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Virginia Tech E-portfolio Systems Development

Virginia Tech E-portfolio Systems Development. Hongbo Zhang, ePortfolio Developer, Virginia Tech Teggin Summers, Assistant Director of ePortfolio Initiatives, Virginia Tech. History of VT ePortfolio. OSP tools integrated into our instance of Sakai (“Scholar”) since 2003

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Virginia Tech E-portfolio Systems Development

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  1. Virginia Tech E-portfolio Systems Development Hongbo Zhang, ePortfolio Developer, Virginia Tech Teggin Summers, Assistant Director of ePortfolio Initiatives, Virginia Tech

  2. History of VT ePortfolio • OSP tools integrated into our instance of Sakai (“Scholar”) since 2003 • Virginia Tech OSP system based on the University of Michigan Scaffolding Portfolio • However, we have extended the schemes, layouts, navigation capability, and functions of the UMSCP to satisfy our local needs

  3. Growth of ePortfolio at VT eP projects begin to take shape in 2006

  4. Growth & Maintenance of eP Projects

  5. Current Status of eP 471 participants in eP@VT eP projects in every College on campus, including a number of Academic Support Groups 23 new projects starting over this summer alone

  6. eP Workflow 10th Sakai Conference - Boston, MA, U.S.A.

  7. Form • Form structures • Element • Attributes • String • Richtext • date • Validation rules • String, richtext, date, E-mail, phone number • Complex Form • Group similar items • Nested one form within the parent form • Overcome the drawbacks of the simple form

  8. Customized Rendering of Forms • Attach an xsl file to render the form • Very similar to formCreate.xslt in the PortfolioAdmin system directory • Customize • The element arrangement • The element Display style • Hide/display particular elements

  9. Form and Matrix Creation • The process of creating forms • Oxygen, Eclipse, and Form Builder • Oxygen/Form builder • Oxygen/more flexible • Form builder/easy to use • Matrix Creation • Easy process, but…

  10. Matrix Problems • Attaching forms to big matrix is intricate • No automatic process • No visual feedbacks • Once publish • Form can not be removed • Very challenging to maintain big matrix

  11. Template • Get raw data (form data + matrix data) • with passthrough.xsl • Locate form data with xpath • Locate matrix data with xpath • Template structure (xsl file) (1) Get CSS, JS (JQUERY) path (2) Write Top and secondary menu (3) Write page content

  12. eP Tools 10th Sakai Conference - Boston, MA, U.S.A.

  13. Examples of eP Projects at VT Ichthyology Course Matrix

  14. Examples of eP Projects at VT HNFE: Dietetics Program Assessment Matrix

  15. Examples of eP Projects at VT English Education Matrices and Presentation

  16. Examples of eP Projects at VT

  17. English Education Assessment Matrix 10th Sakai Conference - Boston, MA, U.S.A.

  18. English Education eP Presentation 10th Sakai Conference - Boston, MA, U.S.A.

  19. English Education eP Presentation 10th Sakai Conference - Boston, MA, U.S.A.

  20. Problems We Have Encountered • Permissions • Files attached to forms are not publicly viewable • Files in eP but deleted from Resources can result in crashing eP • Necessity of public folder adds layer of complexity (i.e., higher chance of user error) 10th Sakai Conference - Boston, MA, U.S.A.

  21. More Problems… • Searching too many forms in entire system can slow down eP creation • Separation between Workspace, Matrix, and Portfolio tools can lead to confusion for user 10th Sakai Conference - Boston, MA, U.S.A.

  22. Possible Solutions to Problems 10th Sakai Conference - Boston, MA, U.S.A.

  23. Future Work of VT eP • Goal • Easy to learn, use, and share • More user friendly interface • Easy for maintenance • Quicker development and deployment cycle • Small System loads • One form Solution

  24. One Form

  25. Future Work of VT eP • New templates • Seven styles • Standard • Engineering • Green • Greek • Dark • Clear • Sport • Even More in the future… • Aim to satisfy most of department level requirement

  26. New Template: Standard

  27. New Template: Green

  28. New Template: Engineering

  29. Future Work of VT eP • Reporting tool • Coordinating with Michigan on reporting

  30. Contact Information 10th Sakai Conference - Boston, MA, U.S.A.

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