Mary M. Timney , PhD, Professor Hillary J. Knepper , PhD, Assistant Professor

1. The Competitive Edge: Emerging Trends in Digital Portfolio Use Among MPA Students2012 NASPAA Annual ConferenceOctober 18-20, 2012Austin, Texas Mary M. Timney, PhD, Professor Hillary J. Knepper, PhD, Assistant Professor Department of Public Administration, Pace University Beth Gordon Klingner, PhD Executive Director for Academic Technology, Information Technology Services Co-Director of ePortfolio, Pace University

2. What is an e-Portfolio? “E-Portfolios provide a stronger assessment of 21st Century learning and carry the potential to transform higher education” -Trent Batson, Executive Director- The Association for Authentic, Experiential, and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEBL) • A student centered & controlled online platform that promotes collection, selection and reflection about academic, extra-curricular and professional experiences & artifacts. • An “academic passport,” that provides educators and potential employers a glimpse of a student’s educational and professional journey. • A method for retaining ties to our graduates.

3. How Does This Work? Students: • Personalize their eportfolio • Access University based multimedia and file storage • Present artifacts from specific course assignments that document learning outcomes as well as growth: • display papers, • presentations, • resumes, • videos, • blogs and more. Instructors: • Encourage development & presentation of eportfolios (or any digital portfolio) • Link course materials to eportfolio assignments • Encourage reflection and tracking of growth & development

4. Why Should we Promote ePortfolios? 90% of employers surveyed said they would look at a student’s ePortfolio if made available “E-Portfolios portend the future, because they are a way for students to own their own learning and to carry around evidence of their experiences in all fields of study” -Trent Batson, Executive Director- The Association for Authentic, Experiential, and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEBL)

5. Pace University Usage Growth: Student Users

6. Department of Public Administration Usage Growth: MPA Program

7. How 2 faculty members are using ePortfolio in the Pace MPA Program • Course: PAA 601; PAA 602; PAA 650; PAA 665, PAA 695 • Level: Graduate • Purpose: To integrate course materials, reflection, current events, and employment to create a professional digital presence that seamlessly links education and career. • Students build upon their eportfolio & post reflective blogs and administrative journals • Peer feedback on reflective posts engages the students outside of the classroom and builds community • MPASA- The student association has a group on eportfolio • Acessible Archiving- Capstone abstracts are available and help students learn from research conducted by previous students • Study Group- Available across the program, regardless of the course in which a student is enrolled In the Classroom In the Program

11. Personalize

12. SELECT

13. REFLECT

14. Collect

16. Imagine a Public Affairs/Public Administration e-Portfolio : Design a site-map for (1) a Capstone or (2) Class e-Portfolio or (3) ???

18. Editors: Darren Cambridge, Barbara Cambridge, & Kathleen Yancey 2009 Stylus

19. Thank you. Mary M. Timney, PhD, mtimney@pace.edu Hillary J. Knepper, PhD, hknepper@pace.edu Beth Gordon Klingner, bklingner@pace.edu