Share Paper: Factors that Contribute to ePortfolio Persistence in an Online Program

  1. Dwayne Harapnuik, Lamar University, Canada
  2. Tilisa Thibodeaux, Lamar University, United States
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Abstract: This study examined the factors that contributed to ePortfolio persistence in an online program from data collected in both 2016 and 2018. A myriad of research points to learning portfolios as having transformational power; however, many traditional instructional models that use ePortfolios in higher education downplay the significance and transformational learning that effective ePortfolios offer. To research this phenomenon, a convergent, parallel mixed methods design was used to gather data from an online program in order to explore the learning conditions and context of ePortfolio usage over multiple years. Results indicated that real-world projects and authentic artifacts, the ePortfolio used ...