Glenn Johnson John A. Dutton e-Education Institute Project Manager, Penn State’s e-Portfolio Initiative Glenn Johnson John A. Dutton e-Education Institute Project Manager, Penn State’s e-Portfolio Initiative e-Portfolio Activity at Penn State Benefits and Current Challenges portfolio.psu.edu HOME ● GALLERY ● COLLECT ● SELECT ● REFLECT ● PUBLISH
John A.Dutton e-Education Institute e-Portfolio Implementation at Penn State
John A.Dutton e-Education Institute Monitoring e-Portfolio Activity
John A.Dutton e-Education Institute Other Indicators of Activity ITS 2003 Student Survey (n=903) 24% posted assignments, 35% were required to create a web page for a course Fall 2004 End of Semester Surveys (n=407) 87% reported little or no experience 26% of these reported they needed little or no help Peer support ranked most helpful Valued the learning experience University Learning Center requests for web publishing help increased from 47 to 442 over 5 semesters. GEOG 121 (n=68) - 81% no experience, 61% easy to complete the assignments
John A.Dutton e-Education Institute Perceived Value of e-Portfolio Activity (e-Portfolio Activity Report, Jan. 2004)e-Portfolio Activity Report, Jan. 2004
John A.Dutton e-Education Institute Emerging Benefits of e-Portfolio Activity Acquisition of technical skills and writing for the internet Authentic assessment of performance based learning Richer, self-reflective, student-centered approach to learning and advising Examples of student accomplishments for marketing and/or accreditation purposes
John A.Dutton e-Education Institute Challenges to Implementation Hardware/Software availability Technical Support? (e-Portfolio Activity Report,e-Portfolio Activity Report, Jan. 2004Jan. 2004) Plagiarism Security / Privacy Certification / Ownership of Evidence Integration into the curriculum
John A.Dutton e-Education Institute Positioning Student-Centered Support
John A.Dutton e-Education Institute Future Directions Continue to promote, generate demand and articulate a coherent vision at Penn State Investigate e-Portfolio system attributes that will enable this vision Develop a longitudinal research program to study benefits of e-portfolio activity to teaching and learning
John A.Dutton e-Education Institute Contact Information Glenn Johnson, Project Manager Penn State’s e-Portfolio Initiative