Dive Brief:
- The University of Alaska Anchorage rolled out its e-portfolio program over the course of several years, with faculty and student participation in decision-making every step of the way.
- Campus Technology reports promoting the program from the bottom-up was a key lesson in successful implementation, and hiring a dedicated staff to work on the campuswide initiative also helped.
- A detailed RFP helped the university get a strong proposal and choose a vendor (Digication) that would join the project as a team member, leading to a good working partnership as it explored innovative uses for the e-portfolio program.
Dive Insight:
Besides providing training for faculty and students about how to incorporate e-portfolios into instruction and job search preparation, the University of Alaska Anchorage offered faculty the opportunity to file promotion, merit, and tenure documents digitally, through the e-portfolio system. According to Campus Technology, the digital process was an unexpected hit among faculty.
Cal State just announced systemwide implementation of an e-portfolio program, opening Portfolium access up to its 460,000 students and 3 million alumni. The practice is becoming increasingly common as schools search for ways to make their alumni more marketable to employers.