Happy New Year! We are excited to announce our spring 2020 Technologies for Teaching and Research workshop schedule. We are covering a wide range of topics, many of which came directly from faculty. Also included in this list are the Connecticut Digital Humanities Conference, which includes several presentations by Connecticut College faculty and staff, and…
Category: Portfolios
A Student Experience With The Digication Portfolio
This blog post was written by Rigoberto Reyna, who worked as the Instructional Technology Student Assistant last summer. He is a junior and a member of the Social Justice & Sustainability pathway. In the post, he reflects on the use of an ePortfolio in the thematic inquiry course. Thank you, Rigoberto! As a sophomore I…
Find Us at Camp Teach & Learn
Instructional technology is co-sponsoring two sessions at this year’s Camp Teach & Learn. We hope to see you there! Integrating Global-Local Experiences: Using ePortfolio Wednesday 23 May 2:15 PM to 3:30 PM Connections asks students to not only develop purposeful plans for off-campus learning (through internships, community involvement, study away and so on), but also to integrate…
Workshop for students at the Walter Commons: Digital Portfolios
Are you teaching a thematic inquiry course, or are otherwise involved in a pathway? If so, encourage your students to attend this workshop being held at the Walter Commons on Thursday, February 22nd (tomorrow!). I will facilitate a discussion of the importance of reflection and integration in the pathways, particularly how that work relates to…
Getting It Together! Teaching with Digital Portfolios: Part 2
This is the second of two posts in which professors Ari Rotramel (GWS) and Sabrina Notarfrancisco (Theater) team up to share their experiences teaching with digital portfolios. Preparing for Graduation through Eportfolio Work Last spring, I worked with Jessica McCullough to integrate the digital portfolio platform, Digication, into the newly offered Gender and Women’s Studies…
See you at Camp Teach & Learn!
Will you be at Camp Teach & Learn next week? If so we look forward to seeing you at the following sessions! Reflect, Integrate, Demonstrate: Student Digital Portfolio Pilots Wednesday 24 May 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM As we build a curriculum that asks students to reflect upon and integrate their coursework and co-curricular activities,…
Digital Portfolios: Showcasing Both Process and Product
On the last day of class during the final exam period, students enrolled in my Costume Design and Construction course are allotted thirty minutes to get into costume, hair and makeup before formally presenting their looks to the class and posing for a photoshoot. Each student’s best photo is posted, with permission, in an album…