Making it Count: Creating Effective ePortfolio Assignments

The benefits of using portfolios in the classroom are clear--increased opportunities for reflection, connecting ideas across disciplines, and building evidence of deep learning. But what kinds of assignments, activities, and projects work best for these kinds of courses? How do we make these assignments both meaningful to the course itself and connect them to the students' larger learning goals? This workshop will present evidence-based ePortfolio teaching strategies, focusing on the "Signature Assignment" approach to ePortfolio use in courses. Participants will be given planning tools and some time to edit, revise, or create new assignments that help students engage more deeply with course materials and make connections across the curriculum.

After this workshop participants will be able to:

• describe the benefits of well-designed ePortfolio assignments
• identify where, when, and how to integrate ePortfolio work into a course
• discuss the challenges of using ePortfolio assignments from both a student and instructor perspective
• explain what a "signature assignment" is and when a course might benefit from that approach
• draft and revise ePortfolio assignments appropriate for their courses

You may register here.

If you have registered for this event, or are on the waitlist and require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate, please contact drakeinstitute@osu.edu. Requests should be made at least two weeks prior to the event, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

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Institute for Teaching and Learning programming is offered in accordance with university guidelines associated with in-person and remote activities. The Institute will inform registrants of delivery modifications should those guidelines change.