Learn how PebblePad ePortfolios and innovative teaching methods led to deeper, more profound student learning in a dual credit class offered by Reynolds High School and Portland State University in Oregon.
In this use case featured at PebbleBash 2024, PSU core faculty member Sonja Taylor reveals how she integrated the ePortfolio process more deeply within the activities and assignments of the one-year ‘Power & Imagination’ dual credit class, utilising PebblePad to:
- Create a sequenced, scaffolded assignment module for embedding ePortfolios in classroom learning and a template for sharing and adapting assignments.
- Offer a space for student learning and life experiences with no preconceived ‘right’ answers, and with an emphasis on growth, reflection and metacognition.
- Give students the tools they need to tell a cohesive story about their learning while giving them an artifact that will be useful moving forward.
Importantly, Taylor reveals that by refining her eportfolio scaffolded assignments, she soon realised she was ‘teaching to a test’ – but one that was now student-centred and focused on personalised, meaningful learning.
To explore how PebblePad can help deepen learning experiences for students, download the exclusive use case now.
