April 10-12, 2008
Conference Highlights
Thursday Pre-Conference Workshops: 1:00 – 4:00 Concurrent Sessions
- [ Enrollment Closed - Workshop Filled ] Introduction to ePortfolio: A nuts and bolts workshop, tracing the evolution of ePortfolios, identifying the most common approaches to ePortfolio implementation, and introducing a range of resources for educators interested in building an ePortfolio project.
- [ Enrollment Closed - Workshop Filled ] ePortfolio Creation with rSmart: One of the most capable and effective tech support teams for schools using the Open Source Portfolio.
- [ Enrollment Closed - Workshop Filled ] Next Generation ePortfolio: Open meeting of technology innovators collaborating on new approaches to ePortfolio, integrating advanced Web 2.0 functions.
- [ Enrollment Closed - Workshop Filled ] ePortfolio and Assessment: An in depth look at approaches to using ePortfolio to support authentic outcomes assessment, illuminating a range of choices and issues to consider.
Friday, April 11 (9:00 – 5:00) and Saturday, April 12 (9:00 – 12:00)
Making Connections Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kathleen Blake Yancey
Dr. Kathleen Blake Yancey is Kellogg W. Hunt Professor of English at Florida State University and co-founder of the Inter/National Coalition on Electronic Portfolio Research. A prolific scholar, her work is a major influence on ePortfolio theory.
Concurrent Sessions: Perspectives from across the Country and Abroad
The conference will offer be 45+ workshops in concurrent sessions. Here is a small sample.
Voice & Reflection in ePortfolios, Multiple Purposes of Digital Stories and Podcasts in ePortfolios,
Helen Barrett, Center for Advanced Technology, University of Oregon.
The ancient art of storytelling can be a powerful tool for deep learning and reflection. Add today’s multimedia technology and you have a highly motivating project-based learning activity as well as a powerful artifact in an electronic portfolio.
Education for Social Innovation through ePortfolios, Melissa Peet, University of Michigan.
The University of Michigan combines innovative learning methods with ePortfolios in an effort to build students’ capacities to engage in social change and innovation. This session combines core concepts and research findings with a hands-on exercise in which participants engage in a “generative knowledge retrieval” exercise designed to surface participants’ embodied knowledge.
The Next Generation ePortfolio, Trent Batson, Campus Technology Web 2.0 Newsletter.
Web 2.0 sites and spaces invite a re-thinking of how to best cultivate ePortfolio thinking. This presentation reports on a new collaborative project to conceive of ePortfolio in virtual worlds.
Developing Reflective Learners in Professional Contexts in a UK University, Julie Hughes, Lindsey Duncan-Pitt, Emma Purnell, University of Wolverhampton, UK.
As the European Union moves to broad ePortfolio usage, Wales is widely recognized as a leader. Drawing upon the Schools of Education and Health, this team will discuss how ePortfolio practice grows within a community of practitioners committed to blended learning in professional contexts. Case studies and multimedia student narratives will examine how ePortfolio supports transitions into and out of University.
From My Course to Our Curriculum - Navigating the Challenges of ePortfolio Implementation,
Lynn Ward, Elizabeth Rubens, Susan Blackwell, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
A leader in the field of ePortfolio and higher education since 1998, IUPUI offers years of experience with how to best support program administrators and faculty as they prepare for ePortfolio implementation. This panel will include audience-participation and a unique opportunity to gain from lessons learned.
Concurrent Sessions: LaGuardia Perspectives
How has LaGuardia’s program grown to become one of the largest and most well-known ePortfolio programs in the nation? What does it mean to do ePortfolio at an urban community college, with a diverse, working class student body? How does LaGuardia integrate the twin ePortfolio goals: enriched learning and more authentic assessment? In these sessions, LaGuardia students and faculty will provide a textured and deeply grounded understanding of LaGuardia’s ePortfolio initiative. Examples include:
An Overview of the ePortfolio Project at LaGuardia Community College, Bret Eynon and LaGuardia President Gail O. Mellow. An introduction to LaGuardia’s innovative approach and a review of the data on the impact of ePortfolio on student engagement, critical thinking, and student learning outcomes.
ePortfolio in Learning Communities, Patricia Sokolski and Beth Cullinane.
LaGuardia has a long tradition of interdisciplinary learning communities. A concrete example of the ways that ePortfolio builds on and enhances this integrative approach to learning and teaching.
Wrestling with Writing: ePortfolios in Basic Writing Courses, J. Elizabeth Clark and Marisa Klages.
Many LaGuardia students need basic skills courses to help prepare for college level work. A report on how LaGuardia’s English faculty are integrating ePortfolio into writing courses, using it to build writing skills and assess student learning.
Bringing It All Back Home: The Emerging Capstone ePortfolio at LaGuardia, Michael Rodriguez, Carolyn Sterling-Deer, and Max Rodriguez. Faculty discuss the pedagogy that guides the development of Capstone courses and ePortfolios, a key step in building a more integrated learning experience.
Selecting Your ePortfolio System, Susan Lambert and James Richardson. Review the available ePortfolio software, and discuss the strategies institutions can pursue for matching needs and software.
ePortfolio Student Showcase, LaGuardia ePortfolio Students.
Hear directly from students about how ePortfolio has helped them make connections between their coursework at LaGuardia and their experiences as immigrants, first-generation college students, aspiring professionals and citizens. In their ePortfolios, LaGuardia students represent their evolving, multi-faceted identities as learners, using written reflections, digital stories, video-documentation, essays, and art work. The Showcase will run concurrently with most conference sessions, providing multiple opportunities to interact with students.
Conference Coordinator: Susan Lambert
Email: slambert@lagcc.cuny.edu
Phone: (718) 482-5404