The document summarizes a presentation about Version 2 of the Digital Ethics Principles in ePortfolios developed by the AAEEBL Digital Ethics ePortfolio Task Force. It outlines the need to update the original principles to address evaluation, diversity/inclusion, and visibility of labor. The task force members are listed, and the new principles on evaluation, diversity/inclusion, and visibility of labor are described in 1-2 sentences each. The full principles document is available online for further review.

1. Digital Ethics Principles in ePortfolios: Version 2:
Resource development by the AAEEBL Digital
Ethics ePortfolio Task Force in 2021
• Christine Slade PhD
• University of Queensland
• Amy Cicchino PhD
• Auburn University
Australian ePortfolio Forum Online
20 October 2021

2. Overview
• The Need for Digital Ethics in
ePortfolios Principles
• The Process for Developing Version 2
• Key Changes and Additions
• Q&A
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3. Identifying a Need in the
ePortfolio Community
• An underdeveloped area of research and
scholarship
• Digital Ethics: a topic that is rapidly
changing with new technologies, laws,
and digital practices
• An opportunity for an international
organisation like AAEEBL to advocate for
ethically sound ePortfolio practice
• Version 1 of the principles was created in
2020
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4. Goals for Version 2
• Update version 1 with additional
resources
• Add principles in three areas:
• Evaluation
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion,
Belonging, & Decolonization
• Visibility of Labour
• Bring elements of legal issues and
eProfessionalism into all principles
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5. The 2020-2021 Task Force
Megan Mize, PhD
Director, ePortfolio
& Digital Initiatives
Old Dominion University
Amy Cicchino, PhD
Assoc. Director
University Writing
Auburn University
Megan Haskins, co-chair
Faculty Developer,
University of Denver
Sarah Zurhellen, PhD, co-chair
Asst. Director, WAC Appalachian
State University
Kevin Kelly, EdD
Lecturer Faculty,
San Francisco State
University
Kristina Hoeppner
Mahara ePortfolio
Platform, Project Lead
Catalyst, New Zealand
S. Morgan Gresham, PhD Assoc.
Professor of English & Area Director
University of South Florida
St. Petersburg
Theresa Conefrey,
Senior Lecturer
Director PE Program
Santa Clara University
Steve Bookman
Adjunct Asst. Professor
Pace University
Christine Slade PhD
Sr. Lecturer in Higher Education
University of Queensland
Australia

6. Digital Ethics Principles
Practice
Diversity, Equity,
Inclusion,
Belonging, and
Decolonisation
Promote
Awareness
Support Visibility of Labour
Evaluation Accessibility Privacy Content Storage
Access to
Technology
Respect for Author
Rights and Re-Use
Permissions
Cross-Platform
Compatibility
Consent for Data
Storage
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7. Digital Ethics
Principles in
ePortfolios:
Version 2
Online
Available:
https://scalar.usc.edu/works/aaeebl-
digital-ethics-principles-v2/index
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8. Principle Components
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10. New Principle: Evaluating ePortfolios
ePortfolio evaluation should consider process, inclusion, reflective practice, and
alignment with the stated objectives of the context in which the ePortfolio was created.
• Transparent and shared understanding of how ePortfolios are evaluated
• Criteria that include ethical pedagogy, process, labor, inclusion, and reflection
• Criteria that are made explicit, and perhaps developed with, students
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11. New Principle: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging,
and Decolonization
Educators are aware of equity-related challenges and address learning needs related to
each student’s identity, culture, and background as they create ePortfolios.
• Need for awareness of equity-related challenges, including bias, institutional and social barriers
• Need to act by designing ePortfolio assignments and programs that are responsive to issues of
equity
• Regularly review the student ePortfolio experience to ask about issues related to their motivation,
opportunities, and achievement
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12. New Principle: Visibility of Labour
The labour required by students, educators, and administrators to create, develop,
implement, support, and evaluate ePortfolios should be visible, sustainable,
compensated where appropriate, and counted toward evaluation and advancement.
• Learning as an invisible labour
• The need for administrators, educators, staff, and students to have sustained support through
ePortfolio initiatives
• The recognition and compensation for ePortfolio-specific expertise
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14. Questions and
Discussion
For further information contact:
Dr Christine Slade, c.slade@uq.edu.au
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