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Technologies that Facilitate Assessment: E-Portfolios

Technologies that Facilitate Assessment: E-Portfolios. AMICAL Conference, May 5, 2008 Rebecca Davis, NITLE. NITLE’s Experience. Recent conferences on writing and language houses Sunoikisis evaluation Digital evidence Comparison with peers Public curriculum

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Technologies that Facilitate Assessment: E-Portfolios

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  1. Technologies that Facilitate Assessment: E-Portfolios AMICAL Conference, May 5, 2008 Rebecca Davis, NITLE

  2. NITLE’s Experience • Recent conferences on writing and language houses • Sunoikisis evaluation • Digital evidence • Comparison with peers • Public curriculum • Assessing Information Literacy and Fluency in the Context of the Liberal Arts Campus • Statistical software

  3. Technology and Assessment • Online, digital surveys • SPSS and other statistical analysis tools • Formal information literacy surveys • E-Portfolios • Institutional repositories • Digital Evidence • Using technology for teaching and learning

  4. Information Literacy Assessment • Project SAILS, developed out of Kent State University. Funded in 2002 by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. • The Research Practices Survey, developed by the First-Year Information Literacy in the Liberal Arts Assessment (FYILLAA) project. Funded in 2004 by the Midwest Instructional Technology Center. • The Information Literacy Test, developed by the Institute for Computer-based Assessment at James Madison University. • The iSkills Information and Communication Technology Literacy Test, offered by the Educational Testing Service.

  5. E-Portfolios • Portfolios • E-Portfolios • Open Source Portfolio (Sakai) • Mahara (Moodle)

  6. Traditional Portfolios • Disciplines • Writing • Teacher education • Medical education • Intentional Learning • Formative assessment • Southwestern University’s Paideia Program • Job Portfolio • Accreditation

  7. E-Portfolios • Advantages of digital format • Searchable, reconfigurable, not linear • Portable, modular, reusable • Accessible and widely publishable • More comprehensive • Multimedia • Publishable in multiple formats • Easier and less expensive?

  8. E-Portfolio Challenges • Initial set-up • Cost • Commitment • Templates • Training users in technology and portfolio creation • Assessment • Digital evidence • Technology skills, portfolio skills or learning • Continued support and export

  9. Organizing content Tracking student progress Archiving and storing large amounts of data Retrieving data Linking reflection and feedback to artefacts Publication method (with variable outputs) Flexibility File formats Security and access Privacy and intellectual property Scalability Interoperability Tech support Life cycle Desirable Features & Issues

  10. Examples of E-Portfolios • Interoperable with Course/Learning Management Systems • Sakai: Open Source Portfolio • Moodle: Mahara • Next Generation E-Portfolio

  11. Open Source Portfolio • Integrated with Sakai CMS • http://www.theospi.org/ • “Open Source Portfolio (OSP) is a robust, non-proprietary, open-source electronic portfolio application, developed by a community of individuals and organizations from around the world.”

  12. OSP: Student Tools • Collect (from courses in Sakai) • Reflect • Design • Publish to designated audiences

  13. Faculty Tools • Provide structure and guidance • Review published portfolios • Formal evaluation • Informal feedback • Assessment in aggregate to measure program effectiveness

  14. OSP Advantages • Integration with Sakai • Easier to learn tools • Easier to collect materials • Connect learning across courses • Matrix allows for predefined structure in portfolio templates • Repository • Student controlled publication and access

  15. OSP and Sakai • NITLE Information Service • Example from R-Smart Showcase • Kapiolani Community College General Education Portfolio

  16. Moodle and E-Portfolios • NITLE Moodle Exchange • Mark Pearson, Earlham College • Components within Moodle • Exabis ePortfolio • SPDC Portfolio • MyStuff : Open University • Standalone systems with Moodle integration • Elgg as an ePortfolio • Mahara

  17. Moodle Roadmap • Integration with external repositories • Portfolio API • Mahara will be first

  18. Mahara • http://www.mahara.org/features • Views and file library • RSS feeds • Social networking • Single sign-on with Moodle but plans for being able make artefacts form things in Moodle

  19. Where to Next? • Next Generation E-portfolio Initiative • Integrating web 2.0 features • Further Resources: • http://del.icio.us/rebeccadavis/e-portfolio

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