Case Study
Taking ePortfolios Above & Beyond to Improve Educator Preparation Programs
Taking ePortfolios Above & Beyond to Improve Educator Preparation Programs The challenge Founded more than a century ago as a teacher training school, East Carolina University (ECU) is now the third largest higher ed institution in North Carolina with approximately 5,800 faculty and staff serving nearly 30,000 students. ECU’s commitment to excellence has remained a key tenet of the institution’s framework for preparing generations of learners to become reflective education professionals. Dedicated to the empowerment of all learners in all aspects of educational decision-making, ECU’s College of Education (COE) places particular emphasis on assessment, technology, and research. With this in mind, the COE didn’t simply step up to the challenge when the North Carolina Stat