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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
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION working together to improve education with technology
• 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
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION working together to improve education with technology
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
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION working together to improve education with technology
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?
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION working together to improve education with technology
Implementation Issues
• What support do students say they need?
• What curriculum and infrastructure adaptations need to be made?
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION working together to improve education with technology
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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