Assessing Student Learning Using Portfolios: Seeking Evidence of Authentic Development and Reflective Practice

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Session Description

Online portfolios offer a comprehensive view of student learning, capturing authentic evidence of academic progress and skill development. They allow students to showcase their work in context, demonstrating understanding and applying acquired knowledge in real-world situations. Asking students to create and curate a portfolio facilitates the development of critical skills valuable to their academic and professional growth. Reflecting on artifacts engages students in metacognitive processes, enhances self-awareness, and strengthens evaluation skills. Reflective practice supports lifelong learning skills and a growth mindset.

However, implementing an effective system requires careful planning, clear assessment criteria, and ongoing support from various stakeholders. The presentation discusses the implementation of an online portfolio assessment for the last five years, focusing on the rationale, components, challenges, and opportunities for engaging students. Portfolio assessment is considered a significant tool for capturing complex and deep learning in online, blended, or digital contexts. The presentation provides information on designing, developing, and implementing an online portfolio in assessing student learning.

Presenter(s)

Danilo M. Baylen
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia, USA

Danilo Madayag Baylen is a tenured instructional technology, media, and design professor at the University of West Georgia (USA). He teaches, researches, and publishes about technology integration practices, multiliteracies, and learning experience design. As a scholar-practitioner, Dr. Baylen served as lead editor of Essentials of Teaching and Integrating Visual and Media Literacy and received the Association for Educational Communications and Technology's James W. Brown publication award. Also, he co-authored and, co-edited several publications focused on technology-supported initiatives, LIS in the Asia-Pacific region, and visual and media literacy. Before pursuing graduate studies in the U.S., he taught English to Indochinese refugees for an international non-government organization and served as a project officer in the Philippine government. He received honors as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar to the Philippines (2023) and Outstanding Alumni for Education by the West Visayas State University (2023). The University of Alabama recognized him as a Centennial Scholar (2024) and Outstanding Alumni for Library and Information Studies (2025).

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