Transition with Purpose: Pathways from English Language to Academic Study

145 ACTIVITY 22: INTRODUCTION TO EPORTFOLIOS OBJECTIVES: INTRODUCE REFLECTION AS A LEARNING STRATEGY. TASK: CREATE AN EPORTFOLIO AND PAGE. You will be using an ePortfolio to document your transition from the IELP to PSU. At PSU, several departments use ePortfolios as an instrument for assessing your learning over the course of your academic career. The general education program, University Studies, uses ePortfolios in their Freshman Inquiry courses. Many students continue to build their ePortfolio as a representation of the work they have done and use it when applying for internships or jobs. Portland State University supports PebblePad as its ePortfolio system, but other systems may work just as well. PART 1: EXPLORE THE PURPOSE OF EPORTFOLIOS ON PEBBLEPAD. Watch the vide o About Me and Introduction to PebblePad to learn more about the possibilities and uses of an ePortfolio using PebblePad. The goal for including development of an ePortfolio in the Pathways Program curriculum is for you to create an ePortfolio that represents you . You add pages that include a statement of purpose for studying your major as well as a resume and/or CV. Among other items, your ePortfolio will also include reflections about activities in which you have participated and goals that you have as you transition to being a full-time academic student. PART 2: WHAT IS PEBBLEPAD AND WHAT ARE WE USING IT FOR IN PATHWAYS? Reflections and responses are used in many different aspects of learning. They may be in a formal essay, the end of a group project, or at different intervals of a long individual project. Access PebblePad through myPSU :  Click on School Tools  Click on PebblePad  Click on Get Creative  Click on Learning Center (bottom center)  Watch the short video: PebblePad in a Nutshell  When the video ends, close it and scroll down the page and click on Reflecting  Watch the video “An introduction to reflecting”