Re-Imagining ePortfolios: ePortfolios as Nesting Dolls
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AAEEBL 2023, July 13: 20X20 Presentation
with Sophie Carrison and Debbie Oesch-Minor
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The framework behind nested ePortfolios
DIFFERENT ORIENTATIONS
&
DIFFERENT PURPOSES
&
DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS
Debbie
SOPHIE
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DIFFERENT PURPOSES
Different Functions
DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS Abrami & Barrett (2005)
Debbie
This logic resonates
This logic resonates with students;
they see their courses, semesters, degrees, and professional ambitions
in these ePortfolio concepts.
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DIFFERENT ePortfolio ORIENTATIONS &
DIFFERENT ePortfolio PURPOSES &
DIFFERENT ePortfolio FUNCTIONALITY
Debbie
Just ask Sophie
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Just Ask Sophie
ePortfolio as HIP
Meta�High Impact Practices��with��Student Voice and Choice�
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Debbie
When students see it, they get it
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Nesting Dolls? When Students See It, They Get It
+2023: Digital Humanities Project with Maternal Child Health Initiatives
ePortfolio Everything
ePortfolio�Everything
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Sophie
ePortfolios Nested & Linked
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Project
ePortfolio
Course
ePortfolio
Degree
ePortfolio
Study Abroad
ePortfolio
Personal
ePortfolio
Undergrad
Research ePortfolio
Capstone
ePortfolio
Photography
ePortfolio
Professional
ePortfolio
Debbie
It’s just TOO MUCH!
3 Papers per class X 5 classes = 15 papers a semester
2 Books per class X 5 classes = 10 different texts
3 outside articles per class X 5 classes = 15 academic articles
Mid terms + Finals in 5 classes = 10 exams
Financial Aid Paperwork, Parking Pass, Lost ID, Internships,
Scholarship Applications, Work Study, Off Campus Job
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Cue the music
Debbie
ePortfolios Can Help Students �Make Connections Between Their Courses, Semesters, Co-Curriculars,�Degrees, and Professional Ambitions
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ePortfolio
Debbie+Sophie
ePortfolio Goldilocks
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ePortfolios
and Nested ePortfolios:
Let the
Student Decide
Context+Content
ePortfolio Options = Just Right
Debbie
Context & Content
Nesting Helps Emphasize �the Need for Context & Content
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Anchor the reader in time and space:
>when,
>where,
>why,
>how,
>who
Students are proud of their work: Showcase it
Debbie
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More Showcase Opportunities
Students share details on a specific page/tab of the ePortfolio, and provide an abstract of that material rather than linking to Home
Students can showcase multiple experiences each semester
Platform agnostic Showcase
Debbie
The Institute for Engaged Learning’s�New Searchable Showcase
At IUPUI, we’re creating a culture of nested ePortfolios
Students participated in a
Project-Based Learning internships
to build the Showcase for us
STUDENTS SEE THEMSELVES AS EMERGING SCHOLARS
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Debbie
Are these just website pages?
How do these ePortfolios �differ from websites? ��Great question!
Truth is: ePortfolios are websites.
They differ from the typical website
because they include strategic reflection
and provide additional contextualization.
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Sophie
Nesting invites students to build more than one�ePortfolio
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build
Sophie - Debbie
Thank You!��Catch up with us�by email:��Sophie scarris@iupui.edu�Debbie djoeschm@iupui.edu�
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20X20 Presentation Overview
ePortfolios are well-known to document and showcase student learning. We argue that ePortfolios are also practical tools for ideation, managing processes, collaboration, and more.
Our 20X20 challenges ePortfolio users to re-imagine the possibilities for ePortfolio use, from the typical uses as class projects, capstones, and degree assessment to expanded possibilities for ePortfolio use for coordinating teams, committee work, tracking activities for annual reviews, presentations, sharing grant work, instructional tools, and more.
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