Kathleen Blake Yancey: Heuristics for meaningful portfolios

12/05/23 • 38 min

Dr Kathleen Blake Yancey (Emerita Professor at Florida State University) has contributed to ePortfolio research and practice for many years through her numerous publications, presentations, and workshops. In this interview she looks back at some of that practice, with a particular focus on portfolio heuristics and how they differ from templates.
Connect with Kathy on LinkedIn
Resources

Kathy's web page at Florida State University and her Wikipedia entry
Kathy's 2022 Batson Lecture 'Tracing Learning in ePortfolios'
Guest edited volume on portfolios: Computers and Composition, Vol 13, Issue 2, 1996
Yancey, K. (Ed.). (2019). ePortfolio as curriculum: Models and practices for developing students’ ePortfolio literacy.
Roche, C., Abria, L., Farrell, O., Johnston, J., Penny Light, T., McKibben, A., Reast, A., & Yancey, K. B. (2023). ePortfolio to support professional development during experiential learning placements: Guided by students-as-partners theory, enabled through students-as-partners practice. International Journal for Students As Partners, 7(2), 165–180.
Megan Mize's online workshop 'How to get started with AI tools'
Leticia Britos Cavagnaro:
- Book Experiments in reflection
- Reflection AI bot Riff
- Webinar Supporting reflection through an AI powered reflection bot
AAC&U Institute on ePortfolios
AAEEBL Digital Ethics Task Force
Richard Lanham's book The Electronic Word: Democracy, Technology, and the Arts
Yancey, K. (2023). The value of purposeful design: A case study of an ePortfolio reflective prompt. Across the Disciplines, 20(3/4), 31-49.

Click through to the episode notes for the transcript.

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Production information
Production: Catalyst IT
Host: Kristina Hoeppner
Artwork: Evonne Cheung
Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Kathy's web page at Florida State University and her Wikipedia entry
Kathy's 2022 Batson Lecture 'Tracing Learning in ePortfolios'
Guest edited volume on portfolios: Computers and Composition, Vol 13, Issue 2, 1996
Yancey, K. (Ed.). (2019). ePortfolio as curriculum: Models and practices for developing students’ ePortfolio literacy.
Roche, C., Abria, L., Farrell, O., Johnston, J., Penny Light, T., McKibben, A., Reast, A., & Yancey, K. B. (2023). ePortfolio to support professional development during experiential learning placements: Guided by students-as-partners theory, enabled through students-as-partners practice. International Journal for Students As Partners, 7(2), 165–180.
Megan Mize's online workshop 'How to get started with AI tools'
Leticia Britos Cavagnaro:
- Book Experiments in reflection
- Reflection AI bot Riff
- Webinar Supporting reflection through an AI powered reflection bot
AAC&U Institute on ePortfolios
AAEEBL Digital Ethics Task Force
Richard Lanham's book The Electronic Word: Democracy, Technology, and the Arts
Yancey, K. (2023). The value of purposeful design: A case study of an ePortfolio reflective prompt. Across the Disciplines, 20(3/4), 31-49.

Click through to the episode notes for the transcript.

Previous Episode

Terrel L. Rhodes: The portfolio as a mode to engage students in learning

Dr Terrel (Terry) Rhodes is Distinguished Fellow at AAC&U and can look back at a long history of working with portfolios, establishing the VALUE rubrics, tying portfolios to assessment and employability, and supporting many institutions in their portfolio journey.
In this interview, Terry touches on many of these areas, highlighting the importance of digital ethics, student control, authenticity, and the need for integrative practice.
Connect with Terry on LinkedIn
Resources

Terry's profile on AAC&U
AAEEBL
AAEEBL Digital Ethics Task Force
FIPSE
AAC&U High Impact Practices
Editorial 'ePortfolios - The Eleventh High Impact Practice' by C. Edward Watson, George D. Kuh, Terrel Rhodes, Tracy Penny Light, and Helen L. Chen
VALUE Initiative at AAC&U
Terry's Batson Lecture 'Lift Every Voice: EPortfolio for Creating and Integrating'

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Next Episode

Kevin Kelly & Kristina Hoeppner: Digital ethics principles and UDL guidelines

In June 2023, the 'Think UDL' podcast episode 'Digital ethics in ePortfolios with Kristina Hoeppner and Kevin Kelly' went live. In it, Lillian Nave (Appalachian State University) interviewed Dr Kevin Kelly (San Francisco State University) and Kristina Hoeppner (Catalyst IT) on the AAEEBL Digital Ethics Principles in ePortfolios in relation to the Universal Design for Learning guidelines. This is a re-post of the episode. Many thanks to Lillian for making it happen.
Go to the episode notes for the links to resources, the transcript, and chapter markers.
Connect with Lillian

Connect with Kevin

Connect with Kristina

Resources

Original episode on Lillian Nave's podcast 'Think UDL'
UDL guidelines
Association for Authentic, Experiential, and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL)
AAEEBL Task Force on Digital Ethics in ePortfolios
The four principles discussed more deeply
AAEEBL Digital Ethics Principles in ePortfolios
Task Force YouTube playlist
Upcoming AAEEBL events
Andratesha Fitzgerald's book Antiracism and Universal Design for Learning: Building Expressways to Success
Kevin Kelly and Todd D. Zakrajsek's book Advancing Online Teaching: Creating Equity-Based Digital Learning Environments

Create. Share. Engage. - Kathleen Blake Yancey: Heuristics for meaningful portfolios

Transcript

Kristina Hoeppner 00:05

Welcome to 'Create. Share. Engage.' This is the podcast about portfolios for learning and more for educators, learning designers, and managers keen on integrating portfolios with their education and professional development practices. 'Create. Share. Engage.' is brought to you by the Mahara team at Catalyst IT. My name is Kristina Hoeppner.

Kristina Hoeppner 00:27

My guest today is Dr Kathleen Blake Yancey, who is wel