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Syllabus 2004. Panel: ePortfolios for Student Performance and Program Assessment. Web Portfolios: A Win/Win Assessment Tool. Rebecca Lawson Lansing Community College July 20, 2004. What is a portfolio?. port·fo·li·o n. pl. port·fo·li·os
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Syllabus 2004 Panel: ePortfolios for Student Performance and Program Assessment
Web Portfolios:A Win/Win Assessment Tool Rebecca Lawson Lansing Community CollegeJuly 20, 2004
What is a portfolio? port·fo·li·on.pl.port·fo·li·os • A portable case for holding material, such as loose papers, photographs, or drawings. • The materials collected in such a case, especially when representative of a person's work: a photographer's portfolio; an artist's portfolio of drawings. • Source - http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=portfolio
What is a portfolio? port·fo·li·on.pl.port·fo·li·os • A collection of authentic work; tangible proof of a student’s hard work, talent and accomplishment. • http://www.msu.edu/user/irishreb/cep813/stuport.htm • http://rebel.lcc.edu/cisb203sp069/
NETS-S Standards • NETS-S standards • basic operations/concepts of the computer • societal and ethical issues associated with the computer • use computerized productivity tools • use computerized communication tools • use computerized research tools • use computerized problem-solving tools • Source - http://cnets.iste.org/students/
The student’s perspective • Deep reflection serves several purposes • Reflect, review, strengthen & polish learning • Assimilate knowledge into a visible application of skills • Seek out jobs using their new skills • Formulate connection between student life and the work world
What goes into a web portfolio? • Development is recursive • Use Internet to identify jobs requiring Internet-related skills • Self-analysis for alignment of skill set with job requirements • Selection of appropriate artifacts for supportive documentation • Creation of digital collection of artifacts • Portable, customizable depending ontargeted audience’s needs
Evaluation: Assimilation and Connections • Collaborative peer evaluation • Input provide variety of perspectives for objectivity and usability • Engages all students in the learning process • Sparks change for both student being evaluated and those offering input
Evaluation: Assimilation and Connections • Instructor’s role • Facilitate collection/reflection process • Rubric use • Identifies areas of strength and weakness • Ensures alignment with both departmental and program outcomes • Alerts students to the acceptable levels of refinement • Communicates to the student the standards of professional work in this field
A Win/Win Assessment Tool • All concerned parties enjoy benefits when web portfolios areused as a program assessment
A Win/Win Assessment Tool Portfolios support lifelong learning by empowering students through the creation of a “living” document displaying their skills. Student benefits- • Means to review and strengthen their learning • Application of primary concepts demonstrating mastery • Added value in sorting through one’s own artifacts • Creative, persuasive presentation to the world at large • Discovery of job opportunities making use of their skill
References • Hollander, Sharon A. (2003). Better Beginnings: Preparing Students for Independent Research. The Teaching Professor. March, 2003. • Orr, Chandra. (2003). The NEW Resume: Portfolios Pack a Powerful Punch. Lansing State Journal. January 26, 2003. http://www.lsj.com. • Seldin, Peter and Associates. (1993). Successful Use of Teaching Portfolios. Anker Publishing Company, Inc. Bolton, MA. • Unknown author. (2004). Mosiac: Composing a Picture of Student Experience. Syllabus Technology for Higher Learning. February, 2004. • Unknown author. (2004). Technology Foundation Standards for All Students. ISTE NETS. http://cnets.iste.org/students/s_stands.html. June 2004.
Contact Information Rebecca Lawson, Professor ITOS Dept. MC-2311 Lansing Community College Lansing, MI 48901-7210 lawsonr@lcc.edu http://www.msu.edu/user/irishreb/index.htm