Epoxy for E-Portfolios Wednesday – January 11, 2006 Copyright Statement Copyright David Middleton and Paul Fisher, 2006. This work is the intellectual

Epoxy for E-Portfolios

Wednesday – January 11, 2006

Copyright Statement

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E-Poxy for E-Portfolios:Successful, Strategies for Initiatives

David Middleton, Associate Director

Paul Fisher, Director

TLTC, Seton Hall University



Electronic Portfolios: Blending Technology, Accountability & Assessment

An e-portfolio collects student work for individual teachers to grade and critique. At first glance, standardized and individual assessment strategies create a natural conflict: The former is an efficient and powerful tool for indexing student data, while the latter validates the professional work of the teacher and displays the actual effort of the student. However, e-portfolios possess the potential to bridge these conflicting goals as they combine individual student work with standards-based assessment, while also organizing and indexing student data.

June Ahn

(Electronic Portfolios: Blending Technology, Accountability & Assessment)



Electronic Portfolio in Higher Education - Considerations

• “Assessment of Learning”–Summative–Externally driven

• “Assessment for Learning”–Formative–Personally Driven

-with thanks to Dr. Helen Barrett



Context

Epoxy for Example – fIREHOSEthe burden is mine, born with the obligation to design real

life connections but the gap is so wide!

the struggle is like, using epoxy to bridge a canyon. you gotta use both kinds, the catalyst and the resin but wait till it dries!

it's all on my hands, can't touch nothing without becoming -- I can't understand, observing without interfering with what I really am . . .

©1991 Sony Music Entertainment, © 1991 tHUNDERsPIELS Music



• Epoxy: A clear drying glue composed of a resin and hardener [catalyst], generally mixed in equal parts.

• Retrieved from http://www.thestorefinder.com/glass/library/terms/termsE.html

E-Poxy?



University Mission Statement

Seton Hall University is a major Catholic university. In a diverse and collaborative environment it focuses on academic and ethical development.

Seton Hall students are prepared to be leaders in their professional and community lives in a global society and are challenged by outstanding faculty, an evolving technologically advanced setting and values-centered curricula. an evolving technologically advanced setting

Context - Seton Hall University



History of Electronic Portfolios at Seton Hall

Curriculum Development Initiative (CDI):Electronic Portfolio

6 Branches of Project:

• College of Education and Human Services

• Psychology Department

• English Department

• Honors Program

• Freshman Studies

• Outcomes Assessment Team



What We Have Learned

• A portfolio is not a container – It is a process

• A portfolio is adaptable to any university program

• “Every act of creation is an act of destruction”

• The results of the process are revealing



Accountability of all parties

System of institutional assessment

Public accountability of effectiveness of

programs

Faculty accountability for quality of work products

Record for evaluation of success

of Core

Assessment of/for student learning

Assessmentvia

ElectronicPortfolios



Electronic Portfolios and the Core Curriculum (Catalyst)

• Database of courses certified as fulfilling the Core requirements

• Ongoing checklist of student’s fulfilling Core requirements for

advising

• Depository of objects attesting to student’s skill development

• Opportunity for student reflection on the learning process



Numeracy

Oral Comm.

Writing

Information fluency

Critical thinking

Core skills

•Specific metrics developed for integration into at least 50% of a student’s courses

•Conscious development of these habits of mind as part of coursework



College of Education and Human Services

Educational Studies Department - Catalyst

• History of paper portfolios

• PT3 Grant in 1999 sparked commitment to technology- based student portfolios

• Evaluation by professional societies impacts delivery decisions

• Current leader in SHU: Electronic Portfolio Initiative



College of Education and Human Services –

The Catalyst

Required Flexibility in Portfolio Development

• NCATE Influenced – Performance Evidence

• Demonstrate & Motivate Student Learning• Reflection of the Student as a Teacher• Development of Student Professional Portfolios



CEHS Standards Electronic Portfolio

• Vehicle for assessment in demonstrating learning outcomes linked to accreditation standards

• Student products yield accomplished work in the field of education

• All work is coupled with student reflections stating how products meet accreditation standards

• This practice demonstrates the students’ knowledge and understanding of the standards



Standards Building Block



Standards Electronic Portfolio Version 2.0



1. Faculty Member creates “Standards Based Assignment”

2. Assignment Appears as Typical Blackboard Assignment

3. Students Complete the Assignment by attaching the artifact

4. Entry in the grade book is the same as others. Faculty Grade this entry as normal

5. Grading UI is the same as typical Assignment

6. The Achievement of a specific level grade would generate the ePortfolios

Standards Electronic Portfolio Version 2.0 Workflow



• Standards Based Assignment

• Rubric Maker & Grading Mechanism

• Assessment Tools:• Ability to assess how students are doing across multiple sections and on specific subject matter - example: lesson planning

• Filters – e.g. department/program; gender, race, etc; rubric portions; specific dates

• Demographics

• Track individual development

Standards Electronic Portfolio Version 2.0Future Features

Reporting will provide more granular data for Inter-rater

reliability.



University Life – The Resin

Seton Hall Freshman Studies Program has redesigned its curriculum to integrate electronic portfolios to support student learning, expression and growth.

• shared with the larger community, the construction of an electronic portfolio

• enable students to critically reflect on their freshman experience and their academic work.



University Life: Sample Portfolios

• Christine Ligenza

• Domenic Pizzi

• Jessica Bevilacqua



How We Met Our Goals: A Process

Step 1: Determine what a portfolio means to your program. Define goal

Step 2: Identify what we want students to learn. Set objectives• Align with mission• Look at institutional, state, and national standards• Research other programs

Step 3: Describe content and tasks. Develop curriculum & activities• Map Curriculum • Learn and integrate new teaching practices• Revise syllabi

Step 4: Determine whether we met our objectives. Assess & revise learning• Develop evaluation instruments; Create rubrics• Analyze results• Revise curriculum based on results



• Meets Standards & Core Curriculum

• Demonstrates faculty/student excellence

• Provides Accreditation Reporting • Provides Personal and Professional growth for students• Initiates a culture change• Contributes to Assessment and Program Review• Catalyst for Collaboration among:

–IT–Provost’s Office–Faculty Senate–Institutional Research –Outcomes Assessment Team

Outcomes



• Ed studies - > CEHS

• CEHS - > Professional Schools

• Professional Schools - > A&S

• University Core Curriculum

• Institutional Adoption

Strategy for Assessment of Learning ePortfolio Implementation

Catalyst



• University Life - > Personal Portfolio

• Academic Advisement

• Career Center

• English Department

• Service Learning

• Extracurricular Activities

Strategy for Assessment for Learning ePortfolio Implementation

Resin



Plans for Institutional Change

• Development and Implementation of the Standards Electronic Portfolio completed Summer 2005

• Used by over 50% of the faculty from College of Education and Human Services - Summer 2005

• Implementation and customization of the system across the Institution - 2005-06

• Integration of the system in the assessment plans for the new University Core Curriculum – 2005-07



Context

Epoxy for Example – fIREHOSE

the burden is mine, born with the obligation to design real life connections but the gap is so wide!

the struggle is like, using epoxy to bridge a canyon. you gotta use both kinds, the catalyst and the resin but wait till it dries!

it's all on my hands, can't touch nothing without becoming -- I can't understand, observing without interfering with what I really am . . .

©1991 Sony Music Entertainment, © 1991 tHUNDERsPIELS Music



Questions??

Thank You!!!

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Epoxy for E-Portfolios Wednesday – January 11, 2006 Copyright Statement Copyright David Middleton and Paul Fisher, 2006. This work is the intellectual