Electronic Portfolio Adoption

Developing a Framework by Exploring Faculty Perspectives

Through the Lens of Diffusion of Innovation Theory

Samantha Jane Blevins

Dissertation submitted to the faculty of

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

Doctor of Philosophy in

Curriculum and Instruction

(Instructional Design and Technology)

Jennifer M. Brill (Chair)

John K. Burton

Barbara B. Lockee

Kenneth R. Potter

September 9, 2013

Blacksburg, Virginia

Copyright © 2013 Samantha J. Blevins