PORTFOLIO

Student Uses

Students

Collect Reflect Share

Collect class requirements

Collect graduation requirements

Reflect on learning in class

Reflect on learning both in and outside the classroom (integrative)

Share with peers and instructors

Share with peers, instructors, administrators, parents, future employers, etc.

Students use portfolios to collect*, reflect upon and share their work with others.

* The process of collecting artifacts is believed to aid in reflection

The Student Learning Experience

Experience with portfolios also enables students to demonstrate learning for other purposes, such as employment, higher education admission and scholarships.

Program Effectiveness

Workflow for Portfolio Assessment

Program Requirements,

Signature Assignments, Critical Tasks

Evaluators Assess using Rubrics and Form-Based Instruments

CentralizedData

Warehouse

StudentInput

CompetencyPerformance

Data

AggregatedReports

and Competency

Profiles

Students

• Projects• Internships• Work-based

learning• Presentation • Reflection• Supporting

Documents• More…

Advantages of ePortfolios Changes may be tracked to demonstrate improvement over time.

Portfolios cannot be lost or damaged.

Portfolios and assessment data follow students as they progress through their program.

New sections and resources can be easily inserted. Portfolios can be copied multiple times.

Multiple reviewers and evaluators need not meet students face-to-face to provide feedback.

Allow for the inclusion of multimedia content and provide students with vital technical experience.

Student assessment and program evaluation data housed in a centrally located database for ease of reporting and decision-making.

ePortfolio Software

ePortfolio Software Components

Front EndReflectionsArtifacts

Back EndRoles & ResponsibilitiesAssessment Tools

Grades, Rubrics etc

Evaluation Data Collection & Aggregation

ePortfolio Software Sources Open Source Commercial Products

KEEP Toolkit

TaskStream

Getting Started First Step

Faculty must buy into the portfolio concept Process Software

Getting Started Second Step

Develop your Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)

Determine which assignments/courses are collected to assess SLOs

Multiple courses Capstone course

Determine how to assess the assignment e.g. rubrics

Getting Started Pilot test the portfolio

Getting Started/Maintaining Use Decide which course(s)

to introduce the portfolio Require assignment(s) to

be uploaded in the first course

The hard part may be maintaining the use of the portfolio! Faculty must be reminded

to have assignments uploaded and scored

If there was no buy in faculty may ignore

What does the student get out of it