Digication Scholars Conversations

Episode Notes:More information about College Unbound can be found on their website: https://www.collegeunbound.org/

Episode Notes:More information about College Unbound can be found on their website: https://www.collegeunbound.org/

Episode Notes: Alexandra's UAA ePortfolio: https://alaska.digication.com/potential-graduate-school

Episode NotesEva's Life Journey ePortfolioEva's presentation at the AAC&U Forum on Digital Learning and ePortfoliosUAA website article covering Eva's storyUAA website article covering Eva's ePortfolio

Episode NotesEva's Life Journey ePortfolioEva's presentation at the AAC&U Forum on Digital Learning and ePortfoliosUAA website article covering Eva's storyUAA website article covering Eva's ePortfolio

Episode Notes: Covid-19 at CUNY: A Class Project can be found here: https://johnjay.digication.com/covid19-at-cuny Michael Yarbrough's website can be found here: https://michaelyarbrough.net/

Michael Yarbrough, Associate Professor in the Political Science Department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, tells a story not of teaching despite COVID-19 but rather centering a course on the realities of the outbreak because, for Michael, “what higher education is really about is the conditions of human existence.” The resulting project, “COVID-19 at CUNY: A Class Project,” is an archive of text conversations, audio recordings, and video recordings depicting the impact of the pandemic as it played out in the lives of the students and their families. Situated in New York City as it became an epicenter, Michael’s students embarked upon a collaborative project about their experiences during the unfolding pandemic and resulting quarantine. As the class was thrust into a rapidly changing world, the stated learning outcomes of the course no longer seemed relevant. “Instead, to have a space where they could process what they were experiencing and see the larger lessons that [awaited] our country and our world, and the individual experiences that each of our students were having at that time” became imperative. Two of Michael’s former students and now John Jay alumni, Monica Guzman-Reyes and Sally Olivo, joined in to describe how the class came together as a community to create this published work that has now been shared widely on social media.Episode Notes:Covid-19 at CUNY: A Class Project can be found here: https://johnjay.digication.com/covid19-at-cuny Michael Yarbrough's website can be found here: https://michaelyarbrough.net/

Episode Notes:Covid-19 at CUNY: A Class Project can be found here: https://johnjay.digication.com/covid19-at-cuny Michael Yarbrough's website can be found here: https://michaelyarbrough.net/

Jordi Getman Eraso, Professor of History and the inaugural Director of Online Learning at Bronx Community College, tells us about the moment that he, as an educator, realized, “Oh wow, I've been doing this all wrong.” Jordi explains his path to rethinking how he teaches; acknowledging the importance of empathy and context, empowering students to grow their confidence, and embracing the idea that failure is not a barrier but rather a gateway to success. Most importantly, remembering that, in the end, it’s all about the students. Now, as higher education changes--evolves--in response to COVID-19, Jordi encourages faculty to use the time to build and grow their online pedagogy. “How can we actually take these difficult moments and turn them into something positive?” Higher education has the capacity to be transformative not only for the students but also their faculty.

Jordi Getman Eraso, Professor of History and the inaugural Director of Online Learning at Bronx Community College, tells us about the moment that he, as an educator, realized, “Oh wow, I've been doing this all wrong.” Jordi explains his path to rethinking how he teaches; acknowledging the importance of empathy and context, empowering students to grow their confidence, and embracing the idea that failure is not a barrier but rather a gateway to success. Most importantly, remembering that, in the end, it’s all about the students. Now, as higher education changes--evolves--in response to COVID-19, Jordi encourages faculty to use the time to build and grow their online pedagogy. “How can we actually take these difficult moments and turn them into something positive?” Higher education has the capacity to be transformative not only for the students but also their faculty.

Episode Notes:Zakia's ePortfolio can be viewed here: https://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/zakia-mahabub-2018

Episode Notes: Zakia's ePortfolio can be viewed here: https://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/zakia-mahabub-2018

Karen Gonzalez, ePortfolio Assistant at the CUNY School of Professional Studies, shares her inspiring journey as not only an assistant but also a mentor, cheerleader, guide, and, oftentimes, friend. In her eyes, “it doesn't matter where you are [physically located], it's really about engagement.” Encouraging primarily non-traditional, e-learning students to reflect on their learning, consider key takeaways, and pick apart the essential connections from course-to-course is her objective. “It doesn't matter how long it takes, I think it's really about finding those points of connection for them. An e-portfolio helps them do that and I think that experience is what creates a sense of belonging.”

Episode Notes:Richard Short's ePortfolio: https://cunyonline.digication.com/rick-short-cm499-capstone-projectRokshana Ali's ePortfolio: https://cunyonline.digication.com/rokshana-ali2

Episode Notes:Pablo's website can be found here: http://www.pabloavila.com/

Episode Notes:Pablo's website can be found here: http://www.pabloavila.com/Jane Dela Cruz's ePortfolio: https://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/fall-2020-showcase-presenter-jane-dela-cruz-acostaVictoria Luong's ePortfolio: https://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/fall-2020-showcase-presenter-victoria-luongJooi Albano's ePortfolio: https://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/Spring-2020-showcase-presenter-jooi-albano

Episode Notes:Jack McNeil's Capstone ePortfolio can be found here: https://depaul.digication.com/mcneil-abd-capstone

Episode Notes:Michaela Clarke's Capstone ePortfolio can be found here: https://depaul.digication.com/abd-capstoneAt 28:35, Jeff and Michaela discuss the History of Racial Injustice calendar on the website of the Equal Justice Initiative. The entry they discuss can be found here: https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/nov/16

Lori Pierce empowers her students to find their own voice by asking good questions, embracing a pedagogy in which she shouldn’t always be in control, not all questions have answers, and often the best question is, “So what?”

Episode Notes:Starting at 21:28, Lori discusses the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama. To learn more about the Equal Justice Initiative, please visit their website here: https://eji.org/Later, at 29:15, Lori and Jeff discuss Just Mercy, a book written by Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative. More information about Just Mercy can be found here: https://justmercy.eji.org/

Episode Notes:LaToya Brackett's website can be found here: http://latoyabrackett.com At 4:07, LaToya mentions the TwinsthenewTrend Youtube channel as an example of public scholarship. The video she refers to can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l3-iufiywUBlake Bouligny's ePortfolio: https://pugetsound.digication.com/blake-bouligny-399-afam-showSerena Sevasin's ePortfolio: https://pugetsound.digication.com/serena-sevasin-afam-399-showcase-portfolioAt 18:04, LaToya mentions the issue of the Race & Pedagogy Journal that her class created as a group project. It can be found here: https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/rpj/vol3/iss3/At 22:50, LaToya mentions Grit City Magazine's coverage of a Solidarity for Black Lives protest organized by Serena Sevasin. That can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=191291705467017

Episode Notes:Latoya Brackett's website can be found here: https://www.latoyabrackett.com/

Episode Notes:Starting at 11:55, Paul discusses Polaris K-12 School. More information about Polaris can be found here: https://www.asdk12.org/polarisk12

Episode Notes:At 17:22, Paul references Six Word Storytelling as an ice-breaking exercise that works well in ePortfolios. You can learn more about Six Word Storytelling here: http://www.sixwordstories.net/UAA Alumni Eva Gregg is mentioned at 24:55. You can read Eva's story in her ePortfolio here: https://alaska.digication.com/evas_lifes_journey/My_Holistic_Healthy_Way_of_LifeYou can read more about Eva in this article, published on the UAA website in 2016: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/news/archive/2016/07/campus-community-exploring-cultural-identity-resurrection-digital-storytelling/?a

ePortfolios discussed in this episode:Clarence Chan's ePortfolio: https://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/clarence-chan/Core_Faculty3Willie Trans ePortfolio: https://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/willie-tran-fall-2017/willie_tran_intro

ePortfolios discussed in this episode:Clarence Chan's ePortfolio: https://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/clarence-chan/Core_Faculty3Willie Trans ePortfolio: https://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/willie-tran-fall-2017/willie_tran_intro