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E-Portfolios. Cheryl Chapman Instructional/Web Designer. Let’s define portfolios. Collection of materials or artifacts Designed for a specific objective Focus on Mastery Skills Attitudes Knowledge Includes reflection Evaluation Provides evidence Effort Accomplishments
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E-Portfolios Cheryl Chapman Instructional/Web Designer
Let’s define portfolios • Collection of materials or artifacts • Designed for a specific objective • Focus on Mastery • Skills • Attitudes • Knowledge • Includes reflection • Evaluation • Provides evidence • Effort • Accomplishments • Progress
Portfolio Groups...P3 • Process • Documents learning “journey” • Outlines, Drafts and Strategies • Beginning – middle - final • Product • Materials or artifacts student chooses as best • Criteria for inclusion • Document the quality and range • Accomplishments not the process • Perceptions • Reflection
Types of Portfolios • Developmental • Teacher Education • Proficiency • Showcase • Employment Skills • Professional • College Admission • Post Graduate
Why? • Fosters active learning • ownership and control of learning • Motivates students • Feedback • Discussion of student performance • Benchmarks • Accessible • Store multiple media • Easy to upgrade • Cross-reference of student work • interdisciplinary
Advantages • Learner Centered • Outcomes Centered • Integrates • Curriculum • Instruction • Assessment • Accessible • Easy to Update
Challenges • Time consuming • Decisions concerning content • Easy to Update • Integrity/Password Protection • Technology • Learning curve • Feedback • Well, did you get it? I sent it more than 10 minutes ago
What’s in there? • Lifelong Portfolio • Writing sample • Standardized test scores • English/Math assessments • Oral communication skills • Course Level Portfolio • Projects • Assignments • Templates • Discussions/Debates
What should be in there… • Table of contents/Directory • Themes/Categories • Goals and Objectives • Benchmarks • Summary of Completed Courses/Activities • Planning guide • Current status of “Learning Plan” • Writing sample • Transcripts • Evaluations • Faculty • Employer • Self-evaluations • Student Reflection
Let’s define e-portfolios • What’s in a name • Digital portfolio • Electronic portfolio • web-folio • e-folio • Collection of materials presented in an electronic format • Web • CD ROM • Portable Hard Drive
e-Contents • Lifelong e-portfolio • Writing sample • Standardized test scores • English/Math assessments • Oral communication skills • Course Level e-portfolio • Projects • Assignments • Templates • Discussions/Debates
Text Word processor Spreadsheets Database Adobe Acrobat - PDF Graphics Imaging Software Photoshop/Image Ready Fireworks Graphs/charts Diagrams Audio Mp3 WMA (Windows Media Audio) Aif Video avi mov RealOne Windows Media Player Models 2 Dimensional 3 Dimensional Animations/ Simulations Flash Web pages/Web sites Html, XHTML, etc Dreamweaver FrontPage Web interface or CMS Creating e-portfolios
What to do with the e-thing… • Storage • Database • FileMaker Pro • Access • Sharing • Internet • Downloadable • Streaming • CD ROM/DVD • Portable Hard Drive • Assessment Criteria • Rubrics • Standardized test • Projects etc
Tools you may need… • Computer • Microphone • Webcam or other video camera • Digital or film camera • Scanner • Additional disk storage • Program to organize materials
E-Portfolio Assessment • What students must know/be able to do • Outcomes based, authentic assessment • Student reflection on their own work and progress • What do I need to do? • Does it meet criteria for mastery? • Yes? Go to next skill • No? Correct until mastery criteria is met • So now what? • Student is responsible for their own learning • Demonstrate student is learning • What • How
Authentic Assessment • Performing real-world tasks • Demonstrate meaningful application of essential knowledge and skills • Why do I need this? • Does this apply to the learning outcome