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"Seamless ePortfolio Integration, From Project to Program = Strategies that work for First-Time ePortfolio Users and Seasoned Pros"
Wednesday Workshop
Debbie Oesch-Minor & Salsabil Qaddoura
AAEEBL 2026 Annual Meeting
Hine Hall 210, 1:00-2:45PM
From Student to Graduate and Beyond
ePortfolios for Lifelong Learning
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Indianapolis
You don’t ‘want your first time at bat to be when you’re trying out for the high school softball team.
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A students first ePortfolio should not be for the job market.
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ePortfolios as nesting dolls
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ePortfolios: Five Orientations
The framework behind nested ePortfolios
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DIFFERENT
ORIENTATIONS
DIFFERENT PURPOSES
DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS
Nesting + Orientations make sense
Consider Sophie
ePortfolio for Context
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This logic makes sense:
DIFFERENT
ePortfolio ORIENTATIONS
DIFFERENT
ePortfolio PURPOSES
DIFFERENT
ePortfolio FUNCTIONALITY
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Students can see your courses, semesters, degrees, and professional ambitions in these ePortfolio concepts.
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Sophie: nesting dolls
Nesting Helps Emphasize �the Need for Context & Content
Students are proud of their work: They Showcase it
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Anchor the reader in time and space:
How, Who, When, Where, Why
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QR to our searchable campus ePortfolio Showcase.
STUDENTS CAN showcase their work in ePortfolios: ePortfolios are a great tool to showcase student successes
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Student ePortfolios are only as good as the work faculty assign them to put into an ePortfolio
Signature Assignments
Project-Based Learning
Service Learning
Team Capstone Projects
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A showcase ePortfolio works like the cherry on top. �A project, course, or Capstone ePortfolio is �baked into the project �to optimize real world learning and �student development of digital agility.
ePortfolios can create transparency in learning
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ePortfolios are in the top five experiences that make employers much more likely to hire someone
[AACU 2023]
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Employers prefer ePortfolios to resumes.
and
Document and Share Career Readiness in Your ePortfolios��this gives students��Voice and Choice�
When students see it, they get it
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ePortfolios Can Help Your Students Make Connections Between Courses, Semesters, Co-Curriculars,�Degrees, and Professional Ambitions
Life Long Learning
ePortfolio
ePortfolios do matter
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Yes,
ePortfolios
DO make a
difference
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ePortfolios as Goldilocks
ePortfolios
and Nested ePortfolios:
Let you take control of your professional presence
ePortfolio Options = Just Right
Website? ePortfolio?
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ePortfolios Valued by 4 in 5 Employers
Innovation and evidence of innovative thinking is a priority for employers. ePortfolios can provide this evidence.
Nearly all employers surveyed (95%) say they give hiring preference to college graduates with skills that will enable them to contribute to innovation in the workplace.
The majority of employers agree that having both field-specific knowledge and skills and a broad range of skills and knowledge is most important for recent college graduates to achieve long-term career success. Few think that having field-specific knowledge and skills alone is what is most needed for individuals’ career success.
Eighty percent of employers agree that, regardless of their major, every college student should acquire broad knowledge in the liberal arts and sciences.
In addition to a resume or college transcript, more than four in five employers say an electronic portfolio would be useful to them in ensuring that job applicants have the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in their company or organization.
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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Integrating ePortfolios at the �Program Level:�With Emphasis on Course-Level ePortfolio Integration
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How Do I Help �My Students �Start �Their Lifelong �ePortfolio Journey?
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Integrating ePortfolios at the �Course Level:��ePortfolios on the Fives
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How Do I Help �My Students �Start �Their Lifelong �ePortfolio Journey?
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The framework behind nested ePortfolios
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DIFFERENT
ORIENTATIONS
DIFFERENT PURPOSES
DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS
Nesting + Orientations make sense
Looking at Your ePortfolio Integration
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Already using ePortfolios? �Please download the ePortfolio Taxonomy.
Circle the rubric sections that best align with your class or program.��New to ePortfolios? �Please download the ePortfolio Taxonomy.
Circle the rubric sections that best align with your class or program.
QR to Taxonomy
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ALSO available on the presentation webpage
Charting Your ePortfolio Integration
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Visit our webpage to download an editable chart that you can use to brainstorm and chart your ePortfolio integration into a course or program.
Faculty Support Tools Matter
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The Taxonomy and Chart are helpful tools.
The key is connecting with ePortfolio Studio support. We will help you and design tools that fit your needs. Two options include TEMPLATES and participation in the Online ePortfolio Showcase
Ask us about our Google Sites and Wix templates.
What other questions do you have?� �Email Debbie��Debbie djoeschm@iu.edu
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