Increased technological advances, coupled with new learners’ needs, have created new realities for higher education contexts. This study explored and mapped trends in pedagogical approaches and learning technologies in postsecondary education and identified how these innovations are affecting teaching and learning practices in higher education settings, particularly for the Canadian Armed Forces education system. A qualitative research methodology was employed including a comprehensive review of Canadian and international literature, an environmental scan of Canadian Armed Forces educational institutions, and consultations with experts and practitioners in the field of military education. The research findings shed light on trends in pedagogies and learning technologies in higher education as well as on the presence of these trends in the military educational system. In addition, the findings consider the necessity for a corresponding level of preparedness to meet the needs of diverse learners in the future. This study informs both the field of higher education and the field of military education.
This paper explores the use of eportfolio to develop, demonstrate and promote core competencies in a Professional Master of Public Health (MPH) program at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Piloted in 2016, the MPH Competency eportfolio is described as a purposeful collection of electronic evidence that demonstrates learning and achievement in public health over time. The eportfolio was framed both as a reflective learning process and a showcase product to demonstrate skills and competencies to potential employers. The eportfolio was implemented using an available tool on Queen’s University’s Learning Management System. To understand the impact of the eportfolio, students responded to a questionnaire and participated in a focus group. Themes identified from the student responses were: eportfolio helped students integrate and reflect on their learning and experience. eportfolio helped students to position their professional identity and experience for employers. Students were more convinced of the value of eportfolio as a reflection tool than as a showcase product for a professional setting. Students were not convinced that employers will actually look at an eportfolio. The technology used in this study was limiting for students. Students were interested in using other established and more user-friendly platforms. The findings of this study will benefit any program or course of study seeking a means to help students integrate their learning and demonstrate their accomplishments, skills, and competencies. This paper addresses how to integrate eportfolio at the program level and also provides insight into the student experience of their use. Cet article explore l’emploi d’un eportfolio pour développer, démontrer et promouvoir les compétences de base offertes dans un programme de maîtrise professionnelle en santé publique à l’Université Queen’s, à Kingston, en Ontario, au Canada. Le programme pilote, un eportfolio des compétences pour la maîtrise en santé publique, a été lancé en 2016. On le décrit comme un recueil ciblé de preuves électroniques qui démontrent l’apprentissage et les réussites en santé publique au fil des ans. On dit également que le eportfolio est à la fois un processus d’apprentissage par la réflexion ainsi qu’un produit phare qui permet de démontrer les aptitudes et les compétences aux employeurs potentiels. Le eportfolio a été mis en oeuvre grâce aux outils disponibles dans le système de gestion de l’apprentissage de l’Université Queen’s. Afin de comprendre l’impact du eportfolio, les étudiants ont répondu à un questionnaire et ont participé à un groupe de discussion. Les thèmes identifiés à partir des réponses des étudiants sont les suivants : Le eportfolio a aidé les étudiants à intégrer leur apprentissage et leurs expériences et à y réfléchir. Le eportfolio a aidé les étudiants à positionner leur identité et leurs expériences professionnelles à l’intention des employeurs. Les étudiants étaient davantage convaincus de la valeur du eportfolio en tant qu’outil de réflexion plutôt qu’en tant que produit phare pour un milieu professionnel. Les étudiants n’étaient pas convaincus que les employeurs allaient réellement examiner un eportfolio. La technologie employée dans cette étude était limitative pour les étudiants. Les étudiants étaient intéressés à utiliser d’autres plate-formes établies et plus faciles à employer. Les résultats de cette étude seront utiles pour n’importe quel programme ou n’importe quel cours qui vise à trouver un moyen d’aider les étudiants à intégrer leur apprentissage et à démontrer leurs réussites, leurs aptitudes et leurs compétences. Cet article explique comment intégrer un eportfolio dans un programme et fournit également des renseignements sur l’expérience des étudiants qui l’ont utilisé.
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