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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION working together to improve education with technology

DEVELOPINGA SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR

ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT

PT3 Annual MeetingJuly, 2002


• Three Day Institutes for collaborative teams from Teacher Education Programs in a state or region (maximum of 10 teams)

• Sponsored by ISTE’s PT3 Catalyst Grant:Community & Assessment in PT3

Welcome


Workshop Outcomes

• Framework for Electronic Portfolio to be developed

• Plan for a Student Support System or Table of Contents for a Student Handbook

• A few new technology skillsCommon Software ToolsScreen Recording Videos


Issues around Change

• How do you make the transition from a paper-based portfolio to an electronic portfolio?

• What are the factors that need to be addressed when making this change within a Teacher Education Program?


Implementation Issues

• What support do students say they need?

• What curriculum and infrastructure adaptations need to be made?


Above all else:May your

electronic portfoliosbecome dynamic

celebrations of learning across the lifespan!

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Electronic Portfolio

Decision

Considerations

What questions should

you ask?

Basic Structure for

Implementing Electronic

Portfoliosn Credit to David Niguidula and Hilarie Davis for the basic

structure to think about implementing electronic portfolios:

n Vision

n Culture

n Assessment

n Logistics

n Use of Technology

Vision - Why have a portfolio?

nIssues:

nPurpose

nAudience

nOwnership

nContent

Interrelatedness of Purpose,

Ownership, and Content

PORTFOLIO

Content

Ownership Purpose

Hebert, Elizabeth (2001) The Power of Portfolios. Jossey-Bass, p.47

“These three definitional

values are highly

interdependent. If one of these

values is known the other two

will be known as well.”

Purpose & Goals for the

portfolio (Determine Content)

nMany purposes:

nLearning

nAssessment

nMarketing/Showcase

Audience

n Who are the audiences for the

portfolio?

n Student

n Parent

n Faculty

n Employer

n Other

n College

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What electronic publishing

technology is most

appropriate for each

audience?

n VCR

n Floppy diskette

n CD-ROM

n Internet

n DVD

Ownership - Who owns the

portfolio?

nLearner

nOrganization

Assessment - What are the

goals for students? How is

the work assessed?

n Standards

n Rubrics

n Is there a need to aggregate

portfolio/assessment data for

program assessment purposes?

nYes

nNo

Culture - What else has to

change for the portfolio to be

valued AND valuable?

nCollaboration

Implementing Large Scale

Change

nVision

nSkills

nIncentives

nResources

nAction Plan

Making Change

Happen

Managing

Complex Change

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VisionConfusion

How will you develop a

vision?n What strategies can you use to

develop a visionfor implementing electronic portfolios inyour organization?

Develop a Vision

n Explore other websites

n See what others are doing

n Develop a prototypeand exemplars

n Conduct a pilot project

n Be willing to changeyour vision after the pilotproject is over

SkillsAnxiety

How will you develop skills?

n What strategies can you use to

develop the skillsnecessary for implementing electronicportfolios in your organization?

Develop Skills

n Begin with current software

n Add new skills when you are ready

n Go slowly

n Take Time

n Be willing to learn alongwith your students

n Do your own e-portfolio!

Develop a Student Handbook

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Incentives

Gradual

Change

How will you develop

incentives?n What strategies can you use to

develop incentivesfor implementing electronic portfolios inyour organization.

Develop Incentives

n Release time?

n Credit toward tenure & promotion?

n Equipment & software for early adopters

n What works in your program?

n With individual faculty?

n How do we move upMaslow’s hierarchy?

Resources

Frustration

How will you find resources?

n What strategies can you use to

find resourcesfor implementing electronic portfolios inyour organization?

Find Resources

n Grants?

n Fees?

n A good plan attracts $$

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Action

PlanFalse

Starts

How will you develop an

Action Plan?n What strategies can you use to

develop an action planfor implementing electronic portfolios inyour organization.

What are the elements of your

action plan?

n Some elements that you will need toinclude in your action plan forimplementing electronic portfolios:n Infrastructure

(hardware and software)

n Curriculum Issues

n Training Issues (Skills)

n Incentives

n Resources

Develop an Action Plan

n Identify standards (outcomes) to be addressed

n Identify curriculum areas to be changed

n Create a timeline and milestones

n Assign responsibility

n Develop a support system

n Identify success indicators

n Develop rubrics

n Provide examples

Planning into Action

n Focus on what you can do with currentresources (technological & skills)

n Designate an ePortfolio champion

n Faculty support

n Identify opportunities in the curriculumto develop digital artifacts

n Tie support to student needs

Curriculum Issues

n Where is the concept of the e-portfoliointroduced to students?

n Does the curriculum require “appropriatedigital artifacts for electronic portfolio?”

n Is there a course in the curriculum wherethe students develop their electronicportfolios?

n How are the portfolios assessed?

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Logistics - What time, space

and resources needed to

collect and reflect on the

work?

n Resources

n Inventory of Hardware & Softwarecurrently available

nStudents (& Parents)

nTeachers

Technology Skill level

(Teachers & Students)

nNone

nbasic operations

nproficiency with tool software

nWeb page authoring

nMultimedia authoring

Network Accessibility

n LAN

n Internet

n Online storage availibility

n 20-30 MB

n 650 MB

n Gigabytes!

n Space

Additional budget available

n (per student per year in addition to

currently-available

hardware/software)

n $0

n $12

n $40

n $75

n $100

Time

n Teachers

n Professional

Development

n Implementation

n Planning

n Reflection

n Assessment

n Students

n Collection

n Selection

n Reflection

n Direction

Directions in Electronic

Portfolio Development

n Generic/Common Tools Approachn Word processor

n Higher level tool software

n PDF

n HTML

n Multimedia authoring

n + Low startup and maintenance costs

n — Ability to aggregate data for assessment

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Directions in Electronic

Portfolio Development

n IT Customized Systems Approachn Online database

n Assessment Management Systems

n — Server programming/purchase,maintenance & Internet accessrequirements

n + Ability to aggregate data forassessment

Use of Technology

What Media best convey theMessages of the learning journey?

n Text

n Images

n Audio

n Video

"Portfolios tell a story...put in anything that

helps to tell the story" - Pearl & Leon

Paulson, 1991

Electronic Portfolio Decision

Considerations

n ©2002, Helen C. Barrett, Ph.D.

nhttp://electronicportfolios.com

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