1. 5-minutes of Fame: Virginia Tech ePortfolio Initiatives ePortfolio Day of Planning MERLOT 2009 Marc Zaldivar, Ph.D. Teggin Summers, Ph.D. Director, VT ePI Assistant Director, VT ePI Learning Technologies

2. Overview of Virginia Tech Comprehensive, Research I Institution Land grant 60 bachelor's degree programs 140 master's and doctoral degree programs ~28,000 total FTE ~1,700 full-time teaching faculty

3. History of ePortfolios @ VT 2002, Open Source Portfolio, version 1 Student-Centered system Faculty-development-led initiative Early Adopters: Communications, Engineering Science and Mechanics, Business, scattered faculty and students 2005, Open Source Portfolio, version 2 Merged with Sakai Collaboration and Learning Environment Included new assessment and reporting tools Emerging new focus, combining student learning with larger academic assessments – English, Human Development 2008, VT ePortfolio Initiatives office opened Includes 2 full-time faculty and 1 graduate student Focused on extending adoption to mid- and late-adopters Working closely with campus groups – Office of Assessment, FDI, GEDI, First-year experience – to further mission of a “culture of assessment” at VT Central part of the SACS re-accreditation Quality Enhancement Plan of 2010.

4. VT ePortfolio Initiatives’ Foci Assessment All degree-granting programs need to declare learning outcomes and ePortfolio offered as a clear way to assess direct evidence of student learning. Learning Programs engaged in increasing reflection and synthesis across their curriculum. Professional Development Using ePortfolio as a way to self-assess professional development goals, to monitor progress towards degrees, and to prepare students to enter the job market. An example of a student’s portfolio that hits all three: http://www.tinyurl.com/cbeach-englishedeport

5. Current Programs using ePs Overview Project Summary, August 2009 49 total projects in all 8 colleges 8 projects in “production” for at least one semester, 10 more due to move to production this Fall 5 programs involved in ePortfolio research for the International Coalition of ePortfolio Research, Cohort V, to be finished Spring 2011

6. Current Programs using ePs Cross-College Programs Center for Student Engagement Corps of Cadets Earth Sustainability Office of Sponsored Programs First-year experience Residential Leadership Communities College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Agricultural & Extension Education Agricultural and Life Sciences Online MS Animal & Poultry Sciences Biochemistry Health, Nutrition, Food, and Exercise Dietetics Horticulture Plant Pathologies and Weed Science College of Architecture and Urban Studies Landscape Architecture Governmental and International Affairs Urban Affairs and Planning College of Natural Resources Fisheries and Wildlife College of Veterinary Medicine Cohort Program College of Engineering Computer Science Engineering Education Engineering Science and Mechanics Geospatial Engineering Materials Science Engineering College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management Communications Educational Leadership and Policy Studies English First-Year Writing Human Development Interdisciplinary Studies Secondary English Education Social Studies Education Music Education College of Sciences Biological Sciences Pamplin College of Business Management Master’s in Business Administration

7. Visit us… Thank you for your time! More information at http://eportfolio.vt.edu A gallery of projects: http://eportfolio.vt.edu/gallery.html Say hello! eportfolio@scholar.vt.edu