Tracy Penny Light
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Capilano University
Tracy Penny Light is Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Capilano University in British Columbia, Canada. She has led ePortfolio implementations at several different institutions and has integrated ePortfolio pedagogies in her own interdisciplinary teaching for nearly two decades. She also serves as President of the Association for Authentic, Experiential, and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL), the international ePortfolio community of practice. Her educational research explores the value ePortfolios and storytelling for fostering deep learning and educational transformation. Her publications include Becoming: Transformative Storytelling for Education’s Future (with Laura Colket and M. Adam Carswell), Electronic Portfolios and Student Success (with Helen L. Chen) and Documenting Learning with ePortfolios: A Guide for College Instructors (with Helen L. Chen and John Ittelson).
Areas of Expertise
- critical thinking
- critical pedagogy
- ePortfolio implementation, pedagogies, and research
- faculty development
- instructional design
- higher education leadership
- storytelling