ePortfolio California Webinar John Whitmer, California Virtual Campus

Agenda 1.ePortfolio Definition and Relevance (10 min) 2.Demonstrations of eFolio and Epsilen Applications (20 min) 3.ePortfolio California Project (15 min) 4.Opportunities for Participation (5 min) 5.Q & A (15 min)

1.ePortfolio Definition and Relevance

What’s an ePortfolio? ePortfolios are a valuable learning and assessment tool. (Lorenzo/Ittelson, 2005) An ePortfolio is a digitized collection of artifacts including demonstrations, resources, and accomplishments that represent an individual, group, or institution. (Lorenzo/Ittelson, 2005) Called for in CCC System Strategic Plan

Show me… East LA College Foothill College Dental Hygiene San Francisco State University

How can you use ePortfolios? Within Portfolios – Resumes with depth – Establish consistent program standards – Encourage self-reflection – Employer and staff feedback Across Portfolios – Evaluate program impact – Assess factors leading to success

Uses of ePortfolios: Students Student Contexts Individual class requirements Graduation requirements standards compliance for certification Employment resumes etc, etc. Collect, Reflect, Share and Evaluate

Use of ePortfolios: Faculty Faculty Contexts RTP process Job Search Teaching / Publishing Collaboration

Use of ePortfolios: Institutions Institutional Contexts Aggregate individual portfolios for program accreditation Institutional Assessment Institutional Planning

2. Efolio v2.0 and Epsilen Demos

Pilot Applications 1.eFolio v2.0 – Academic tool created by MnSCU in 2002 as e-service for all citizens – ePortfolio-only tool, includes Web 2.0 applications, institution-wide summary data – Releasing v2.0 (xFolio) 4/09, CVC “sole distributor” for CA education – Demo Portfolio Demo Portfolio 2.Epsilen – Commercial application created by founder Angel (Ali Jafari), majority ownership by New York times – “swiss army knife” with Web 2.0, groups, etc., potential LCMS platform – Released v2.0 1/09 – Demo Portfolio Demo Portfolio

3. ePortfolio California Project

CVC ePortfolio Project goals 1.Teaching & Learning: Contribute to and support the community of practice on ePortfolios, to determine relative merits of ePortfolios and determine best practices for their deployment 2.Functionality: Develop common information standards for exchange of information between ePortfolio platforms and other CCC systemwide services 3.Operations: Evaluate merits of providing systemwide licensing, hosting, and support services for ePortfolio solutions 4.Business: Develop business plan and assess requirements for a statewide ePortfolio solution

ePortfolio Program Components (or what we’ll do for you) Hosted ePortfolio Application – web-based access– no hardware, technical support, software required. Professional Development – on-site and online trainings in “portfolio thinking” and technology use Evaluation and Customization – customization of templates to meet your needs, evaluation of effectiveness via surveys and use statistics Help Desk – phone and technical support for clients and staff Consulting Support – available to help better integrate the tool, maximize for your needs

Pilot Requirements License Fees – xFolio: $5/account/year, min 200 accounts – Epsilen: $500/year, unlimited accounts Community Activities – Participation in quarterly coordinator meetings – Log into learning times site WEEKLY – Upload materials created for PD and assessment to community of practice site in editable format Evaluation/Assessment – Participation in evaluation activities, some standard questions – Permission to access/use ePortfolio usage information

Current Pilots College of the Sequoias (Epsilen) Foothill College Los Angeles Community College District, including: Pierce College Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles Valley College Los Angeles City College East Los Angeles College Los Angeles Trade-Technical College West Los Angeles College Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Harbor College Mount San Jacinto College (Epsilen) Riverside Community College District ( 3 campuses) San Francisco State University University of California – Irvine University of California – Santa Barbara, School of Education, Joint Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership (Epsilen) CA Regional Migrant Education Programs (Sul & Associates)

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4. Opportunities for Participation

How to Participate Demo Accounts – eFolio v2.0: – Epsilen: License eFolio (<200 accounts) – Become a Pilot Campus with eFolio or Epsilen –

5. Questions or Feedback?

Thank You! Contact info: John Whitmer, CVC Jen Gednalske, CVC (

Discussion How could you use ePortfolios with your students? Could you use ePortfolios to evaluate program success? Are there any barriers to successful implementation with your students?