7 Strategies for Integrating Student Blogging into ePortfolios

(Retired) | Last updated November 19, 2014

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1h 18m

Last Updated

November 19, 2014

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7 Strategies for Integrating Student Blogging into ePortfolios

(Retired) | Last updated November 19, 2014

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7 Strategies for Integrating Student Blogging into ePortfolios
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Overview

Many academics are searching for new strategies to showcase evidence of student learning. At the same time, students increasingly desire coursework that reaches beyond the boundaries of their campus to showcase academic and personal growth. The use of blogging in ePortfolios is a perfect solution to meet assessment and student engagement needs.

Join us for a webcast as we examine seven key strategies for incorporating personalized learning into ePortfolios with the use of student blogging. Our expert instructor will walk you through the process of integrating blogging into the ePortfolios of both courses and programs. Further, we will examine the major challenges you stand to face, including:

  • Determining the appropriate hosting platform
  • Prompting quality student reflection
  • Providing efficient instructor feedback
  • Leveraging blogging to influence learning assessment

Agenda

7 Strategies for Integrating Blogging into ePortfolios

  • Communicating the benefits and value
    • Improved student engagement
    • Uses in assessment/accreditation
    • Career services
    • Exploring connections to completion and retention
  • Identification and selection of a blogging platform
  • Integrating blogging portfolios into curricula
  • Establishing guidelines for student engagement and interaction
    • Policies for guiding student interaction
    • Addressing privacy concerns
    • Mitigating “careless entries”
  • Prompting quality reflection and personal learning assessment
    • Building reflective assignments
    • Examples of effective reflection in ePortfolio blogs
    • Expanding to discipline-specific issues
    • Exhibiting uses in job search and career development
  • Strategies for efficient feedback
    • Creating a rubric for student self-review
    • Effective peer assessment
    • Faculty time management
  • Utilizing blogging for student learning assessment
    • Evaluating student self-reflection
    • Documenting evidence of learning
    • Analyzing quantitative results

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