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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. University of British Columbia (UBC) Portfolio Community of Practice.

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University of British Columbia (UBC) Portfolio Community of Practice

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  1. 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 ePortfolio Communities of Practices: Sharing Strategies for Collaboration

  2. Agenda • Welcome & Introductions • History, Definitions and Hopes of CoP • Current UBC Portfolio project examples  • Roundtable discussions • Closing, feedback and follow-up

  3. 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

  4. Successes  • cross-faculty collaboration • research component • engaged different areas of academic environment • encouraged informal learning spaces for students • deep learning

  5. ePortfolio Pilot @ UBC

  6. Challenges during pilot • technology (no one size fits all!) • sustained support • add-on rather than integration • increased workload for instructors and students

  7. 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

  8.     Examples from community

  9. 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?

  10. 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

  11. Resources • **New online presence currently under construction! • General UBC ePortfolio info • https://www.elearning.ubc.ca - click on ePortfolio • Examples in this session: • Education Portfolio site: http://efolio.educ.ubc.ca/cpaul/efolio-support/ • General Context: http://efolio.educ.ubc.ca/whyandhow/ • Teaching Portfolios: • http://www.tag.ubc.ca/resources/teachingportfolios/

  12. Contact information Catherine Paul  Community of Practice Facilitator  Office of Learning Technology catherine.paul@ubc.ca (604) 827-5650 Roselynn Verwoord Community of Practice Developer  Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth tag.copdeveloper@ubc.ca (604) 822-0831

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