Project Overview

ePortfolios: Documenting Learning and Achievements

An ePortfolio is a collection of work (evidence) in an electronic format that showcases learning over time. Creating a digital portfolio encourages students to take responsibility for their learning and showcase that learning with others. An ePortfolio lets students organize, document, and display their most significant learning experiences in one digital space. The reflective learning process of creating and building a portfolio over time deepens their learning AND yields a dynamic product that makes learning visible to any audience. (https://teaching.missouri.edu/blog/eportfolios-what-why-and-how) John Jay students are introduced to ePortfolios in coursework and professional and leadership development workshop series. The college began using ePortfolio in 2012 and distributed licenses purchased on a grant to an average of 500 students annually. Since that time, the college has provided professional development to 376 faculty and staff members; conducted leadership workshops to over 100 peer leaders, who created ePortfolios that highlight their achievements inside and outside the classroom and were trained to support their fellow students’ ePortfolio creation and maintenance. As a result of this investment in student learning, the program scaled to support 4,000 students annually across more than 200 course sections. To date, we have issued 26,187 annual student ePortfolio licenses. ePortfolio is an important asset for learning and student success. In addition to scaling in-course use for students, we have leveraged the capabilities of our ePortfolio platform, Digication, for learning outcomes assessment because it streamlines the process and houses the information in one easy-to-access digital repository. In addition, Cohort programs like Honors, ACE and Apple Corps utilize ePortfolio to share program information and as a tool for students to document their success in experiential learning opportunities, such as internships and service-learning experiences. In order to plan for 2025-2026 offerings and provide licenses to students enrolled in courses that use ePortfolio, the college requires an investment in licenses. To support students documenting their learning and achievements via ePortfolio, faculty who have adapted their pedagogy to incorporate this high-impact practice, and track student progress for more than 200 unique John Jay courses, we seek recurring tech fee funds to purchase 4,500 student licenses for the 2024-25 Academic Year.