Presented by Allie Davidson, Carleton University

Details at a Glance

Carleton logos.pngUniversity details

  • Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
  • Enterprise system, cuPortfolio, powered by Mahara

Numbers

~4000 students, ~60 instructors, ~90 courses

Support

  • 1 full time faculty cuPortfolio support staff
  • 1 full time student cuPortfolio support staff
  • 1 program assessment staff
  • cuPortfolio Working group

What does Support for Instructors at Carleton Look Like?

  •  Introduction to cuPortfolio workshops

  • Individual meeting with every instructor who uses the tool

  • Online support site for technology questions

  • Community of Practice meetings

  • Instructor-led sessions

  • Rubrics development and resources

  • Student support available - removes onus on instructor

 

Successes

  • Faculty at Carleton University during a portfolio working group meetingFaculty engagement and enthusiasm – emerging champions and peer support website
  • Program adoption with healthy support from faculty
  • University is dialed into ePortfolio uses and successes
  • Building relationships with engaged faculty resulting in SoTL efforts
  • Hired student support staff!

Challenges

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  • Hearts and minds shift
  • Program-level support – getting everyone on board and sharing the consistent, appropriate message with students about portfolio
  • Only one support staff – currently training back up
Updated on 26 July 2018, 7:44; 2013 page visits from 6 June 2018 to 23 April 2024