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January 29, 2011 - San Francisco, CA
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Lauren HensleyeLearning To Learn: The Pedagogical Role Of ePortfolios In An Online Learning Strategies and Skills Course

Presenter:  Lauren Hensley, Coordinator of Learning Services, Walter E. Dennis Learning Center, The Ohio State University.

Session Description: Students developing effective learning and motivation strategies is a key to success in college, and in recent years the ability to skillfully use online tools and resources has become an equally important demand. When students lack sufficient knowledge of or experience with strategic Internet use, academic performance and time management suffer. In light of lessons learned from developing and teaching a college success course to address such issues, the presenter illustrates how ePortfolios are uniquely suited to develop undergraduates’ self-regulated learning and self-efficacy for technology use. Attendees reflected upon how, at their institutions, ePortfolios can help students achieve similar goals.

Downloadable Presentation Files:
Download the PPT:  eLearning to Learn: The Pedagogical Role of ePortfolios in an Online Learning Strategies and Skills Course. Lauren Hensley. 1,664.25 Kb

Supplemental Materials:  The Grid (MSWord - 14.1Kb)

Instructions for Using The Grid Hand-out:
 
In the closing activity, it will be your turn to think about the expectations you (or your institution, or industry, etc.) have for undergraduates, and where some of the gaps may lie. You’ll then think about how ePortfolios can help bridge some of those gaps by developing learning strategies and skills. Follow along with the PowerPoint slides for additional guidance. The steps you will follow include:
 
First: Answer the question, "Which learning, motivation, and technology strategies do students need to be successful at your institution?" You can write anything that pops into your mind, as long as you write it in the appropriate quadrant.
 
Second: View the list of additional categories. Are there other items you can add to any of the quadrants?
 
Third: Reflect on the questions related to the content and process of filling out the grid.
 
Fourth: Answer the application questions. Write down your ideas and/or share them with others, if possible.


Lauren Hensley's Reflection:

"The overarching goal of my session was to use the example of a college success course at the Ohio State University to demonstrate ways in which ePortfolios are uniquely suited to enhance engagement in the learning process, awareness of oneself as a learner, and confidence in the ability to use technology to reach academic goals. To develop ePortfolios in EPL 159, Online Learning Strategies and Skills, students select from their coursework items to highlight and then engage in reflection about products, processes, and significance. Each ePortfolio becomes a collection of evidence attesting to a student’s growth in knowledge, strategies, and skills—an important mastery experience.

The process of creating my presentation and facilitating the session allowed me to engage in the types of processing and reflection activities that I promote for students. AAC&U was my first national professional conference, and my participation as a presenter was a mastery experience of my own. Being part of the ePortfolio Forum strengthened my resolve to continue developing and sharing knowledge about college students’ learning and motivation. The insights I gained from the other presenters and attendees—from a key player in the generative learning movement to the developer of a course on how to learn through your iPod—captured my interest and roused my curiosity about additional educational uses and implications of ePortfolios and other technology-enhanced learning tools."

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