What Are Epsilen's Uses?

Epsilen has multiple uses for different types of users -- faculty, students, and administrators. Here are a few:

Faculty

  • Documents student learning outcomes for program assessment and accreditation purposes.
  • Integrates standalone courses into integrated sequences of learning activities.
  • Provides enhanced opportunities to provide feedback to students about individual assignments, as well as course requirements and overall program requirements.
  • Provides enhanced ability to collaborate with colleagues at other campuses throughout the world.

Students

  • Demonstrates what students can do, not just what courses they have taken.
  • Serves as both an academic and a career portfolio.
  • Showcases achievements, both in class and out of class, for:
    • Potential employers.
    • Family and friends.
  • Provides a feedback mechanism from instructors about individual course assignments.
  • Enables deeper reflection on their learning and on their college work, both in class and out of class.
  • Increases possibilities to make connections with fellow students at UT and at other colleges and universities.

Administrators

  • Provides readily accessible data for assessment and accreditation purposes.
  • Demonstrates the nature and range of student learning to:
    • Federal and state legislators and policymakers.
    • Accrediting bodies.
    • Parents and potential students.
    • The public.