Webinar: Digital Portfolios as Authentic Assessments of Student Learning

Chris Sheehan from the University Technology Office hosted our TeachT@lk Webinar this week with information for faculty on the benefits of using digital portfolios with classes.

Chris started with a discussion of High Impact Practices (HIPs) for engaging students. The top 10 examples are considered essential to student success, like Undergrad Research Projects, Service Learning and Capstone projects. All of these practices can be combined in a digital portfolio, which makes digital portfolios the "Eleventh High Impact Practice"

Benefits for students include:

• Showcase relevant projects and growth, and skills that aren't easily measured
• Used to apply for internships, scholarships, employment
• Reflections allow students to share their own voice and perspective
• Peer-to-peer collaboration and assessments
• Stays with student after graduation

Benefits for the institution include:

• Increase student engagement and value for degree
• Long term archive of student work
• Assessment of course, program and institutional objectives

Finally, Chris shared the ease that faculty can begin implementing the digital portfolios. He has provided a "Course Template" and a "Getting Started" web page. For questions and more information you can email: digitalportfolio@asu.edu

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Other resources:

• PDF of PPT Slides
• YouTube Video: George Kuh
• High Impact Educational Practices