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ERIC Number: EJ1203538
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Dec
Pages: 18
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ISSN: EISSN-1918-2902
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"Tell Me about Yourself" -- Using ePortfolio as a Tool to Integrate Learning and Position Students for Employment, a Case from the Queen's University Master of Public Health Program
Melles, Brenda; Leger, Andrew B.; Covell, Leigha
Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, v9 n3 Article 9 Dec 2018
This paper explores the use of eportfolio to develop, demonstrate and promote core competencies in a Professional Master of Public Health (MPH) program at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Piloted in 2016, the MPH Competency eportfolio is described as a purposeful collection of electronic evidence that demonstrates learning and achievement in public health over time. The eportfolio was framed both as a reflective learning process and a showcase product to demonstrate skills and competencies to potential employers. The eportfolio was implemented using an available tool on Queen's University's Learning Management System. To understand the impact of the eportfolio, students responded to a questionnaire and participated in a focus group. Themes identified from the student responses were: (1) eportfolio helped students integrate and reflect on their learning and experience; (2) eportfolio helped students to position their professional identity and experience for employers; (3) Students were more convinced of the value of eportfolio as a reflection tool than as a showcase product for a professional setting; (4) Students were not convinced that employers will actually look at an eportfolio; (5) The technology used in this study was limiting for students; and (6) Students were interested in using other established and more user-friendly platforms. The findings of this study will benefit any program or course of study seeking a means to help students integrate their learning and demonstrate their accomplishments, skills, and competencies. This paper addresses how to integrate eportfolio at the program level and also provides insight into the student experience of their use.
University of Western Ontario and Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Mills Memorial Library Room 504, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L6, Canada. Tel: 905-525-9140; e-mail: info@cjsotl-rcacea.ca; Web site: http://www.cjsotl-rcacea.ca/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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