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USC ePortfolio journey: Past, Present and Future
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USC ePortfolio journey: Past, Present and Future

Christine Slade, Keith Murfin, Michelle Gray and Gillian Hacking
2013 Learning & Teaching Week Program Booklet, p.14
Learning & Teaching Week, 2013 (Sunshine Coast, Australia, 26-Aug-2013–30-Aug-2013)
University of the Sunshine Coast
2013
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Curriculum and Pedagogy ePortfolios
ePortfolios are increasing seen as a pedagogical tool to meet the external and internal needs of a higher education institution. ePortfolios 'are repositories of digital written, visual and auditory artifacts created, stored and shared at the discretion of the learners' (Slade & Readman 2013). How to approach the embedding of eportfolios can be a challenge in a changing institutional environment. In late 2012 C-SALT undertook a six month feasibility study to determine whether the university community value using ePortfolios for student learning. The predominant response came from academic staff in professional degree programs needing ways to evidence student competencies to external accreditation authorities. A range of other uses expressed by academic and professional staff illustrate the adaptability of an ePortfolio. The study resulted in a supported Early Adopter Phase in 2013 with two programs implementing ePortfolios and, depending on funding, a larger staged implementation process over the next three years. This presentation aims to provide an overview of USC's journey with ePortfolios over the past year and into the future, as well as briefly demonstrate features of the PebblePad software involved and its use within the University by our early adopter programs. There will be opportunity for questions from the audience.

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