio System

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

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

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

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

19. Becomes a Capstone ePortfolio

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

21. “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...”

26. How do we know ePortfolio is having an impact?

27. ePortfolio & Outcomes Assessment 28,000+ artifacts in Assessment area; 30,000 more in 2010-11 New platform eases faculty work on deposits, Program Reviews, Middle States New Benchmark Reading Process

28. 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

29. Engagement & Critical Thinking Engagement & Critical Thinking

30. Engagement & Critical Thinking Engagement & Critical Thinking

31. High Pass Rates

32. Next Semester Retention Rates ePortfolio vs. Comparison Courses

33. Next Semester Retention Rates ePortfolio vs. Comparison Courses

34. Next Semester Retention Rates ePortfolio vs. Comparison Courses

35. 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 http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/ctl/

36. Thank You