1. Introduction to ePortfolios
Quest 3
Instructors' workshop
John Robertson,
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
January 2013

2. ePortfolios for USP
● A program level collection of student work related to
Signature Questions and Essential Learning Outcomes
● Intended to develop reflection on progression through
program
● Pivotal USP courses draw together student work in the
portfolios and help students articulate progress so far
● Full and Lite approaches to using ePortfolios with your
course

3. USP ePortfolio: Full & Lite approaches
In a lite approach to using ePortfolios, from each course
students:
● upload a key assignment to their D2L ePortfolio
● create a reflection on that work
● understand how their course relates to the program
In a full approach to using ePortfolios, the course:
● also uses an ePortfolio approach within the course as
well as at the program level.

4. USP and Assignments
Each USP course uploads a key piece of work to the
student's ePortfolio. This assignment:
● is a significant graded/ assessed piece of work
● helps students demonstrate fulfillment of the course's
learning outcomes.
● reflects how the course aligns with the institutional
learning outcomes.
● reflects how the course aligns with USP signature
questions.

5. Quest 3 ePortfolio
Signature Questions
● Intercultural knowledge and competence
● Sustainability and its applications
● Civic Learning
The ePortfolio process can lend itself to
supporting the type of learning and personal
development envisioned in Quest 3

6. USP ePortfolio: Pedagogy
An ePortfolio approach to teaching and learning seeks to:
● develop a body of work
● help recognize progression over time
● selectively present work for assignments
● support reflection
● feedback on progression
● relate individual pieces of work to a bigger picture

7. USP and Reflection
Reflection invites students to engage with the process of
their learning and their growth through the course. Some of
the central questions students should consider are:
● How has my learning been influenced through this
course? as a person, as a scholar in my discipline, as a
learner
● How does what I have done relate to what I have done
in the past and what I want to do next?
● What did I feel went well and what would I want to
improve?

8. ePortfolio example

9. eP example 2

10. Support and Professional Development
Enhancing student learning: reflection and
the ePortfolio process
● Twice weekly Spring semester OSW-style
workshops on reflection and on the
ePortfolio process
D2L & D2L ePortfolio
● Next week three half day drop-in sessions in
the idealab Mon 2-4, Tue 9-12, Wed 2-4
● Throughout the semester every other week
two one hour drop-in labs.

11. Further details

12. ePortfolios and intercultural
knowledge
Connection between Ethical, legal,
outcome, assignment, respectful
and artifact.
How does what
Tangible digital students are creating
artifacts to support interact with
learning and reflection community?
Artifacts that fit into a Feedback as part of
degree? the eP process