ePortfolio – No Longer Your Typical 3-Ringed Binder

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Session Description

Learning portfolios have been a staple in the education community for years. Traditionally, these portfolios were a collection of a learner’s best work and examples of achievement. Over the years, these learning artifacts have leaped into the digital world, becoming known as electronic portfolios or ePortfolios. With this evolution, ePortfolios have become an amazing learning and teaching tool in online education.

In this presentation, participants will learn how ePortfolios can be used for:

  • course and program assessments,
  • simulation and gaming type learning opportunities,
  • creating living resumes,
  • learning repositories and trainings,
  • collection of learning,
  • and so much more!

This presentation aims to challenge participants to think outside of the common definition of ePortfolios and discover the endless learning opportunities they truly offer.

Presenter(s)

Jessica Evans
Colorado Mesa University
Digital Learning Academy

Jessica Evans is an Instructional Designer at Colorado Mesa University (CMU) in Grand Junction, Colorado. Jessica received her M.Ed. in Educational Technology from Arizona State University and her B.Ed. in Elementary and Special Education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

With over thirteen years of experience in education, Jessica has a very diverse set of skills and experiences that make her a creative and approachable instructional designer. Her passion is helping faculty learn and grow in their online teaching endeavors. In addition to being an Instructional Designer, Jessica has served as the ePortfolio Coordinator, LMS Administrator, Quality Matters Peer Reviewer, and develops training courses for faculty new to teaching online. Before becoming an Instructional Designer, Jessica was an elementary educator in both Hawaii and Colorado.

Recently, Jessica started a new venture by creating Digital Learning Academy, a website designed to help instructors better navigate the online teaching world. Her site includes helpful articles, downloadable templates and guides, and she is currently developing courses designed to give instructors in higher education the skills needed to teach online.

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