EPAC Community of Practice
Electronic Portfolio Action and Communication
More about EPAC, what we do, who we are, and how to join, etc.
Note our new web address: http://epac.pbworks.com
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We have transitioned our news updates, articles of interest, resources, etc. to our our new blog and twitter feed which can be found here:
http://epaccop.blogspot.com/
And yes, we are finally experimenting with Twitter. Check us out at http://twitter.com/epaccop
Connect with other EPAC members professionally via the EPAC group on Linked in -- http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=2396675&trk=anet_ug_grppro
Upcoming Conferences:
- 2009 Assessment Institute, October 25-27, 2009, Indianapolis, IN; Track Plenary Sessions & Workshops Emphasizing Assessment in ePortfolios, keynote by Helen C. Barrett, University of Oregon; http://www.planning.iupui.edu/institute
- ED-MEDIA 2010: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, June 28-July 2, 2010, Toronto, Canada; Call for Participation: December 18, 2009; http://aace.org/conf/edmedia/call.htm
- ePortfolio 2010, July 5-7, 2010, London, UK; http://www.epforum.eu/
New EPAC Resources
Over the summer, we've identified several collections of resources and references that could be useful to our EPAC community. We've just started pulling these together and would welcome your suggestions as well as ideas for new themes and other kinds of resources. Here's what we've started with:
Resource themes to be added -- assistance and suggestions would be greatly welcome...please email Helen if you'd like to help build these collections
- Foundational readings and resources for ePortfolio newcomers -- if you're new to ePortfolios, this would be the place to start!
- List of institutions with ePortfolio Implementations to be organized by institution and perhaps by tool -- a place for institutions to find out who's using what and possibly seek out contacts for further discussion about a particular tool
- ePortfolio resources and examples by discipline -- engineering, science, writing and rhetoric, humanities, social sciences, etc.
It goes without saying that the most common questions asked by and of EPAC members are "What ePortfolio tool(s) are you using and is there anything you would recommend?" EPAC does not advocate for any specific ePortfolio tool or product but we would like to take this opportunity to invite all EPAC members to help us compile a comprehensive list of ePortfolio tools and technologies (software and/or hardware) that you using. We'll take advantage of the features of our wiki to start putting this together so if you'd like to contribute, just click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the page and "Save" at the bottom of the page when you're done. You will need to create a pbwiki account before editing. Check out our evolving list here.
Often times we will get questions from the EPAC community that we normally would have posted to our listserv to solicit responses. But rather than sending emails back and forth, what better way of tapping into the collective knowledge of EPAC members AND summarizing the responses than to use our wiki? Check out the questions here and if you would like to respond or make a comment, you will need to create a pbwiki account first and login.
- May 2009 Webcast/Chat: The Launch of AAEEBL, The Professional Association for the World ePortfolio Community. This special event is jointly sponsored by EPAC and AAEEBL to mark the formal launch of The Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning. Click here for the official press release and more information about this webcast.
- April 2009 EPAC Webcast/Chat: Developing Communities of Practice for ePortfolios: Brainstorming Strategies to Build Connections and Buy-in with Faculty with the University of British Columbia (chat transcript, slides, and additional resources).
- March 2009 EPAC Webcast: ePortfolios in Math with Professor Suzanne Topp, Salt Lake Community College (recorded archive, slides, and additional resources)
- February 2009 EPAC Chat: Making Sense of ePortfolio Tools and Technologies -- Where to Begin? with Helen Barrett and Nils Peterson (transcript and resources)
- December 2008 EPAC Chat: AAC&U's VALUE Project: Evaluating the "Foundations and Skills for Lifelong Learning" Metarubric (transcript and resources)
- November 2008 EPAC Chat: ePortfolios -- A Signature Assessment for Liberal Education? (transcript and resources)
ABOUT EPAC
Previously sponsored by the National Learning Infrastructure Initiative/Educause Learning Initiative and the American Association for Higher Education, the EPAC Community of Practice has been a leading resource on electronic portfolios since October 2002. Current EPAC co-facilitators include: Helen L. Chen (Stanford University), John Ittelson (California State University Monterey Bay), Darren Cambridge (George Mason University), and Barbara Cambridge (National Council of Teachers of English). Joining EPAC is currently free and all community members share the following benefits:
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Virtual interactions through online chats & discussions, audio and video conferences discussing ePortfolio-related issues, case studies, pedagogical approaches, assessment techniques and best practices;
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Networking and face-to-face opportunities with EPAC members at conferences and meetings;
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Exchange of resources via the EPAC email listserv and wiki;
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Tracking of international and national conferences, requests for proposals and funding opportunities;
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Active exploration and evaluation of tools and practices to support ePortfolio-related activities, reflective thinking, and community-building.
Support for EPAC, our wiki, and online events is generously provided by:
To join EPAC or to unsubscribe from the listserv, please contact Helen Chen
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