The Higher Education Hedgehog — from Campus Technology by Trent Batson

Trend Portfolio instantiation
Student development over four years Personal portfolio owned by student; continuity; body of work cumulative not segmented
Developing reflective (critical) thinking Reflections on work in portfolio; culminating reflections; response reflections; capstone reflections
High-impact learning experiences such as experiential learning or field work Portfolio to capture and process evidence of the out-of-classroom experiences
From teaching to learning Portfolios provide students a better picture of their own development as a learner; brings an opportunity for student to “own” learning
Assessment and accountability Assessment for learning (students’ own assessment of themselves) to institutional assessment and accreditation management
Student ownership of learning; swirling students; free-lance students Life-long portfolio
Employability; work force development Better evidence for HR; life-long portfolio; recording achievement
The unbounded classroom Portfolio as an extended virtual classroom workspace
Social and collaborative learning Sharing student work and reflection with a team working on a problem or a case
Authentic learning; authentic assessment Portfolio making learning process visible while engaged in real-life learning; reflections on real-life learning provide data for authentic assessment
From product to process Portfolios support conversations around the work being done; the process of working toward a product becomes visible