ePortfolio as a Catalyst for Change
Presenters: Michael Napolitano, Chair Nicole Maguire, Adjunct Lecturer Edward Goodman, Associate Professor Hector Fernandez, Assistant Professor-Business and Technology Department
April 30, 2010
PLANS - PN
BTE100 “Admission Ticket” Executive Order
2009-10 General Education Competency Grid
AS – Paralegal Studies
Baseline Program Courses
BTM101 BTP 101
BTP 204
BTP 211 BTM110 *BTP201 BTP202 BTP203 BTP207 BTP208 BTP209 BTP212
Urban Studies
BTP204(Capstone)
Critical Literacy (Writing Intensive)
ENG099/ENG101/ESL
X X
Quantitative Reasoning
MAT096 X
Oral Communication
CEP121 or Select a course
X
Research and Information Literacy
ENG101 X
Technological Literacy
Capstone ePortfolio
B&T - Programs• Accounting • Accounting Computer Option• Administrative Assistant • Aviation Management• Business Administration• Finance • Business Management • International Business • Microcomputer Systems & Applications• Paralegal Studies • Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Managemen
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LAB OBJECTIVES
Provide technical support to instructors (i.e. accessing reports, viewing student work on ePortfolio).
Provide one-on-one assistance to students
Individual sessions: walk-in and appointment
Hold group sessions for individual sections of classes
Instructor Sessions
• Instructors learn what their students are doing with ePortfolio
• Tutors demonstrate how instructors can view student portfolios, work and class reports.
• Question and answer period to address concerns and issues.
What do we want ePortfolios for business students to look
like?
• What should they include?
• What kind of work should be displayed?
• What do we want to accomplish?
Experimental Capstone ePortfolio
• Creation of capstone course for four Danish exchange students.
• Used ePortfolio as the centerpiece of the course.
• Potential model for future business
capstone ePortfolios.
Experimental Capstone ePortfolio
• Capstone ePortfolio should display a culmination of learning within the major.
• The ePortfolio should also display student growth in the LaGuardia core competencies.
• Should also include student reflection on educational experience and preparation for the next step in academic/professional career.
Capstone ePortfolio Assignment
• Identify a company to examine its growth and future prospects.
• Interview company representatives to gain insights on the company’s operation.
• Identify a potential area of weakness of the company.
Capstone ePortfolio Assignment
• Perform research and critical analysis of the facts and data collected.
• Using business knowledge gained throughout studies, develop possible recommendations or solutions for the weakness identified.
• Present in a research paper, coupled with a video-taped oral presentation, the results of findings, research and critical analysis, and possible solutions devised.
Capstone ePortfolio Assignment
• Workshops were provided to the students to refine their skills in LaGuardia core competencies.
• Faculty from across the college participated in the project to facilitate student performance.
• Workshops included faculty from the English Department (written communication), the Humanities Department (oral communication), and the Library (Research and Information Literacy).
Capstone ePortfolio Assignment
• With assistance from consultants from the Center for Teaching and Learning, students created the capstone ePortfolio.
• The ePortfolio displays the research paper, oral presentation, and a reflection paper, which documents the overall experience of working on the assignment, and reflects on the student’s learning and growth throughout their two-year studies.
HOW CAN WE USE EPORTFOLIO AS A TOOL TO HELP OUR
STUDENTS OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT?
We needed to know from employers whether:
• They had heard of ePortfolio?
• They would review an ePortfolio?
• If so, what would they want to see in an ePortfolio?
BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT EPORTFOLIO INDUSTRY FOCUS GROUP INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS
• Allstate Insurance• Steinway and Sons• The New York Times
• NYC Department of Probations• Marriott Hotel
• Deloitte• Queens Economic Development
Corp
BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
EPORTFOLIO INDUSTRY FOCUS GROUP
• Introduction to ePortfolio• 4 Business and Technology Students showcased their work• Industry participants participated in a survey and shared their comments
COMMENTS FROM INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS
• Student stories were very inspirational• ePortfolio seen as a useful tool• All work must be copy edited• About me is great and inspirational, but why should we give this person a job?• Should only contain information relevant to the job being applied for. • Students should focus on Job skills, i.e Written and Oral skills should be showcased.
B & T Department Reaction and Response to Focus Group
• Creation of new Business ePortfolio Templates
• Using ePortfolio as an electronic resume• Focus on having a polished professional
looking ePortfolio which allows the students to showcase skills they have developed during their course of study here at LaGuardia.