ERIC Number: ED618776
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Aug
Pages: 20
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Evolving the Loop: The Role of ePortfolio in Building 21st Century Student Learning Outcomes. Occasional Paper No. 55
Lehman, Regina M.; Rogers-Cooper, Justin
National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
One of the many new directions to explore in ePortfolio practice is the relationship between ePortfolio as a classroom pedagogy and its potential to advance general education outcomes assessment. This direction is especially urgent in relation to the increasing demands by employers for competency-focused, higher-order skills, as well as demands by accreditors for evidence of growth in student learning during degree completion. In this paper, we discuss how two- or four-year colleges might address these demands through our experiences at LaGuardia Community College (City University of New York). The recent redesign of our college's outcomes assessment process through an innovation cycle we call "Evolving the Loop," in addition to simultaneous and intentional innovations in our assessment and ePortfolio practice reinforced the culture of LaGuardia as a learning college. A key decision we made was in adopting new Core Competencies and Communication Abilities, especially Digital Communication, to better collaborate with our next generation, Digication ePortfolio platform. Beginning with an overview of the program, we describe the program's journey of Evolving the Loop through the creation of Core ePortfolios and provide concrete examples of how interlinked assessment and ePortfolio practice can support twenty-first century student learning outcomes.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Electronic Publishing, Portfolios (Background Materials), College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Innovation, Competence, Educational Practices
National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment. 340 Education Building MC 708, 1310 South Sixth Street, Champaign, IL 61820. Tel: 217-244-2155; Fax: 217-244-5632; Web site: http://www.learningoutcomeassessment.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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