ltdc. do or not do. supporting eportfolio adoption in a year
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Presentation to LTDC earlier in the year about the process of ePortfolio adoption at UW OshkoshTRANSCRIPT
Do. Or not do. There is no try: supporting Program Level ePortfolios in a Year
R John RobertsonLTDC Central Regional ShowcaseUW Stevens Point 2013-03-13
UW Oshkosh
● 1800 anticipated First Year Students
● 12000 undergraduate population
● Significant transfer student intake
Coming Fall 2013
USP
● A focus on First Year Experience explicitly based on AAC&U's High Impact Practices (AAC&U / Kuh)
● Also seeking to document learning in an ePortfolio
● Reform of general education program - approved by Faculty Senate in March 2012. From approved plan to running for the first year intake in a year
USP Team & ePortfolios
● An ePortfolio specialist
● Recruited, appointed, started mid July
Do. Or not do...
[Imagine Yoda]
Challenges - scale
● Approximately 250 courses and at least 200 instructors
● 1800 First Year Students
Challenges - purpose
● One driver for USP is demonstrating the value of our Gen Ed program, so who is the ePortfolio for?
● Accreditation as a driver but with the potential to distract from pedagogy
Challenges - process
● ePortfolio new for most instructors● Developing the idea of a program level
ePortfolio and helping students frame assignments from a course in the wider picture of a program and degree
● Course and ePortfolio assignment may have been set up by department before instructor hired
Challenges - technology
● Thinking technology does xyz; discovering it does uwx but not xyz
● Guarantees about software sustainability● Terminology
Use the Force Luke
Pilot5-6 instructors~200 students
Different starting pointsExamining issues formatvielyChallenge of summative reviewSupport resources endorsed
Professional development
● Going to every meeting and training opportunity with the wider program that I can
● Enhancing Student Learning: reflection and the ePortfolio process workshop series
Reference resources
Resources
● USP site● LT site● D2L FAQ● Guides and Brochures● Access points for
students?
Learning opportunities
● Spotting and acknowledging mistakes○ assumptions about what tools can do○ when shared spread misinformation which you have
to address later● Assumptions
○ about your role in relation to other units on campus○ about use of platform
The biggest critical success factor?
● The engagement of the USP team and campus community
● Having the opportunity to explore, test, and find out how ePortfolio stuff works or doesn't work
● Being the person with their eye on this particular issue and being a voice for these questions in different contexts
Ongoing questions
● Export● Analytics and data● How do we ensure students keep their
portfolios up to date?● Student support beyond FAQ and resource
sites