CILA Faculty Lunch Conversation: "Digital Portfolios at St. Olaf College"
Wednesday, September 22 11:45-1:15 in Buntrock *144*
Maggie Odell, Religion and 2004-05 CILA Associate, with David Booth, CIS and Religion; Eric Cole, Biology; Phyllis Larson, Asian Studies: and Diana Postlethwaite, English
Co-sponsored by the Center for Integrative Studies
What are some of the emerging trends in the use of electronic portfolios on college campuses, and in what sense is St. Olaf a trend-setter? One feature of the "St. Olaf model" of digital portfolios is its emphasis on developing students' critical awareness of how they learn. Following a brief report from Maggie Odell on current issues in the use of digital portfolios, several St. Olaf faculty will describe the ways in which they have adapted digital portfolios for use in a variety of settings, from teaching research methods and the acquisition of foreign language skills to the integration of student-designed majors.
