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Stonehill Conference May 18, 2010

The AAEEBL Stonehill Conference was held on May 18, 2010


	Photos of attendees at the Stonehill Conference. Vendor photos: Digication to the left; TaskStream and Adobe top row 3rd from the left. Thanks to our Corporate Affiliates for help in supporting this conference.	Next year's New England Regional conference will be at: Johnson & Wales University Providence, RI Spring 2011

This was the program on May 18:

Martin Center, Stonehill College (Conference site)	Portfolio Pathways and Possibilities Co-Hosted by OSHEAN; Welcome by George Loftus, President of the Ocean State Higher Education Network Welcome by Tamara Anderson, CIO of Stonehill College The first New England Regional conference for the Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL.org) REGISTER online (AAEEBL Members Save $40); check list of members to see if your institution is an AAEEBL member. Walk-in registration will be available. Join in forming the New England Chapter of AAEEBL Vendors attending and sponsoring: Digication, Taskstream, Adobe	The Stonehill campus. Just south of Boston, is in a very nice rural setting.

Martin Center, Stonehill College (Conference site)

Portfolio Pathways and Possibilities

Co-Hosted by OSHEAN; Welcome by George Loftus, President of the Ocean State Higher Education Network
Welcome by Tamara Anderson, CIO of Stonehill College
The first New England Regional conference for the Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL.org)
REGISTER online (AAEEBL Members Save $40); check list of members to see if your institution is an AAEEBL member. Walk-in registration will be available.
Join in forming the New England Chapter of AAEEBL
Vendors attending and sponsoring: Digication, Taskstream, Adobe

The Stonehill campus. Just south of Boston, is in a very nice rural setting.

	NOTE: Our first keynote speaker, Dr. Laura O'Toole, has a family emergency so is unable to join us on the 18th. Instead the program will begin with a team of speakers from Mercy College, explaining the portrfolio work going on there. We appreciate Associate Provost Nancy Pawlyshyn's willingness to make this last-minute change. The Mercy College, NY eportfolio team will present the overall approach to eportfolio implementation at Mercy College, NY, (Associate Provost, Nancy Pawlyshyn) and feature two faculty applications of the tool: one from School of Education (Professor Eileen Brennan) and one from School of Liberal Arts (Professor Steve Ward). [Unable to attend] Meet a new member of academic leadership in New England, recently arrived at Salve Regina University in Newport RI, who is helping lead efforts to investigate ePortfolios at Salve. Salve has a history with ePortfolios so this current effort is using lessons learned in their re-evaluation of portfolios this time around. What should the outcomes be? Join in the discussion with Dr. O'Toole Laura O'Toole joined Salve Regina University as Dean of Undergraduate Studies in July 2009. She was Professor of Sociology at Roanoke College from 2001-09, where she chaired the college's Department of Sociology for six years and worked on numerous curricular and programmatic initiatives. She has also held faculty and administrative positions at Guilford College (1993-2001) and the University of Delaware. A member of the Association for Integrative Studies, the Eastern Sociological Society and Sociologists for Women in Society, O'Toole holds bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in sociology from the University of Delaware. She is the author of numerous scholarly articles and the co-author/ co-editor of three books, including the widely used Gender Violence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. [Unable to attend because of family emergency -- 5/17/10 7:45 am]

NOTE: Our first keynote speaker, Dr. Laura O'Toole, has a family emergency so is unable to join us on the 18th. Instead the program will begin with a team of speakers from Mercy College, explaining the portrfolio work going on there. We appreciate Associate Provost Nancy Pawlyshyn's willingness to make this last-minute change.

The Mercy College, NY eportfolio team will present the overall approach to eportfolio implementation at Mercy College, NY, (Associate Provost, Nancy Pawlyshyn) and feature two faculty applications of the tool: one from School of Education (Professor Eileen Brennan) and one from School of Liberal Arts (Professor Steve Ward).

[Unable to attend] Meet a new member of academic leadership in New England, recently arrived at Salve Regina University in Newport RI, who is helping lead efforts to investigate ePortfolios at Salve. Salve has a history with ePortfolios so this current effort is using lessons learned in their re-evaluation of portfolios this time around. What should the outcomes be? Join in the discussion with Dr. O'Toole

Laura O'Toole joined Salve Regina University as Dean of Undergraduate Studies in July 2009. She was Professor of Sociology at Roanoke College from 2001-09, where she chaired the college's Department of Sociology for six years and worked on numerous curricular and programmatic initiatives. She has also held faculty and administrative positions at Guilford College (1993-2001) and the University of Delaware. A member of the Association for Integrative Studies, the Eastern Sociological Society and Sociologists for Women in Society, O'Toole holds bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in sociology from the University of Delaware. She is the author of numerous scholarly articles and the co-author/ co-editor of three books, including the widely used Gender Violence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives.

[Unable to attend because of family emergency -- 5/17/10 7:45 am]

	In support of AAEEBL’s goal to promote authentic, experiential and evidence based learning, Griffin will present an overview of InCoRe, a model for reflective learning. InCoRe , an acronym for integration, coordination and reflection, is an approach to strengthening student learning within a four year degree program through the strategic integration of experiential education; coordination of student advising between faculty and the administrators and staff members who manage and support experiential education; and student based reflection oriented toward fulfillment of student learning outcomes. The model, which is a suitable framework for portfolio assessment, employs several theoretical constructs including a derivative of Bruner’s (1960) spiral curriculum, Tyler’s (1949) principles of curriculum and instruction, Kolb’s (1984) model of reflective thinking, and Boud, Keogh & Walker’s (1985) approach to facilitating post-learning reflection. James Griffin is Associate Provost at Johnson & Wales University. As associate provost and member of the Provost’s team, Dr. Griffin has oversight of institutional research, university policy, and several key academic initiatives related to the University’s strategic plan: FOCUS 2011. He serves on the University President’s Senior Management Committee, University Retention Team, the University Dean’s Committee and the Regional Accreditation Steering Committee. Before joining the Provost’s team, Griffin served eight years as vice president and dean of academic affairs at the Denver Campus of Johnson & Wales University. Dr. Griffin’s research interests lie in experiential learning and reflection, assessment, and faculty training and development. He has presented on these topics at regional, national, and international conferences. Griffin earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at Johnson & Wales University. He holds a doctorate in education from Boston University.

In support of AAEEBL’s goal to promote authentic, experiential and evidence based learning, Griffin will present an overview of InCoRe, a model for reflective learning. InCoRe , an acronym for integration, coordination and reflection, is an approach to strengthening student learning within a four year degree program through the strategic integration of experiential education; coordination of student advising between faculty and the administrators and staff members who manage and support experiential education; and student based reflection oriented toward fulfillment of student learning outcomes. The model, which is a suitable framework for portfolio assessment, employs several theoretical constructs including a derivative of Bruner’s (1960) spiral curriculum, Tyler’s (1949) principles of curriculum and instruction, Kolb’s (1984) model of reflective thinking, and Boud, Keogh & Walker’s (1985) approach to facilitating post-learning reflection.

James Griffin is Associate Provost at Johnson & Wales University. As associate provost and member of the Provost’s team, Dr. Griffin has oversight of institutional research, university policy, and several key academic initiatives related to the University’s strategic plan: FOCUS 2011. He serves on the University President’s Senior Management Committee, University Retention Team, the University Dean’s Committee and the Regional Accreditation Steering Committee. Before joining the Provost’s team, Griffin served eight years as vice president and dean of academic affairs at the Denver Campus of Johnson & Wales University.
Dr. Griffin’s research interests lie in experiential learning and reflection, assessment, and faculty training and development. He has presented on these topics at regional, national, and international conferences. Griffin earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at Johnson & Wales University. He holds a doctorate in education from Boston University.

	The Executive Director of AAEEBL, Trent Batson, will address the future of portfolios. Batson was a tenured English professor who became a technology administrator and innovator in the mid 1980s and has been breaking new ground ever since. He has taught and worked at 8 universities, the most recent being MIT. He and his business partner David Marble founded AAEEBL in 2009, and they have shepherded the Association into a successful, broadly supported professional association today. Batson has published widely and speaks at conferences or on campuses about 10 times a year. The Director of Business Operations for AAEEBL, David Marble, will analyze some of the technology concerns of the portfolio community. David has a solid background in business, mostly in telecomm. He was a vice-president at Lucent, with 800 people working for him. He has also created a number of technology startups that have then been successfully sold to larger companies. His business savvy and strong interest in education has provided AAEEBL with a very unusual set of skills and experience for an educational non-profit.

The Executive Director of AAEEBL, Trent Batson, will address the future of portfolios.
Batson was a tenured English professor who became a technology administrator and innovator in the mid 1980s and has been breaking new ground ever since. He has taught and worked at 8 universities, the most recent being MIT. He and his business partner David Marble founded AAEEBL in 2009, and they have shepherded the Association into a successful, broadly supported professional association today. Batson has published widely and speaks at conferences or on campuses about 10 times a year.

The Director of Business Operations for AAEEBL, David Marble, will analyze some of the technology concerns of the portfolio community.

David has a solid background in business, mostly in telecomm. He was a vice-president at Lucent, with 800 people working for him. He has also created a number of technology startups that have then been successfully sold to larger companies. His business savvy and strong interest in education has provided AAEEBL with a very unusual set of skills and experience for an educational non-profit.

Enjoy a day of conversation with nearby colleagues involved in ePortfolio pilots or implementations. We will all be in one large room for most of the day. ePortfolio vendors will be in the same room as well. Number of attendees is limited to 100 so sign up now for this first regional meeting of AAEEBL.

Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts (http://www.stonehill.edu/) is hosting the first AAEEBL New England Regional Conference on May 18, 2010. This is a one-day conference, from 8:30 am to 6 pm (wine and cheese reception starts at 4 pm when the program is completed). We expect 100 attendees; plenary and breakout sessions; lots of chances for interaction.	Registration for registrants from AAEEBL member campuses is $80 and from non-member campuses is $120, which includes breakfast, breaks, vendor-sponsored lunch and a vendor-sponsored wine and cheese reception. Register at http://metalearning.americommerce.com Vendors will be present for consultation about platforms and functionality (vendors pls contact david.marble1@gmail.com).

Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts (http://www.stonehill.edu/) is hosting the first AAEEBL New England Regional Conference on May 18, 2010. This is a one-day conference, from 8:30 am to 6 pm (wine and cheese reception starts at 4 pm when the program is completed). We expect 100 attendees; plenary and breakout sessions; lots of chances for interaction.

Registration for registrants from AAEEBL member campuses is $80 and from non-member campuses is $120, which includes breakfast, breaks, vendor-sponsored lunch and a vendor-sponsored wine and cheese reception. Register at http://metalearning.americommerce.com
Vendors will be present for consultation about platforms and functionality (vendors pls contact david.marble1@gmail.com).

The Program:

8 - 9:30	Continental Breakfast

9 - 10:15	Mercy College ePorttfolio Team	What's Happening at Mercy?	George Loftus and OSHEAN welcome

	Break provided in room

10:30 - 11:15	Trent Batson, Executive Director, AAEEBL; David Marble, Director of Business Operations, AAEEBL	Future Direction of ePortfolio World	Marble: technology futures for ePortfolios

11:15- 12:00	James Griffin, Associate Provost, Johnson and Wales University	InCoRe -- a model for reflective thinking.

12 - 1 pm Lunch sponsored by Taskstream	Lunch -- visit with vendors, Digication, TaskStream and Adobe.

1 - 2 pm	Site Unseen: Reflection made visible through design Matt Noonan and Laurie Poklop of Northeastern University will use their working relationship as a faculty member and instructional designer as a framework for discussing the process of designing an eportfolio implementation for a first-year writing course. They will describe how they translated Matt’s pedagogical goals and initial inquiry questions into an eportfolio structure, how using the eportfolio with students became an opportunity to reflect on teaching practice, and how the results of the project responded to Matt’s initial questions and identified new avenues for inquiry. Matt Noonan is a lecturer in Northeastern’s Department of English. He has been teaching in the Writing program since 1991. His areas of interest include freshman composition (esp. for differently prepared students), ESOL, assessment, education systems, curriculum design and development, and mentoring. Laurie Poklop is a senior instructional designer in Northeastern's Educational Technology Center, where she consults with faculty on integrating technology to meet pedagogical goals. She has supported the implementation of eportfolios in twelve programs at Northeastern and this year participated in the writing eportfolio inquiry group.

	Break provided in room

2 -3 pm	Ellen Marie Murphy, Plymouth State University -- Can an e-portfolio catch on fire?: The roll-out of Mahara at PSU Description: When an e-portfolio system meets the needs of nearly everyone at the institution, the adoption can be swift and almost painless—from administration, to faculty, and even students. It can even generate excitement and innovation. That’s exactly what Plymouth State University experienced with its roll-out of an open source program called Mahara. We will share our experiences, and introduce our audience to Mahara, showcasing many of the ways it is being used at Plymouth. Currently the Director of Learning Technologies and Online Education at Plymouth State University, Ellen has been involved with the development and use of e-portfolios since 1998. Prior to her position at Plymouth, she was the Director of Instructional Technologies at The Sage Colleges, where she led the initiatives for the adoption of Moodle and Mahara, something she has been involved with at Plymouth as well. She was also one of the first educators in the State of Vermont to implement the use of e-portfolios in K-12. She is currently a member of the NH Moodle/Mahara K-12 group as well.

3 - 4 pm	Linda Beith, Roger Williams University and Pete Adamy, University of Rhode Island Implementation of E-Portfolios – Snapshots in Time The University of Rhode Island has been using e-portfolios for over six years to build in reflective opportunities for student learning, showcase student mastery of learning outcomes and conduct program assessment. Dr. Peter Adamy will focus on the e-portfolio journey undertaken by the School of Education as they transition to their third e-portfolio system. He will discuss how they have used e-portfolios to produce a consistent record of academic performance on critical tasks, which are aligned to state and national teaching standards for the faculty and students. Roger Williams University is just beginning its e-portfolio adoption with a small Spring 2010 pilot with the Schools of Education and Architecture. Dr. Linda Beith will share information on the goals for a virtual accreditation using e-portfolios in 2011 for the School of Architecture as well as the challenges and rewards experienced in getting started.

4 - 6 pm	Wine and Cheese Reception sponsored by Digication

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	eebrennan		The authentic experiences of Faculty Learning Communities	0	May 25 2010, 1:59 PM EDT by eebrennan
			Thread started: May 25 2010, 1:59 PM EDT Watch The AAEEBL Conference at Stonehiil College demonstrates the successful efforts of a 'few' and the depth-interest of many. Two years ago the Faculty Learning Communities at Mercy College originated in the work of small core group and within two years has grow to include over 100 committed faculty from each of our five Schools. This Conference, the meeting everyone, the presenting & receiving, >> all became the 'good' of academia. For me, the opportunity to articipate in a Mercy Faculty Learning Community has become the essence of 'authentic collegiality'. I feel the content of my slides contributes to AAEEBL's search for 'authentic, experiential, evidenced-based learning". Reflection on the Content demonstrates how the Mercy Portfolio Cohort supports my need to balance collaboration and independence. Collaboratively, I have learned from faculty in each of our five Schools, how to construct standards-based e-Portfolios. individually, I have dared to create Digital stories as a multimedia artifact. Appreciation :) Eileen Do you find this valuable? Keyword tags: Digital Story Telling e-Portfolio faculty Learning Communities Post reply

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