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About this seminar

SCOPE Seminar – UBC Portfolio COP May 31st, 2010 – June 13th, 2010

Facilitators:

Catherine Paul (Office of Learning Technology, UBC)
Roselynn Verwoord (Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth, UBC)
Web Conference Moderator: Deb Carter (UBC Okanagan)

Description

"An ePortfolio is an online collection of your work that you choose to represent your skills and interests to diverse audiences." University of British Columbia

During this 2-week seminar Catherine and Roselynn will introduce us to UBC's Portfolio Community of Practice. They have invited members of the CoP to share their teaching and course eportfolios and encourage all seminar participants to discuss their experiences with portfolio projects. This seminar will be of interest to those involved in or curious about portfolio projects, as well as to those interested in building and facilitating faculty communities of practice.

Two- Week Seminar Agenda At a Glance:

June 1st, 2010 – 1 Hour Synchronous session on portfolios

Week 1: May 31st – June 4, 2010 – Focus on Program Portfolios

Week 2: June 7th – June 13th, 2010 – Focus on Teaching Portfolios, Course Portfolios

*Building communities of practice (theme throughout both weeks) TBA – 30 minute Synchronous session on emergent themes from the seminar (to wrap things together).

Synchronous Session Outline

Deb: Introduction/SCOPE Background
Catherine and Roselynn: Introduction to UBC Portfolio CoP including history, current projects, membership
Anne: Portfolios in Education
Cathryn: Portfolios in Nursing
Catherine and Roselynn: Future directions for the CoP
Deb: Wrap up, questions, etc.

Guiding Questions for Week 1 Asynchronous Session:

  1. What do program portfolios mean to you? How do you use them and/or what is your interest in them?
  2. What are some of the benefits and challenges of using program portfolios?
  3. How does your institution (if relevant) currently use program portfolios? What level of support is there for program portfolios?

Guiding Questions for Week 2 Asynchronous Session:

  1. How are teaching portfolios and/or course portfolios being used at your institution?
  2. What kind of support is available at your institution (if relevant) for portfolio development?

Resources

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Portfolio Communities of Practice