| Participating in the inaugural ePortfolio Symposium are (front) Proje... Participating in the inaugural ePortfolio Symposium are (front) Project Manager Sarah Lambert and back row (from left) Dr Chris Brown, Dr Ian Olney, Mr Martin Olmos and Mr Marcus O’Donnell |
Inaugural UOW ePortfolio Symposium conducted
20 May 2008 | Bernie Goldie
ePortfolio and work-integrated learning are the latest buzz-words in the university teaching landscape.
With this in mind, UOW recently conducted its inaugural ePortfolio symposium held in the Design Lab of Creative Arts.
ePortfolio and work-integrated learning are beginning to receive significant funding nationally via the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher education.
The inaugural symposium highlighted local innovations in educational technology and assessment with ePortfolio.
The symposium involved a ‘round table’ to share ePortfolio activities by reference group members on behalf of their faculties and units.
Guest participants included the Dean of Science, Professor Rob Whelan, who spoke about his faculty’s 2007 ePortfolio project and plans for taking it forward via curriculum mapping in 2008; and Mr Marcus O’Donnell who spoke about his work with student journalists as reflective practitioners and, in particular, supporting those students to develop a “Philosophy of Journalism Statement”.
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