
Teaching in Higher Ed Make Learning Visible with ePortfolios with Lynn Meade
Mar 5, 2026
Lynn Meade, a teaching associate professor at the University of Arkansas who builds bridges between academics and career readiness, discusses ePortfolios as curated, reflective collections of student work. She explains focusing on audience and purpose. She highlights using portfolios for competencies, goal setting, authentic student voice, and making work portable after graduation.
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Portfolios Make Learning Visible
- ePortfolios combine curated work and reflection to make learning visible over a college experience.
- Lynn Meade contrasts portfolios with scrapbooks and journals, emphasizing synthesis so artifacts become durable evidence of learning.
Students Can't See Competencies Without Reflection
- Lynn Meade asked juniors and seniors to identify where they'd learned career competencies and they couldn't list examples until prompted.
- She then led brainstorming that turned mundane group tasks (sending messages, compiling materials) into clear evidence of communication and teamwork.
Use Portfolios To Drive Goal Setting
- Do use portfolios to set goals by having students pick career competencies, reflect, and then identify gaps to fill.
- Meade reports many students sign up for internships mid-course after realizing what they lack for employers.



