July 2026 Posts

Quote graphic featuring the text, “We are not looking for perfect scores across this ePortfolio, but we are looking for students to have the skillsets and reflective qualities they need to enter a classroom as a beginner teacher.” The graphic includes an image of a woman web designer taking notes while working at a desk.
July 17, 2026

edTPA as a High-Impact ePortfolio 

by Katie Baker 

Since beginning at Elon University in 2017, I have been actively involved in the implementation and support of a teacher education assessment process called the edTPA. The edTPA is a three-part portfolio assessment required by law in North Carolina for…

"In environments saturated with quickly produced or surface-level content, clarity becomes part of credibilty." with a background image of a person writing on a drawing tablet while pointing to a computer screen.
July 14, 2026

Design Establishes Trust and Credibility 

by Sophia Sta. Rosa and Sophie Grabiec

Throughout this series, we’ve explored how content design shapes the way readers encounter scholarship:   This final post brings these ideas together by considering what they do for a work’s credibility. Readers begin forming impressions about a publication long before they…

"When we recognize that knowledge can come from lived experience as well as formal education, we begin to see students not only as learners, but also as experts with valuable perspectives." with students presenting research poster
July 7, 2026

ExCELlent Together: Redefining Student Expertise 

by Ben Krasnow, Kaz Kelly, Amelia Weaver, Sanai Crosby, Matthew Cornick, Mariama Jalloh, and Chiebuka Tor 

Despite how the word “expert” is commonly used in society, by the media, by educators, and maybe by you, the term is not limited to an individual with years of education and practice. An expert can include individuals with an…