eportfolios with livetext Steve Graves – Geography Barry Cleveland - Theater

geography’s need Traditional capstone paper found insufficient to measure the multiplicity of our newly articulated SLO’s. Need for a media / assessment tool capable of capturing the broad range of competencies learned by geography students.

eportfolio eportfolio option chosen because: Livetext chosen because: Allowed students to demonstrate multiple skill sets in a flexible media (required broadly worded SLOs) Attractive and effective means for students to market themselves in a competitive job market Livetext chosen because: Preferred by WASC, recommended by Randal Good ‘service’ experience during trial period User friendly interface Massive, secure storage capacity Appears to be 508 compliant

concerns The cost of the subscription ($90/5yrs) for a student is, more than some students can afford Raises questions of the virtue of asking students to pay for department assessment activities Requires wide participation on the part of the faculty (cost per class / breadth of assessment) May soon become obsolete as shareware alternatives evolve.

Sample – link

portfolio “homepage”

sample page

portfolio- embedded rubric

assignment

rubric tool

http://c1.livetext.com/doc/3215542

report

notes from geography our student portfolios are just beginning to mature…it takes several semesters we have had positive response from faculty, but to date limited participation beyond the assessment team (moodle looms!) students and faculty are still largely unfamiliar with portfolios and all need practice similar uncertainties surround resumes media is capable of institutionalizing assessment