110 likes | 183 Views
E-portfolios: Alternative Assessment for Allied Health Students. Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Dorothy Hendrix, M.Ed. Jaclyn Conner, M.S. Introduction. College of Allied Health Programs Bachelor of Science Associate of Science Certificate. Demographics.
E N D
E-portfolios: Alternative Assessment for Allied Health Students Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Dorothy Hendrix, M.Ed. Jaclyn Conner, M.S.
Introduction College of Allied Health • Programs • Bachelor of Science • Associate of Science • Certificate
Demographics • Faculty Total: 53 • Full time: 27 • Part-time: 26 • Male: 41.5% • Female: 58.5% • Student Total: 253 • Male: 48% • Female: 52%
Why we chose to use e-portfolios? • To help initiate more support for integration of materials across the curriculum • To assess higher-order skills or outcomes not easily measured by exams such as community service learning projects • To help students reflect on their personal accomplishments
Challenges • Faculty buy-in to curriculum change that can affect their program courses • Recruiting faculty to teach introductory course (PHE 250 Community Health Issues: Introduction Community Service Learning) • Faculty typically are not compensated for the extra work they perform to support instruction with technological innovations (e.g. Using faculty assessors) • Ability to measure individual students' levels of preparedness in use of technology • Student willingness to prepare a document such as an e-portfolio (Transfer students)
Current Outcomes • E-portfolio tool implemented in Fall semester 2004 • All current students have completed PHE 250 Community Health Issues: Introduction to Service Learning course • Sample e-portfolios Template | Sample | Sample 2
Next Steps • Assemble Faculty Assessor groups to review e-portfolios • Collect rubric data and assemble by program • Evaluate collected information to determine if educational goals are being met • Analyze the need for changes in this form of assessment tool • Identify how e-portfolios will be viewed -Public versus private
Contact Information • Dorothy Hendrix, Associate Deandohendri@cdrewu.edu • Jaclyn Conner, Web/Courseware Developerjaconner@cdrewu.edu