The Development of a Graduate Student Academic Portfolio

• YOSHIDA Lui

  College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo

• KURITA Kayoko

  Center for Research and Development of Higher Education, The University of Tokyo

Abstract

Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) programs, designed for graduate students aspiring to become faculty members, have been started with the objective of helping students acquire practical teaching knowledge and skills in Japan. In order to provide graduate students with additional opportunities to reflect on the comprehensive activities associated with their teaching, research, and career paths, this study develops a Graduate Student Academic Portfolio (GSAP). The GSAP contains a document that summarizes a student's activities, accomplishments, and future goals, together with any necessary support materials, in a manner that is easily understood by third parties. Further, in a workshop designed to help students create a GSAP, seven graduate students participated and created their own portfolios. Following the workshop, questionnaires were distributed to the participants, who commented on and evaluated the workshop and GSAP creation process very positively. These responses suggest that the GSAP can serve as an effective tool for reflection in PFF programs.

Journal

• Educational technology research

  Educational technology research 39 (1), 111-123, 2016

  Japan Society for Educational Technology

Keywords

• Academic Portfolio
• Preparing Future Faculty Program
• Reflection
• Career Path

Details

• CRID: 1390282680195403136
• NII Article ID: 130006895009
• DOI: 10.15077/etr.40080
• ISSN: 21897751
• ISSN: 03877434
• Text Lang: en
• Data Source:
  • JaLC
  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed