1. A Multi-Institutional ePortfolio Ed Klonoski, Executive Director Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium Cathy Manly, Director of Distance Learning Manchester Community College NERCOMP Annual Conference, March 23, 2004 Copyright Ed Klonoski & Cathy Manly 2004. This work is the intellectual property of the authors. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the author.

2. Formation of CTDLC--1998 WWW.CTDLC.ORG Members: 39 Higher Ed; 10 Affiliates

3. Why Build Collaborations? Cost savings. Gains outweigh the pain. Capacity building for CTDLC. Builds trust. Participants learned to think and work outside their institutional boundaries. The next idea/partnership gets easier.

4. Why Build an ePortfolio? ePortfolios are not: Portals Content/course/learning management systems Virtual hard drives ePortfolios are: Student “owned” space focused on student work, with student control Places for reflection, assessment, publication

5. CTDLC-FIPSE Participants Private 4-year institutions: Quinnipiac UniversitySacred Heart University Teikyo Post University Public 4-year institutions: Charter Oak St. College University of Connecticut Public 2-year institutions: Capital CCManchester CC Naugatuck Valley CCNorthwestern CT CC Three Rivers CCTunxis CC

6. FIPSE Projects Build a collaborative ePortfolio platform for the 11 partners. Branded Flexible Assessment, Advising, Career Counseling Build a technology assessment tool. Agree on a set of technology skills required for incoming students.

7. Building a Multi-Institutional ePortfolio 2002 FIPSE Grant

8. Process: Critical Decisions Make it student-centered. Serve multiple purposes: outcomes, career counseling, AND advising. Make language general (section headings). Place emphasis on meta-cognition. Link out to institutional materials. Brand it institutionally. Recognize the development process value. May re-evaluate build/buy later as market matures.

9. ePortfolio: Private Work; Invitation to view Guest Page Workspace Biography Goals My Portfolios Advising Careers Institutional Information My Guest Page Biographical Info Name Education Honors Picture My History Portfolio My Year in Spain Portfolio My Resume

10. Outcomes: My Portfolios Individual Work writing, visual, audio with reflection On Guest Page Portfolio created by student Faculty Department Portfolio Gen Ed Portfolio Faculty Portfolio

11. Student ePortfolio Demo Live DemoLive Demo or Screenshot DemoScreenshot Demo

12. NVCC Career Demo

14. TPU Class Demo

17. MCC Edit Demo

20. To View the ePortfolio Interested in viewing the ePortfolio yourself and trying it out? Go to http://web.ctdlc.org/eportfolio/http://web.ctdlc.org/eportfolio/ Select Create an AccountCreate an Account Disclaimer: CTDLC makes no guarantee that information will be maintained on this demonstration site.

21. Create Your Own Demo

22. Lessons Learned Need the ability to customize multiple views for different audiences. Unexpected consequences: the tool will be re-purposed. Faculty adoption for personal uses, i.e. promotion/tenure. Institutional adoption takes time….and salesmanship.

23. Lessons Reinforced Put students first. Collaboration is time consuming It requires upfront planning. The process makes the end product stronger and creates ownership. Project Directors are key.

24. Q&A

25. Thank You! Ed Klonoski, CTDLC eklonoski@ctdlc.org Cathy Manly, Manchester CC cmanly@mcc.commnet.edu More information about the projects: http://www.ctdlc.org/Evaluation/grants- FIPSE.html

28. Lobster Portfolio Portfolio: Getting Every Morsel: The Art of Lobster Eating Introduction: This Portfolio documents years of work in perfecting lobster eating. Reflection: I have grown to appreciate the wonders of lobsters. Associated Work: The Trick to Eating LobstersThe Trick to Eating Lobsters (Word) Introduction: Little known tricks of lobster eating. Reflection: I learned how difficult it was to describe how to eat a lobster in words.

29. Lobster Portfolio (con’t) The Economics of Lobster EatingThe Economics of Lobster Eating (Excel) Introduction: A large Excel Worksheet which explores a variety of budgets and global economies which can affect lobster eating. Reflection: I learned how the current administration doesn't provide enough support for higher education nor for lobster fishing and consumption. A exemplar of a lobster: A photo displayA exemplar of a lobster: A photo display (jpeg) Reflection: My photo skills aren’t as good as my writing skills

33. Portfolio: Getting Every Morsel: The Art of Lobster Eating NameFILEFILE Size Function The Trick to Eating Lobsters The Trick to Eating Lobsters.doc 0.02 MB EditEdit | Delete | Email WorkDelete Email Work Economics of Lobster Eating The economics of lobster eating.xls 0.01MB EditEdit | Delete | Email WorkDelete Email Work A exemplar of a lobster: lobster.JPG 0.05 MB EditEdit | Delete | Email WorkDelete Email Work Total Disk Space Used: 158.18 Kb of 25.00 MB Used