Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2025

Publication Title

Digital Resilience of ePortfolios During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for the Future

Pages

79-101

Abstract

In a changing professional landscape, students need more than disciplinary knowledge; they need tools for reflection, adaptability, and purpose-driven growth. At Old Dominion University (ODU), ePortfolios and work-based learning (WBL) are strategically embedded across the Communication curriculum to foster double-loop learning, a recursive, metacognitive process through which students not only reflect on outcomes but also interrogate the assumptions behind their choices. Drawing from a decade of institutional practice, course-based examples, and student reflections, this chapter illustrates how these high-impact practices (HIPs) help students connect coursework to career goals, revisit self-perceptions, and build resilience over time. By linking academic learning to applied experience through structured reflection and feedback, ePortfolios become more than showcases; they become developmental spaces for identity formation and career readiness. Together, ePortfolios and WBL offer a scalable model for supporting student success across diverse learning contexts.

Rights

© 2025 by Mpho-Entle Puleng Modise and Norman Vaughan.

Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License, except where otherwise noted.

ORCID

0009-0001-7687-4957 (Beck)

Original Publication Citation

Mize, M., Lietzenmayer, A., & Beck, G. (2025). Think again: How communication ePortfolios and work-based learning foster resilience through double-looping. In M.-E. P. Modise & N. Vaughan (Eds.), Digital resilience of ePortfolios during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons for the future (pp. 79-101). Mount Royal University Library. https://pressbooks.openeducationalberta.ca/digital-resilience-eportfolios/chapter/04/

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