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ePortfolio as a Liberating Pedagogy in a Study Abroad Context
Dr. Beata Jones, Texas Christian [email protected]
www.linkedin.com/in/beatamjones@BeataJones
www.slideshare.net/BeataJones
#AAEEBL2016, August 2, 2016, Boston, MA
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Why Study Abroad?
Internationalization of Higher Education1
• AAC&U High Impact Practice• Branch Campuses Oversees• Institutional Partnerships• Study Abroad Programs
The Challenges 2
• Inadequate Program Design• Deficient Pedagogy & Planning• Uncertain Learning Goals
1Altbach, Reisberg, & Rumbley, 2009; Kuh, 2008 2 Arcaro & Haskell, 2009; Benham Rennick & Desjardins, 2013b; Byram, 2006; Hellstén & Reid, 2008; Lewin, 2009; Stearns, 2008
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Best Practices in Learning Design
Fink, D. (2013). Creating significant learning experiences: An integrated approach to designing college courses. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
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General “Significant Learning” Goals Sample Study Abroad Learning Goals• from AAC&U Learning Outcomes
• Intercultural Knowledge & Competence (IKC)
• Global Learning (GL)
Significant Learning
Self-Directed Guide to Designing Significant Learning Experiences
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Feedback & Assessment: Rubrics
AAC&UVALUE RUBRIC
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Feedback & Assessment : Self AssessmentSample Instruments:• Intercultural Effectiveness Scale• Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory (CCAI)• GAP Test: Global Awareness Profile• Global Perspectives Inventory (GPI)• Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)
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Teaching & Learning Activities
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PRISM & IKC
PERSPECTIVES
RESOURCES
INSIGHTS
SKILL SETS
MINDSETS
The PRISM is a multi-modal approach to engaging students in experiential learning
Williams, 2014
PRISM
Intercultural Knowledge & Competence (IKC)
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Why ePortfolio in Study Abroad?
Study abroad program often involve an assortment of
diverse learning opportunities across a
variety of modes and venues.
ePortfolio is a space for:• Trip planning collaboration• Trip logistics communication• Resource sharing• Interpersonal communication• Integration and archiving of diverse
learning experiences• Reflection on learning• Assessment• And comprehensive trip support
Which results in more:• clarity & focus• purpose • depth of learning• learning coherence
and ultimately in• faculty liberation from the
mundane day-to-day logistics concerns
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Strategies for Structuring the ePortfolio Learning Contexts
Clear Learning Goals
• Goal Statements• ePortfolio Samples of Work• ePortfolio Templates that
Structure Work
Teaching & Learning Activities
• Rich Learning Experiences with related Activities built into the Template
• Choices in Learning Experiences, based on passions
• Digital Storytelling approach to Learning Activity reflections
• Creating Community• Deploying Resources• Final Learning Reflection
requiring Learning Integration
Feedback & Assessment
• Mentoring• Rubrics & Scales• Self-& Peer-Assessment• Formative & Summative
Feedback
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The Evidence
Jones & Williams (2015)
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A Study Abroad Program Example:Cultural Pathways (CP3) through Eastern Europe
https://tcu.digication.com/cultural_pathways_2015_program_eportfolio/About_the_Program/published
Program Portfolio
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Student Study Abroad Program Example: ePortfolio Capturing Individual Insights
Student’s Finished Portfolio: https://tcu.digication.com/diana_rogers_cp3/Home/
https://tcu.digication.com/your_name_cultural_pathways_2015_eportfolio/Home/published
Student Template:
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Student Feedback“To put briefly, my time spent in Europe with the CP3 family was the best three weeks of my life. Without fail, every day brought with it consistent fun, unforgettable moments, and opportunities for dramatic personal growth.”
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In Summary: ePortfolio as a Liberating Pedagogy
Study Abroad Programs can benefit from ePortfolio enhancement to help structure and capture the learning pathways and program administration, leading to not only achievement of desired course outcomes, but transformative learner empowerment…even without the lead faculty present on-site.
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Thank You!Beata Jones, Ph.D.
[email protected] www.linkedin.com/in/beatamjones@BeataJones www.slideshare.net/BeataJones
Questions?
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References• AAC&U. VALUE: Valid assessment of learning in undergraduate education. Retrieved from http://www.aacu.org/value/.• Altbach, P.G., Reisberg, L., & Rumbley, L.E. (2009). Trends in global higher education: Tracking an academic revolution. A report prepared
for the UNESCO 2009 World Conference on Higher Education. Paris, France: UNESCO.• Arcaro, T., & Haskell, R. (Eds.). (2009). Understanding the global experience: Becoming a responsible world citizen. Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Allyn & Bacon.• Benham Rennick, J., & Desjardins, M. (Eds.). (2013b). The world is my classroom: International learning and Canadian higher education.
Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press.• Byram, M. (Ed.). (2006). Living and studying abroad: Research and practice. Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters Limited.• Fink, D. (2013). Creating significant learning experiences: An integrated approach to designing college courses. San Francisco, CA:Jossey-
Bass.• Hellstén, M., & Reid, A. (Eds.). (2008). Researching international pedagogies: Sustainable practice for teaching and learning in higher
education. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.• Jones, B. & Williams, T, (2015). Going Abroad, or Learning Abroad: Pedagogical Tools for Gaining Intercultural Competencies in Programs
Abroad. National Collegiate Honors Council Conference Presentation.• Kuh, G. (2008) “High –Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter”, Association of
American Colleges and Universities, http://www.aacu.org/sites/default/files/files/LEAP/HIP_tables.pdf • Lewin, R. (Ed.). (2009). The handbook of practice and research in study abroad: Higher education and the quest for global citizenship .
New York, NY: Routledge Press.• Stearns, P. (2008). Educating global citizens in colleges and universities: Challenges and opportunities. New York, NY: Routledge Press.• Williams, Tracy Rundstrom (2014). “Learning through A PRISM.” Insights into Teaching and Learning. (Fall)
https://issuu.com/tcuelearning/docs/14_fall_insights_final, pp. 5-7.