Promoting Access Through Digital Portfolio Design

Promoting Access:Information Literacy ThroughDigital Portfolio Design

Chris FriendUniversity of Central Florida@chris_friendfriend@ucf.edu

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We hate this.

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They write like this.

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We grade like this.

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WHY?

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Solved.

Common Portfolios

Student Portfolio

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5 ToolsStudentsShouldLearn

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1Rely on styles.

Consistency

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Machine- readability

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2Track sources.• External References

• Peer contributions

What we could see

[The image of peer-reviewed work with comments from multiple students has been omitted from this copy of the presentation out of respect for the students’ privacy.]

Image showed multi-colored commentary and highlighted changes to emphasize the conversation around—and work behind—the text, rather than only the text itself.

3Use hyperlinks.

sources (Coleman 383).

Coleman, Anita. "Instruments of Cognition: Use of Citations and Web Links in Online Teaching Materials." Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 56.4 (2005): 382-392. Web.

Within a document

To other documents

4Add metadata.

Possible Tags• Authors’ contact info

• Project details

• Keywords

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Improve SEO

What if…?

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5Convert files.

Master Document

1.Rely on styles2.Track sources3.Use hyperlinks4.Add metadata5.Convert files

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Thank You.Chris FriendUniversity of Central Florida@chris_friendfriend@ucf.edu