Studio to Host Kickoff Digital Humanities Meet-Up on ePortfolios

The World Languages & Digital Humanities Studio in the World Languages, Literatures & Cultures Department is excited to announce the return of the Digital Humanities Meet-Up series, held in the WLDH Studio, J.B. Hunt 207. The spring series kicks off from 12:30-1:45 p.m. this Thursday, Feb 29.  

The opening DH Meet-Up will focus on ePortfolios, a high impact practice (HIP) for student success. The talk will feature Dr. Ryan Calabretta-Sajder, head of the Italian section and associate professor of Italian, and Dr. Raquel Castro Salas, teaching assistant professor of Spanish. Calabretta-Sajder will present "No More Final Exams: ePortfolios as a Response to the Assessment 'Debate' in Higher Ed," and Castro Salas will present "ePortfolios: A Tool to Articulate Students' Learning Process." 

ePortfolios can be implemented in multiple ways, such as a showcase for career development, as a tool for course assessments or as a personal/professional website. As an online body of work, ePortfolios allow students to build an archive of their work and to reflect on their academic progress, as well as to share items with professors, peers and potential employers. Students are able to add to their ePortfolios over time as they serve as a living digital record of personal and academic growth. 

Attendees are encouraged to bring their laptops to follow a demonstration on how to build a student ePortfolio, presented by studio graduate researcher Larissa Rocha.  

The second meeting of the spring semester will be held from 12:30-1:45 p.m. on Mar. 14 in the WLDH Studio (JBHT 207). This DH Meet-Up, titled "Podcasting and the VR Classroom," will be led by Dr. Manuel Olmedo Gobante (Spanish), Larissa Rocha (WLDH Studio) and Michael Hall (WLDH Studio). Lunch will be provided.  

Both events can be found on the U of A Campus Calendar. Please contact Curtis Maughan at cmaughan@uark.edu and/or Cheyenne Roy at ceroy@uark.edu with any questions. 

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