jennifer sparrow cuny school of professional studies

Jennifer SparrowCUNY School of Professional Studies

Sloan International Conference on Online Learning, November 9, 2011#aln2011

Minding the Gap: Integrating ePortfolios in Fully Online Degree Programs

• 2,000+

• Adult learners

• 60% online only

• Degree completers

• Out-of-city/state

SPS Students

• Largely adjunct

• Online

• Early adopters

• CUNY FT faculty

SPS Faculty

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Spring – M

aking Connections

Fall –Expo Pilo

t

Summer – Digica

tion Pilot

Fall –Basic

Competencies

Spring– Le

arning Community

Fall– Connect

to Learning

Spring – In

stitutional Support

Fall– 25 Secti

ons

Sample Student ePortfolio: Created for students to mirror

Basic Academic ePortfolio Template

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• Institutional Support

• Course Requirement

• Assessment

Lessons Learned

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• Connect to Learning

• eP Administrator

• eP Coordinator

• eP Advisors

Program Expansion

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• Webinar

Faculty Development

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• Webinar

• Workshop (F2F & Asynch)

Faculty Development

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• Webinar

• Workshop (F2F & Asynch)

• Developing a Community of Practice

Faculty Development

Conscious, Intentional Course-based Integration

• What discipline-based skills and knowledge can eP strengthen or elicit?

• What value-added changes can eP bring to your course?

• How can a student learn best within your discipline using the capabilities that eP provides?

Faculty Support

Course Template

Academic ePortfolio Template

Showcase ePortfolio

Student Engagement

VS.

Challenges

More Challenges

• Faculty Development

• Student Outcomes

• Learning

• Program

Assessment

NSSE - based Questions

Jennifer Sparrow

Academic Director, General EducationCUNY School of Professional Studiesjennifer.sparrow@mail.cuny.eduThe SPS ePortfolio directory: https://cunyonline.digication.com/portfolio/directory.digi