EPORTFOLIO SYSTEMSJ. ELIZABETH CLARK

LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

14 AUGUST 2012

PORTFOLIOS-NOT A NEW IDEA

• Used in writing;

• Used in fine arts;

• Used in architecture;

• Used in K-12 education;

• What’s new is the emerging use of the digital portfolio & the ways in which campuses are helping students integrate across courses, yoking assessment & student growth & development.

A collection of authentic and diverse evidence, drawn from a larger archive representing what a person or organization has learned over time on which the person or organization has reflected, and designed for presentation to one or more audiences for a particular rhetorical purpose. (National Learning Infrastructure Initiative, 2003)W

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portfolio uses

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allowing students/teachers to collect and organize portfolio artifacts in many media types (audio, video, graphics, text); and using hypertext links to organize the material, connecting evidence to appropriate outcomes, goals and standards.

(Helen Barrett, 2005)Wh

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[A] learning portfolio serves to improve student learning by providing a structure for students to reflect systematically over time on the learning process and to develop the aptitudes, skills and habits that come from reflection. (John Zubizarreta, 2004)

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Course ePortfolio

Documents student learning in a single course(s) in a single semester.

Documents student learning over time and make connections across courses and experiences

Integrative ePortfolio

ePortfolio Structures

EPORTFOLIO GOALSShowcase/ Credential ePortfolio

Assessment ePortfolio

Learning ePortfolio

For transfer, employment, registration, credentialing

For program review and/or to evaluate student competencies

For metacognition, deepening learning, making connections

TYPES OF SYSTEMS

Truly open source

Supported open source

Third-party vendor contract

Third-party student sought/shared

EPAC’S LIST OF KEY CRITERIA CITED BY SCHOOLS IN CONSIDERING SYSTEMS/PLATFORMS

Ease of use (and user friendly)

Portability

Cost

Flexibility

Multi-use across departments (also cited as multipurpose)

Multimedia support

User-centered

Social networking features

These consistentlyrank as the most importantissues campuses consider

No cost to students

Support

Accessibility

Aesthetics (look and feel)

Open source

Elements that train students to use ePortfolio

Accreditation

Recommended by someone (Ed Tech department, another institution)

Ability to support/connect to rubrics

Ability to aggregate and disaggregate data

Mechanism for feedback from instructors (with or without rubrics)

Summary data

These are also cited, but notas consistently from campusto campus.

Emphasis on showcase portfolios

Ability to facilitate student learning and assessment

Integration with current campus technologies

Vendor reliability

Ability to customize

Ability to access after graduation

Security

Privacy

Student ownership

Durability over time

Privacy/password protected

Hours, time, and cost to implement

Same system across a university system

No criteria: it was the default system connected to the course management system or learning management system (CMS/LMS)

Couldn't find a product that did what the school wanted (so built their own)

CLEMSON: GOOGLE SITES

http://people.clemson.edu/~ramcwho/Drew_McWhorters_ePortfolio/Welcome.html

LAGUARDIA: DIGICATION

https://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/kunya_parra_scholar_ep_spring2011/Intro

CHOOSING A SYSTEMCreate a process that includes faculty, staff, and students;

Determine what you need and want the ePortfolio to do;

Explore, as a campus, what ePortfolios you like from other schools;

Determine the parameters for selection (what will guide your choice?);

Talk with campuses currently using the system you are interested in;

Choose a small number of systems;

Test out different systems in small pilots;

Make sure everyone is involved and has a voice;

Make extensive use of surveys & small group feedback sessions.