Scott L. Crabill, Ph.D. Director of Integrative Studies Electronic Portfolios: Using Technology in Multiple Contexts to Assess Program Outcomes and Enhance Student Learning Scott L. Crabill, Ph.D. Director of Integrative Studies

It’s So Easy! E-portfolios are often touted as making a process “easy” This becomes counterproductive to our efforts as it creates further ambiguity about learning and assessment Students and programs still have to do the work

Demystifying E-portfolios What is an electronic portfolio? How does it improve student learning? How can it be used to assess student learning? How can it be used to assess programs?

So what is it? Collection of digital documents/files organized and managed by a student/program Documents/files should be evidence based, as it pertains to student and program outcomes Function as an organizing mechanism that can be accessed by as many or as few people desired

Why use them? Allows students/programs to store and organize materials – Freshmen to graduation Versatility of materials that can be used and accessed at one point (text, graphic, audio, video) Access to materials and allows sharing with various audiences

How do they work? Image provided by Desire2learn

What do they look like? Student/career Course Program Faculty Hybrid

E-Portfolio Samples Student Portfolios: http://sites.google.com/site/tmmeportfolio/ http://sites.google.com/site/aaronburnsresume/ http://sites.google.com/site/karitootaliansite/ Program Portfolio https://portfolio.oakland.edu/port/login/index.php

Assessment Tools Convenient for sharing of data to allow multiple assessments Rubric based upon learning objectives for the program Portfolio system allows for assessing program in a pre/post test manner Discussion with faculty to determine if desired outcomes are achieved

Sample Rubric

Questions and Discussion