e-Portfolio Way: PBL-based Field Study through the Interaction/Collaboration with the Local Community

Abstract

The purpose of this part of the workshop is to share with the audience our experience about the implementation of an e-Portfolio system to foster the fundamental academic or social skills that will blossom in a few years after the graduation. Especially, the e-Portfolio was crucially used as the incubator for learning space to develop college students’ problem identifying/solving skills, self-actualization skills for establishing identities as an adult as well as effective communication skills as a member of the society. Here, our experience in the curriculum design, the course operation strategies, and the course design are presented. This application of e-Portfolio is unique in that all levels of students as well as the local community members work in tandem to achieve their goals through the Problem-Based Learning approach.