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Roselynn Verwoord, Community of Practice Developer – Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth Catherine Paul, Community of Practice Facilitator – Office of Learning Technology. University of British Columbia (UBC) Portfolio Community of Practice. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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University of British Columbia (UBC) Portfolio Community of Practice
• Roselynn Verwoord, Community of Practice Developer – Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth
• Catherine Paul, Community of Practice Facilitator – Office of Learning Technology
ePortfolio Communities of Practices: Sharing Strategies for Collaboration
Agenda
• Welcome & Introductions• History, Definitions and Hopes of CoP• Current UBC Portfolio project examples • Roundtable discussions• Closing, feedback and follow-up
Brief History of UBC Portfolio Community of Practice
• Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.
• A 3-year campus-wide initiative 2003-2006• TLEF funded (Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund)• investigated the pedagogical benefits & resource implications
of implementing e-portfolios for multiple purposes & contexts (course, program, personal)
• 13 projects from multiple disciplines• 2000 students, 91 instructors and 37 staff• strong community of practice (CoP) in parallel
Successes
• cross-faculty collaboration• research component• engaged different areas of academic environment• encouraged informal learning spaces for students• deep learning
ePortfolio Pilot @ UBC
Challenges during pilot
• technology (no one size fits all!)• sustained support• add-on rather than integration• increased workload for instructors and students
New directions
• currently reviving the Portfolio Community of Practice, a collaborative coordination effort (Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth & Office of Learning Technology)
• regular meetings; highlighting work members are doing• collecting stories• collaborating on workshops• developing resources and a new online space
Examples from community
Questions for roundtable discussion
• Introduce yourself: name & institution
• What is a challenge/hurdle you are facing in your Institution/Department using portfolios?
• How do we encourage leadership within a community of practice?
• How do we embrace diversity within a community and engage people at different levels of expertise?
• How can we encourage interaction and learning around portfolios in an online environment?
Sustaining community
• Figure: Cambridge, et al (2005) components that make up the iterative ‘rhythm’ of a community
• foster collaborative projects; • send people to events; builds
prestige and encourages these members to give back to community
• don’t forget the important role of coordinator
Resources
**New online presence currently under construction!• General UBC ePortfolio info
o https://www.elearning.ubc.ca - click on ePortfolio• Examples in this session:
o Education Portfolio site: http://efolio.educ.ubc.ca/cpaul/efolio-support/
o General Context: http://efolio.educ.ubc.ca/whyandhow/• Teaching Portfolios:
o http://www.tag.ubc.ca/resources/teachingportfolios/
Contact information
Catherine Paul Community of Practice Facilitator Office of Learning [email protected](604) 827-5650
Roselynn VerwoordCommunity of Practice Developer Centre for Teaching and Academic [email protected](604) 822-0831