Candyce Reynolds & Sonja Taylor: Hashtags, social media, and portfolios

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Professor Dr Candyce Reynolds, Director of University Foundations (General Education) at Boise State University, and Dr Sonja Taylor, Director of Senior Inquiry at Portland State University (PSU) talk about one of their projects in which they use social media to teach their students reflection, digital citizenship, and digital literacy skills. Tune in to learn why folio thinking, the process, is important to them, and how they bring their students along on the journey.
Connect with

• Candyce on LinkedIn
• Sonja on LinkedIn

Resources

• Reynolds, C., Pirie, M. S., & Taylor, S. (2024). Folio thinking and digital literacy: Integrating social media and ePortfolios. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1–10.
• Reynolds, C., & Pirie, M. S. (2022). Growing the garden of integrative learning: Composting as a metaphor for folio thinking. AAEEBL ePortfolio Review, Fall/Winter, 46–50.
• Sonja's portfolio
• Candyce's portfolio
• Summer Bridge programme at PSU
• Swordfisk, K. (2024, August 22). Inquiry for Justice at Portland State bridges gap for historically excluded students.
• Taylor, S. (2024). Teaching to a different test. Presentation at Pebblebash 2024.
• Taylor, S. (2024). Public reflection as a classroom tool. Presentation at AAEEBL Annual Meeting 2024.
• Funds of Knowledge Alliance
• Penny Light, T., Chen, H. L., & Ittelson, J. C. (2011). Documenting learning with ePortfolios: A guide for college instructors. Jossey-Bass. (Helen developed the idea of 'folio thinking' in this book)
• Suter, V. (2013, June 5). Folio thinking. Vicki Suter.
• Reynolds, C., & Patton, J. (2014). Leveraging the ePortfolio for integrative learning: A faculty guide to classroom practices for transforming student learning. Routledge.
• AAEEBL Digital Ethics in ePortfolios principle of DEIBD
• Sonja's PebbleBash presentation
• Distinguished Professor Dr Sylvia Spears from College Unbound

Click through to the episode notes for the transcript.

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Production information
Production: Catalyst IT
Host: Kristina Hoeppner
Artwork: Evonne Cheung
Music: The Mahara tune by Josh Woodward

Kapitler

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Social media and portfolios: How did that come about? (00:07:27)

3. Incorporating folio thinking (00:11:24)

4. Diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and decolonisation (DEIBD) (00:15:20)

5. The portfolio as process (00:17:12)

6. What did you learn from your article? (00:21:13)

7. Is there anything missing for you with portfolios? (00:25:06)

8. Q&A: Words you associate with portfolio work (00:27:30)

9. Q&A: A tip for learning designers and educators (00:28:49)

10. Q&A: A tip for portfolio authors (00:29:16)

11. Q&A: Words you associate with portfolio work (extra) (00:39:18)