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Celeste Fowles Nguyen ( cfowles@stanford )

Accountability, Portability, Sustainability: the Electronic Portfolio for Learning and Achievement. Celeste Fowles Nguyen ( cfowles@stanford.edu ) Associate University Registrar, Degree Progress, Stanford University Reid Kallman ( reidk@stanford.edu )

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Celeste Fowles Nguyen ( cfowles@stanford )

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  1. Accountability, Portability, Sustainability: the Electronic Portfolio for Learning and Achievement Celeste Fowles Nguyen (cfowles@stanford.edu) Associate University Registrar, Degree Progress, Stanford University Reid Kallman (reidk@stanford.edu) Associate University Registrar, Records, Stanford University PACRAO 2010

  2. From Paper Transcripts to Electronic Porfolio Changing Landscape • Changing world, new demands for student record to adapt • Need for enhanced information on students • Partner for Student Success! Electronic Portfolio - Cool Idea! • Demo • Description • Possibilities

  3. Changing Landscape • Accountability • Portability • Sustainability 3 year degrees in Europe & U.S. • How to compare with 4 year degrees? • How to distinguish applicants? • How to evaluate learning?

  4. Accountability • Demonstrate learning outcomes • Show artifact of learning or performance • Evaluate competency • Accreditation – WASC • Constituent expectations • Requestors, readers, stakeholders

  5. Accountability • Expectations of Constituents • Faster service • Convenience • Expanded record • Technology Integration • Born digital • Leverages existing technology • Cheaper • Corporate Vision • Profit motive • Faster, comprehensive solutions • Citizen Revolt • Government accountability • Taxpayer fatigue • Parents • Fear: overseas competition

  6. Portability Electronic Documents • Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council (PESC) • EDI and XML • Community-standards • Easy to integrate • Easy to transport • Easy to re-purpose • Easy to authenticate • PDF - International standard Process to send and receive data

  7. Sustainability • Go green • Cost savings • System of record

  8. Partnering…. • Students: Advisory Committees • Staff: Career Counselors, Academic Advisors • Alumni: Career & professional advising • Faculty: Design official version

  9. ….For Student Success • Reflections of learning • Advising tool • Career planning tool • Enhanced record of student achievement

  10. Activity Imagine you are designing the first ever student record in 2010. Paper transcripts have not been invented. You have all the current tools at your disposal. • What would it look like? • What purposes will it serve? • What are most important elements for student success?

  11. It doesn’t happen overnight…….think long term Stanford Vision • Phase I: The Stanford eTranscript • Phase II: Expansion to Stanford ePortfolio

  12. Phase I: Stanford eTranscript • Electronic Transcripts go live April 2009 • Over 13,000 electronic digitally signed and certified eTranscripts sent last year • eTranscripts have opened up the possibilities for us to expand the student record

  13. Phase I: Stanford eTranscript • Recent expansion: • Instructor names – showcase faculty • Expanded course titles • Dissertation title and milestone • Analyze recipient and requestor info • New “Analytics” tool offered by AVOW • Request eTranscripts via mobile devices

  14. Analytics: eTranscripts sent to .edu

  15. Analytics: eTranscript Requests for Academic Year

  16. New Request Method • Coming Soon….Via iStanford • Currently working on eTranscript request tile within the iStanford application • Current students • Alumni with a valid SUNet ID and password

  17. Phase II: The Next Step… • From eTranscript to ePortfolio • A dynamic learning record that provides actual evidence of achievement; a reflection of learning • Search for meaning within the context of learning

  18. Suppose transcripts … Are electronic • with data and printable elements • integrate with other electronic systems • electronically transportable • and contain course descriptions • and course syllabi • and information on faculty • and other artifacts of learning

  19. Phase II: ePortfolio eTranscript that contains hyperlinks to: • Electronic Dissertation/Theses • eDiploma • Course Syllabus / Descriptions • Faculty CVs • Community service • Lab research

  20. Introducing the ePortfolio http://registrar.stanford.edu/transcript

  21. ePortfolio We believe an ePortfolio would better serve: Students • accurately reflect learning experiences • learning and reflection • career counseling or academic advising Universities • help distinguish applicants • enhance admission decisions • ability to view specific artifacts of learning • accreditation

  22. ePortfolio Suggestions • Faculty committees decide on which learning artifacts to include • Data maintained within the library digital repository • Students maintain unofficial version

  23. Benefits of ePortfolio • A complete academic record • enhances information for admissions • differentiates a school’s education • showcases the student experience • recognizes faculty • documents learning outcomes • learning and advising tool • answers needs of constituencies, interests of stakeholders and critics

  24. Thank you! Questions? Comments? Celeste Fowles Nguyen (cfowles@stanford.edu) Associate University Registrar, Stanford University Reid Kallman (reidk@stanford.edu) Associate University Registrar, Stanford University

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