The league of champions: ePortfolio initiatives supporting excellence at KPU
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The league of champions: ePortfolio initiatives supporting excellence at KPU

“The electronic or digital portfolio is an ideal format for collecting evidence of student learning, especially for those outcomes not amenable or appropriate for standardized measurement. Additionally, ePortfolios can facilitate student reflection upon and engagement with their own learning across multiyear degree programs, across different, and across diverse learning styles while helping students set and…

ePortfolio Matters @KPU:  The Revival Continues

ePortfolio Matters @KPU:  The Revival Continues

Having recently submitted our Summative Report for the 2022/23 AACU ePortfolio Institute, it is in keeping with folio thinking pedagogy to reflect upon the accomplishments and impacts of this year-long learning experience. At the beginning of our journey, I waxed on about the revival of ePortfolios in a previous blog post where I introduced KPUs…

Faculty Spotlight: Paola Gavilanez
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Faculty Spotlight: Paola Gavilanez

Why interior design?“It was always an interest,” Paola begins. “Growing up, I was always doing things with my hands,” such as making houses out of cardboard boxes for her Barbies. “Instead of playing with the Barbies, I would do staging and not touch it.” This isn’t surprising to learn. Paola’s father and aunt were architects,…

Pedagogy before Portfolios (Part One)
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Pedagogy before Portfolios (Part One)

It is easy to be distracted by shiny new toys. Post-secondary instructors are no more immune to the latest and greatest in digital learning tools than their students are to the latest iPhone release or social media platform. But be warned – slick interfaces and pretty graphics are just fancy wrappings over an empty box if sound pedagogy is not contained within.   Well-presented professional development…