Facilitators: Kevin Kelly (San Francisco State University, ), Gail Matthews-Denatale (Northeastern University), Helen L. Chen (Stanford University), Members of the AAEEBL Board
Date: April 16, 2020 at 4 pm EDT / 1 pm PDT / 9 pm U.K.
Session Description: For many higher ed teachers and students, remote teaching and learning is a new experience. Even some veterans of hybrid or online course formats struggle with how to switch to remote for specific scenarios. In this online event, the Association of Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL) will discuss how students can generate and show evidence of learning through ePortfolio approaches–even if you don’t use an ePortfolio tool. Based on some “lightning round” thought prompt presentations, participants co-constructed a collection of strategies that can be immediately piloted and implemented focusing on:
how to help students document and reflect on their learning in disciplines that are challenging to accomplish remotely, such as STEM, the arts, or hands-on skills courses
how to maintain learning equity in a world where some students and even some faculty do not have access to adequate devices, Internet, software or training for successful remote learning
how to create Universal Design for Learning pathways for students to create and demonstrate evidence of learning in remote settings
The Field Guide to Eportfolio, a publication produced by more than fifty members of the ePortfolio field, provides an authoritative and representative account of the ePortfolio idea.
It combines entries on what the most important dimensions of the ePortfolio concept are with case studies from various countries.
This publication intends to be both an authoritative guide for how to understand ePortfolio in the context of higher education as well as an attempt to break new ground.
The Field Guide to Eportfoliois a collaborative of the Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL), the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), the International Journal of ePortfolio (IJeP), and the Electronic Portfolio Action and Communication (EPAC) Community of Practice. The Field Guide was created by a number of key AAEEBL practitioners, researchers and technologists in partnership with AAC&U. It is now archived as a key look at the field, as a guide to ePortfolios and what they mean to/as/of/for education in that moment in time. Field Guide Editor, Kate Coleman with Kristina Hoeppner, Mahara Project Lead have been workshopping the Field Guide in 2018 to curate new resources for the field. We now invite a continued participatory approach to building into and onto the field for the future through workshopping the ideas that the possible/probable field will explore. This padlet has been created to collect and curate these ongoing resources for the next iteration of field guide users, we invite you to leave links to institutional web pages, published articles and other forms of digital collections for sharing in the ePortfolio community.
If you have questions about connecting with the AAEEBL community, send an email to connect@aaeebl.org.
A lot of great ideas around ePortfolio practices were shared at the recent AAEEBL Annual Meeting, and we heard over and over how much you wish we had an open educational resource repository of ePortfolio resources and activities. So, we are planning a writing session to create just that! This will be an opportunity for you to contribute one of your own resources or develop one (a learning activity, assessment activity, or faculty development activity). Our plan is to make this a publication opportunity for you as we develop an ebook from your ePortfolio activities!
Come join us on October 21, 2021, at 7am PST / 10am EST / 3pm, BST, to connect with ePortfolio practitioners for this supported writing workshop. The aims of the workshop are to share with you the design of the ebook and to support the writing process. We anticipate that by the end of the session, you will have an initial draft of your resource. Clearly, there is only so much that can be achieved in such a short timeframe. We hope that the writing session will provide you with the impetus to bring your ideas and experiences to the table and start writing. That said, if we are to keep to the publication timeline, we envisage a short period of time between the writing workshop and your final submission. The ebook submissions will then be edited and published as an open access resource by AAEEBL in December 2021. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your ePortfolio practice whilst serving as inspiration and resource for others.
In response to rising concerns about digital ethics in ePortfolio practice, AAEEBL created a Digital Ethics Task Force charged with researching and articulating research-based practices for ePortfolios. The Task Force is a standing committee that accepts new participants in July of each year. Visit the most current version of our work, Digital Ethics Principles in ePortfolios: Version 2, for guidance and support on implementing ePortfolios with digital ethics at the forefront of this work.
Join the Task Force
The call for Year 3 participants is currently open and will close on September 1, 2021. The 2021-2022 year will focus on support and research. We plan to provide support for the community in the application of digital ethics principles through workshops and webinars with the Task Force members. Additionally, interested participants will conduct various research projects to add to the growing body of scholarship on ePortfolios with attention to digital ethics and labor.
Brief (300-500 words) statement describing your interest in participating and perspectives you bring to the team.
During its first year, the Task Force developed Digital Ethics Principles in ePortfolios: Version 1, which supports ePortfolio decision-making and practices across different locations and contexts, enabling important principles, strategies, scenarios, and additional resources to be accessed both interactively and in text formats. In year two, the Task Force revised the Principles document, with added attention to how digital ethical literacy intersects with the mass transition to online learning due to COVID-19. In addition to the recursive revision of the primary Principles document, the Task Force works to contribute to the scholarship on digital ethics through publications, conference attendance, and other professional networking opportunities.
2020-2021 Task Force Members
Megan Haskins (Co-Chair), University of Denver
Sarah Zurhellen (Co-Chair), Appalachian State University
Steve Bookman, Pace University
Amy Cicchino, Auburn University
Theresa Conefrey, Santa Clara University
Morgan Gresham, University of South Florida
Kristina Hoeppner, Catalyst, New Zealand
Kevin Kelly, San Francisco State University
Megan Mize, Old Dominion University
Christine Slade, University of Queensland, Australia
JW Turner, High Point University
2019-2020 Task Force Members
Amy Cicchino (Co-Chair), Auburn University
Megan Haskins (Co-Chair), Auburn University
Megan Crowley-Watson, Edward Waters University
Elaine Gray, Appalachian State University
Morgan Gresham, University of South Florida
Kristina Hoeppner, Catalyst, New Zealand
Kevin Kelly, San Francisco State
Megan Mize, Old Dominion University
Christine Slade, University of Queensland, Australia
Registration is free but space is limited. Register for the whole event or for the weeks of your choice. To reserve your space click here. Resources developed during the conference will be available to attendees through August. Ongoing access to the community and resources will be available to AAEEBL members. Click here to join the AAEEBL member community for full access to all our member benefits.
Each week will follow a similar format:
Day
Event
Monday
Asynchronous Kick-Off Conversations with “Provocateurs”
Tuesday
Collaboratory: Collaborative Resource Generation
Wednesday
Synchronous Discussion/Activity
Thursday
Gallery of Resources/Learning from Week
Friday
Synchronous Workshop/Playshop
Week 1: ”Doing It Right (or Doing the Right Thing) in a Changing World: Considering the Role of Portfolio Pedagogy in Pivots to Online or Blended Learning Environments”
We will explore the ways that portfolio pedagogies can support effective learning in any environment, while paying special attention to the affordances of the online environment for both learners and teachers. Participants will collaborate to identify opportunities and challenges in their contexts for leveraging these practices, with special consideration given to the importance of “doing the right thing” in a changing world.
Week 2: ”Digital Ethics & Portfolios: Considering the Importance of Ethics in Our New Environment”
Together we will answer questions related to digital ethics and use the answers to generate effective practices for our work. What does it mean to be ethical in the digital environment? What ethical considerations must we take into account when designing ePortfolio implementations? How do we ensure equity and access in a rapidly changing world?
Week 3: “Leveraging Stakeholders in the Pivot: The Role of Student Affairs, Faculty Development, and Assessment in Portfolio Pedagogies”
Who are the stakeholders that we need to engage to ensure that portfolio practices and technologies are supported? What opportunities for collaboration exist as we move through the shifting context of higher education? How can we more fully support student success by engaging partners across our institutions? In this week, we explore these questions with specific attention to developing approaches that will enable the success of all our students on our campuses.
Week 4: “Weaving Things Together: Leveraging High Impact Practices in the Online/Blended Environment”
More than ever, we need to weave together our learning to support our students’ success. This week, we bring together the co-created activities and strategies to develop our own High Impact Practices.
During this time of global pandemic and in response to calls for equity and access in higher education and beyond, we have decided to offer free access to our Annual Meeting this summer to our communities. Whether you have participated in AAEEBL events in the past or are new to portfolio practices and pedagogies, you are invited to join us for the Virtual Edition of our Annual meeting! Spread over four weeks in July, this year’s annual event allows participants to leverage learning in our other meetups and online events. The annual meeting focuses specifically on knowledge sharing and community building around the theme, “Doing It Right: ePortfolios, Ethics, and Technologies” paying particular attention to our current global context of COVID-19. Each week includes curated asynchronous content as well as synchronous opportunities for deep discussion and community knowledge building. Throughout the conference, participants will be encouraged to build the learning into their own contexts and share their learning with other attendees through co-creation of a conference portfolio. Each week will include a combination of asynchronous and synchronous events, with the expectation that participants will finish the week having developed their thinking to apply to their own context.
Week 1: ”Doing It Right (or Doing the Right Thing) in a Changing World: Considering the Role of Portfolio Pedagogy in Pivots to Online or Blended Learning Environments”
This week explores the ways that portfolio pedagogies can support effective learning in any environment, while paying special attention to the affordances of the online environment for both learners and teachers. Participants will collaborate to identify opportunities and challenges in their contexts for leveraging these practices in their own contexts, with special consideration given to the importance of “doing the right thing” in a changing world.
Week 2: ”Digital Ethics & Portfolios: Considering the Importance of Ethics in Our New Environment”
Together we will answer questions related to digital ethics and use the answers to generate effective practices for our work. What does it mean to be ethical in the digital environment? What ethical considerations must we take into account when designing ePortfolio implementations? How do we ensure equity and access in a rapidly changing world?
Week 3: “Leveraging Stakeholders in the Pivot: The Role of Student Affairs, Faculty Development, and Assessment in Portfolio Pedagogies”
Who are the stakeholders that we need to engage to ensure that portfolio practices and technologies are supported? What opportunities for collaboration exist as we move through the shifting context of higher education? How can we more fully support student success by engaging partners across our institutions? In this week, we explore these questions with specific attention to developing approaches that will enable the success of all our students on our campuses.
Week 4: “Weaving Things Together: Leveraging High Impact Practices in the Online/Blended Environment”
More than ever, we need to weave together our learning to support our students’ success. This week, we bring together the co-created activities and strategies to develop our own High Impact Practices.
Featured Presenters
Kathleen Blake Yancey (Florida State University)
David Hubert & Emily Dibble (Salt Lake Community College)
Lisa Donaldson (ePortfolio Ireland)
Allison Miller (eportfolios Australia)
Gerry Hanley (MERLOT)
Tracy Penny Light (AAEEBL) and Helen L. Chen (Stanford University)
Candyce Reynolds & Sonja Taylor (Portland State University)
