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George Mason University

George Mason University. E-Portfolios and Learning in Graduate Education Programs Final NCEPR Presentation July 2007. Debra Sprague, dspragu1@gmu.edu Mary Zamon, mzamon@gmu.edu. Questions What are students thinking as they create e-portfolios for graduate programs?

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  1. George Mason University E-Portfolios and Learning in Graduate Education Programs Final NCEPR Presentation July 2007 Debra Sprague, dspragu1@gmu.edu Mary Zamon, mzamon@gmu.edu zamon & sprague July 2007

  2. Questions What are students thinking as they create e-portfolios for graduate programs? How can that thinking be evaluated? Methods Case Study with 7 “real” participants Interviews, Thinking Sheets, Demonstrations for Collecting Data Use of NVivo, Bloom’s Taxonomy The Basics zamon & sprague July 2007

  3. What Went Well • Basic design worked • Patterns emerged • New software helped • AERA Roundtable well received zamon & sprague July 2007

  4. What We Learned zamon & sprague July 2007

  5. Researchers learned… • How to survive weather phenomena • How to keep calm with HSRB • How to work collaboratively in a timely manner • How to use new software • How to prepare for AERA (Mary) • How to contribute to a book project (Mary) • How valuable feedback is! zamon & sprague July 2007

  6. What Went Less Well • Finding Adequate Time • Return Rate for Thinking Sheets • Coordinating with and Timing of HSRB • Missing undergraduate component zamon & sprague July 2007

  7. Next Steps? • Consolidate and Review • Encourage Replication • Possibly sponsor a Ph.D. dissertation? • Disseminate Further • Present and Publish zamon & sprague July 2007

  8. Looking at a Portfolio • http://mason.gmu.edu/~wmatthew/Portfolio/ • http://mason.gmu.edu/~kmittapa/portfolio/ • We no longer have access to Masters Files zamon & sprague July 2007

  9. Questions ?? Thank you all for your support, encouragement and suggestions along the way! Cohort II zamon & sprague July 2007

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