28 January 2026, 7:29

Hi everyone,

In this latest podcast episode of 'Create. Share. Engage.' Prof Dr Debbie Oesch-Minor and her student Salsabil Qaddoura from Indiana University Indianapolis talk about portfolios at IU Indianapolis, in particular in Debbie's composition course that Salsabil took where she created a portfolio that showed her the power of this practice.

Debbie shares her reasons for working with portfolios and supporting other faculty and students in the portfolio process within the ePortfolio Studio. Salsabil outlines the benefits that she as student saw while engaged in the portfolio process, which she then also shared with other faculty at the university.

Salsabil makes six claims in support of the portfolio:

1. Structure is the backbone of student autonomy
2. Voice and choice are not soft alternatives — They are academic technologies
3. Early models + continuous building prevent disengagement
4. Peer review creates intellectual maturity
5. Immersion + wrongful convictions = evidence of deep learning
6. The final ePortfolio is academic proof — Not performance

Find out more about the benefits that Salsabil and also Debbie see for creating portfolios by listening to the episode in your favourite podcast app or on the web.

Cheers

Kristina