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3.4 A Comparison of CLR and Traditional ePortfolios
Suzanne Carbonaro November 30, 2020
The traditional ePortfolio (a byproduct of Capstone Courses and Projects) has been considered one of ten high impact practices that educational research from the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U, 2008) suggests increases rates of student retention and student engagement. There has been much discussion about the distinction between CLR and ePortfolio.
The following comparison has been developed from a compilation of sources on CLR and ePortfolios put forth by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (AACRAO), National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), The Lumina Foundation, Educause and IMS Global. It is intended to provide some background on how CLR has evolved and how it differs from the traditional ePortfolios present within institutions of higher education across the country.
| Traditional ePortfolio | Comprehensive Learner Record |
| A student-generated compilation of artifacts pulled from academic coursework added to a web-based platform. | An automatically compiled comprehensive learning journey of student achievements from academic coursework and co-curricular engagements. |
| A summary of students’ artifacts usually produced by the student at the end of the program or course for a grade or to share with employers. | A full reflection of student learning andachievements collected when and where they happen across students’ higher education experience. |
| Artifacts and evidence of meeting a standard, competency or outcome uploaded to a platform after they are graded by faculty. | Artifacts and evidence are validated and verified by course faculty and advisors in real-time; evidence of learning are intentionally hard-wired to programmatic outcomes. |
| Often does not include co-curricular or extracurricular activities. | Includes co-curricular and extracurricular activities. |
| Often is required by accreditors as a summative assessment of learning. | Linked to the program map and auto-generates for accreditors. |
| ePortfolios are manual and can take on any shape and format as there is no one way of preparing. | The CLR framework includes an interoperability/compatibility of digital records shared seamlessly across employer and social media platforms globally. |
