1. Presented in 2011 by: Ashley Kehoe ePortfolio Program Manager Loyola University Chicago Center for Experiential Learning portfolios as pedagogy finding your direction:

2. To truly understand the value of portfolio learning , take some time to reflect on the student experience today …

3. a vision of students today A Vision of Students Today was created by Michael Wesch, Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University, in collaboration with 200 of his students. Click to Watch

4. ePortfolios are… From: Converge Magazine , Summer 2008, “Know Your ePortfolio,” by John Ittelson, Ph. D. Click to Read “… fulfilling a greater need for individuals to be able to document and share …in ways that are richer than an educational transcript .”

5. ePortfolios can… … enhance conventional teaching & learning strategies by allowing for:

6. actionable assessment reflection & meaning-making professional development integrative learning

7. reflection & meaning-making ePortfolios… enhance the depth of learning create a space for processing facilitate identity formation

8. integrative learning ePortfolios… foster connections among skills, knowledge, & experiences provide a holistic approach to learning

9. actionable assessment ePortfolios… are evidence-based demonstrate competence emphasize skills

10. professional development ePortfolios… provide a storage space & software for showcasing experiences , skills, & abilities to faculty & employers

11. Looking back to the Vision of Students Today , remember what was once said about the chalkboard …

12. “… the inventor of the system deserves to be ranked among the best contributors to learning and science , if not the greatest benefactors of mankind .” 1841, on the benefits of the chalkboard

13. 170 years later, imagine what we can do with ePortfolios…