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WEBINAR: Leadership/ Flexible Learning Design

Leading a university wide implementation with KPU

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An advancement plan to support ePortfolio roll out across the institution.

 

 

Webinar Details

Are you planning to introduce or expand the use of ePortfolios to support strategic goals such as student success, teaching excellence, and recognising the myriad learning experiences students have in formal, informal and non-formal contexts.

Dr. Leeann Waddington, Associate Vice President, Teaching and Learning Commons at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) will share her perspectives as an executive leader on the challenges and opportunities universities face when advancing ePortfolios to support faculty and student success.

Join us to hear Leeann’s insight on an institution-wide roll out, from the vision and alignment to the Academic Plan, through the principles and key milestones. She’ll also reflect on encouraging faculty buy-in and student adoption, and how to use ePortfolios to advance key projects such as prior learning assessment, global learning initiatives and work-integrated learning.

Highlights

Attendees can expect to take away concrete knowledge on how to:  

  • Ensure you have sufficient supports in place – and what those supports should be – to ensure the right conditions for your roll-out to be successful
  • Establish alignment of your ePortfolio strategy to course, program and institutional outcomes and strategic goals.
  • Build capacity amongst your teaching faculty and educational developers to successfully implement ePortfolio practice and pedagogy
  • Spread the word by creating opportunities such as showcase events and Communities of Practice for faculty champions to share, inspire and collaborate.

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Speakers

Dr. Leeann Waddington

Associate Vice President, Teaching & Learning Commons
Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Gillian Sudlow

Education Consultant, ePortfolio Advancement, Teaching & Learning Commons
Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Alison Poot

Senior Director, Global Customer Success
PebblePad

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