S1:E9 Jaye Van Kirk: The Power of Portfolios

In this episode, I interview Jaye Van Kirk from San Diego Mesa College. Jaye shares fascinating stories of her experiences as a lifelong learner, and we discuss the powerful way she incorporates digital portfolio development in her courses to prepare students to be competitive job applicants. Jaye and I play “Can I Get This Job with an Associate’s Degree?” and talk about examples of alternatives to traditional academic writing assignments she assigns to diversify the artifacts students include in their portfolios