Platform: Epsilen

Today's students and faculty often transition between multiple institutions of education, and engage in a variety of learning activities both inside and outside of the classroom. How can the ePortfolio best support their learning and development as lifelong learners?

The ePortfolio is a powerful tool that can motivate and engage the user to take ownership of the learning process, for individuals at all stages of life and learning. In this session, Marianne Dombroski and Nancy Wozniak will examine the ePortfolio as process rather than as a completed product. We will look at ePortfolios that allow for and encourage feedback from and interaction among a community of users who are actively engaged in learning and development. Examples of faculty, student, course and program portfolios from multiple institutions of higher education will be showcased and discussed. Participants will also learn how to create their own free ePortfolios in Epsilen, a web platform that supports lifelong ePortfolios for faculty, students, and professionals.

 Marianne Dombroski

 Marianne Dombroski works with the Education Group at the The New York Times and is part of the “Epsilen team”. Epsilen is a new eLearning and ePortfolio technology platform partially underwritten by The New York Times. Marianne has over 12 years’ experience specializing in services and programs for the higher education marketplace, including but not limited to: publishing, editorial, technology services, and media/curriculum based programs.

 Nancy Wozniak

 Nancy Wozniak became Stony Brook University's first Learning Architect in The Faculty Center in Fall 2008. There, she consults with faculty on the planning and design of courses and effective course management methods.  Nancy has worked as an instructional designer, educational technologist and online learning coordinator for 11+ years, and has been dubbed the Wizard of Woz at her previous academic positions.

Session 2: Learning Achievement Tools

Tue, June 9th 10:45-11:45 

Presenter: Dara Wexler, Ph.D.

Tue, June 9th 2-3pm (Section 1 only)

Platform: TaskStream

Emerging technologies and Web 2.0 interactive abilities give faculty members across the disciplines the opportunity to imbed engaging activities into live and online classes. Hosting those alternative forms of assignments is possible in eportfolio toolsets. This session will explore the possibilities from a faculty member's perspective.

 John C. Fischetti, Ph.D.

John C. Fischetti is Professor and Program Coordinator of the Department of Educational  Leadership at the Watson School of Education at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and has been an avid e-portfolio TaskStream user for the past 5 years or more, with great success. John also shares a world perspective of education and technology that I think is exciting and enriches his perspective of using technology with his students.