StellaC.PortoUniversityofMarylandUniversityCollege

ChristineWaltiAnneArundelCommunityCollege&UniversityofMarylandUniversityCollege

Focus

  OngoingresearchonthesupportingandexpansionofMDEstudentseportfolios  Effectivenessofcurrentimplementationmethodology

  Studentpreparationforthee‐portfolioactivity  Necessarysupporttolifelonge‐portfolios

Overview

  Contextandlandscape  Actionresearchactivities&findings  Newstrategies  Actionplan  Initialpilotresults

ContextandlandscapeUMUC

Online enrollment > 177,000

Head count > 86,000

Enrollment > 272,000

2nd largest state institution in the US

> 100 degree programs fully online

ContextandLandscape:TheMasterofDistanceEducation

ContextandLandscape:Thecapstonecourse

ContextandLandscape:Thecapstonecourse

ContextandLandscape:TheMDEe‐portfolioactivity

  Deliverableofthecapstonecourse  Duringthecapstonestudentalsohavetocompleteamajorresearchproject

  Shouldserveasa‘reflection’oftheMDEjourneyandprofessionalportraitforstudents

Actionresearchactivities&findings• Promotingtheuseoflearningjournals

• MDEstudentlounge•  Continuoussupport:

answeringstudentsquestions

•  Noprescribedorsuggestedactivities

• Creationoftheeportfoliotutorial

Actionresearchactivities&findings • Reviewofexisting

e‐portfolios

• Surveywithstudents

Actionresearchactivities&findings  Majorchallenges

  Permanence  Lackofnecessaryskillset  Latestart  Lackofsupport  Lackofinstitutionalsupport  Lackofcorrelationwiththecurriculum  Lackofinvolvementofotherstakeholders  Grading  Lackofstructureandcriteriaforassessment

Actionresearchactivities&findings

  Permanence  Lackofnecessary

skillset  Lackofsupport  Lackof

institutionalsupport

  Latestart  Lackofcorrelationwiththecurriculum

  Lackofinvolvementofotherstakeholders

  Grading  Lackofstructureandcriteriaforassessment

Actionresearchactivities&findings

  Permanence  Lackofnecessary

skillset  Lackofsupport  Lackof

institutionalsupport

  Latestart  Lackofcorrelationwiththecurriculum

  Lackofinvolvementofotherstakeholders

  Grading  Lackofstructureandcriteriaforassessment

  Useofweb2.0apps

  Defaultinstitutionallimitedsupport

  Rubric  Directtiestoprogramoutcomesassessment

  MDEeportfolioorientationrunningeverysemester

Web2.0explosionofappsandservices:social/sharing&mediarich

E‐portfoliousingWeb2.0apps(blog)

e‐portfolioWeb2.0app

RubricandassessmentCoreLearningareas&MDEoutcomesassessmentplan

MDEeportfolioorientation

MDEeportfolioorientation:pilotandfeedbacksurvey

How useful was the information shared throughout the workshop? Average = 4.5 (Max. 5)

How useful was the interaction during the workshop? Average = 3.9 (Max. 5)

What is the likelihood that you recommend this workshop to another MDE peer? ? Average = 4.75 (Max. 5)

Finalremarks

  Importanceofcontinuingorientation  Challengeofbringinginmorestakeholders  Technologyissue

  Institutionalsupport  Pros  Cons

  Web2.0advantage  Nextstep

  RelationshipwithMDEprogramgoals  Assessmentanduseofrubric

Thank you…

Contact: sporto@umuc.edu

christine.walti@uni-oldenburg.de >