LaGuardia: A Learning Project January 2007

Goals for LaGuardia Students Build Student Engagement: more reflective, self- motivated learners Link Classroom & Lived Experience eResume for Career & Transfer Bridge the Digital Divide: nurture a new generation of digital authors

Faculty & College Goals Richer understanding of learning and teaching Improve advisement & career guidance Help program review use more nuanced data than standardized tests Deeper insight into the meaning of our student diversity

Students Working on ePortfolio

Where Do Students Do ePortfolio? More than 100 faculty integrate ePortfolio into their courses Broad Range of Courses: ESL, New Student Seminar, History, Business, Mathematics, English, New Media, Nursing, Chemistry, Human Communication, Engineering, etc. Selected Courses attach an “ePortfolio Studio Hour:” one hour/week, in the Studio, with a special ePortfolio tutor

LaGuardia’s ePortfolio Programs QuikStartESL PilotFY Academy Fundamentals of Prof Adv. (Co-op) ePortfolio in the Professions ePortfolio Leadership Colloquium Designed for Learning Writing in the Disciplines Critical Thinking. Difficult Dialogues New Faculty Colloquium Quantum Leap Carnegie Seminar (Faculty Course Portfolios.) Student Tech Mentors

ePortfolio System My Collections Student’s Individual Storage Area Assessment Folders Program Review Teams ePortfolios Presentations Student Controlled

Documentation & Evidence Formative feedback, students & faculty Faculty classroom assignments document faculty innovation w/ ePortfolio pedagogy CCSSE & ACT Opinion Survey: engagement & satisfaction Course pass rates, retention

Engagement & Critical Thinking How much has your coursework emphasized synthesizing & organizing ideas, information, or experiences in new ways? 1 = Very Little, 2 = Some, 3= Quite a Bit, 4 = Very Much

Engagement & Critical Thinking How much has your coursework emphasized synthesizing & organizing ideas, information, or experiences in new ways? 1 = Very Little, 2 = Some, 3= Quite a Bit, 4 = Very Much

Engagement & Writing How much has your experience in this course contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in writing clearly and effectively? (CCSSE) 1= Very Little, 2 = Some, 3 = Quite a Bit, 4 = Very Much

Engagement & Collaboration How much has your experience in this course contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in working effectively with others? 1= Very Little, 2 = Some, 3 = Quite a Bit, 4 = Very Much

ePortfolio & Student Success

Faculty & Department Initiative Programs adopt ePortfolio graduation requirement (Fine Arts, Human Services, New Media) AMS Dept. pilots ePortfolio in Program Review; ELA Dept. in preparation phase Physical Therapy prepares to use ePortfolio in prof’l program certification Coop Dept. expands FPA course, ePortfolio central; runs 30 sections in Fall ’06 Education Students to use ePortfolios in transfer to Queens College (ELA & Co-op collaboration)

A Broader Impact Cited in 2005 & 2006 CCSSE Reports as exemplary Intentional Engagement Strategy Articles in Fall ‘05 Peer Review, Spring ‘06 In Transit, and October ‘06 Chronicle of Higher Education Best practice spotlight in major composition textbook, Keyes for Writers, by Ann Raimes Founding Member, National Coalition for ePortfolio Research & Carnegie Foundation’s national Integrative Learning Project Four CUNY colleges launching ePortfolio Major component in MetLife Foundation Award for Community College Excellence

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