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ERIC Number: EJ1196635
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2157-622X
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Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of ePortfolios in an Inclusive, Graduate-Level Interdisciplinary Training Program
Wells, Rebecca; Baumann, Stephanie; Graybill, Emily; Truscott, Stephen; Crenshaw, Mark; Crimmins, Daniel
International Journal of ePortfolio, v8 n2 p91-101 2018
While the use of electronic portfolios has been thoroughly explored in undergraduate and discipline-specific graduate programs, less research has been conducted among interdisciplinary adult learners. This case study explores the feasibility and acceptability of ePortfolios across two years of implementation in an inclusive, graduate-level interdisciplinary training program. After initial implementation with cohort one, focus groups revealed the need for ongoing accountability and support, the importance of transparency and clarity, challenges related to buy-in, and unanticipated tensions between the personal and professional role of the ePortfolio. Between implementation years one and two, improvements were made to the ePortfolio process based on trainee feedback. Following implementation with cohort two, these changes and trainee perceptions of the ePortfolio process were assessed with open-ended surveys. Cohort two also identified personal challenges related to technology and endorsed the importance of accountability and support; however, they also identified a much greater appreciation for the ePortfolio as a new technology and the ways it helped them document, reflect on, and integrate their training experiences into their identity. These results indicate that the ePortfolio is a promising technology in interdisciplinary settings for integrative learning and holds potential for program assessment; however, accountability, support, and transparent communication are needed to realize its full potential.
Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Georgia. North Instructional Plaza, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602. e-mail: ijep@vt.edu; Web site: http://www.theijep.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS), Maternal and Child Health Bureau; Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) (DHHS/ACL)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: T73MC19939; 90DD0662