Dissemination and Training in ePortfolio

Oral Roberts University routinely provides students and the public with information about its student learning outcomes and ePortfolio, both of which have become integral parts of the ORU experience and culture over the past three years. Students and faculty members work with them daily. Members of the ORU faculty, administration, and staff have shared the ORU ePortfolio process through 41 publications, presentations, and workshops. Many of these were at the national level and addressed a wide range of constituencies, including (1) students, (2) professional colleagues, (3) accrediting agencies, (4) alumni, and (5) the general public.

All ORU students are trained in the operation of ePortfolio and required to submit approximately 50 artifacts over the course of their undergraduate careers and 15 during their graduate careers. With each submission, a student is reminded of how each learning outcome links to ORU’s mission. From faculty feedback, students see their progress and learn which specific areas need improvement. The ePortfolio system enables teachers, advisors, and administrators to compare any student’s progress at any level (i.e., assignment, course, classification, school, University) and discuss the results with the student. Students receive two ePortfolio handbooks to assist them in using ePortfolio to track their learning progress, one for general education (link: General_Education_Handbook) and one for their particular majors (link: Departmental_ePortfolio Handbooks). They learn how to create a Career ePortfolio for use in their job searches and career enhancement (example_Career_ePortfolio, used with permission). An ePortfolio Advisory Council, composed of 20 students and 20 faculty members, provides valuable feedback and guidance from both student and faculty perspectives.

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