1. EPORTFOLIO SYSTEMS J. ELIZABETH CLARK LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE 14 AUGUST 2012

2. PORTFOLIOS-NOT A NEW IDEA Used in writing; Used in fine arts; Used in architecture; Used in K-12 education; What’s new is the emerging use of the digital portfolio & the ways in which campuses are helping students integrate across courses, yoking assessment & student growth & development.

3. A collection of authentic and diverse evidence, drawn from a larger archive representing what a person or organization has learned over time on which the person or organization has reflected, and designed for presentation to one or more audiences for a particular rhetorical purpose. (National Learning Infrastructure Initiative, 2003) What is an ePortfolio?

4. [A]n electronic portfolio uses electronic technologies as the container, allowing students/teachers to collect and organize portfolio artifacts in many media types (audio, video, graphics, text); and using hypertext links to organize the material, connecting evidence to appropriate outcomes, goals and standards. (Helen Barrett, 2005) What is an ePortfolio?

5. [A] learning portfolio serves to improve student learning by providing a structure for students to reflect systematically over time on the learning process and to develop the aptitudes, skills and habits that come from reflection. (John Zubizarreta, 2004) What is an ePortfolio?

6. Course ePortfolio Documents student learning in a single course(s) in a single semester. Documents student learning over time and make connections across courses and experiences Integrative ePortfolio ePortfolio Structures

7. EPORTFOLIO GOALS Showcase/ Credential ePortfolio Assessment ePortfolio Learning ePortfolio For transfer, employment, registration, credentialing For program review and/or to evaluate student competencies For metacognition, deepening learning, making connections

8. TYPES OF SYSTEMS Truly open source Supported open source Third-party vendor contract Third-party student sought/shared

9. EPAC’S LIST OF KEY CRITERIA CITED BY SCHOOLS IN CONSIDERING SYSTEMS/PLATFORMS Ease of use (and user friendly) Portability Cost Flexibility Multi-use across departments (also cited as multipurpose) Multimedia support User-centered Social networking features These consistently rank as the most important issues campuses consider

10. No cost to students Support Accessibility Aesthetics (look and feel) Open source Elements that train students to use ePortfolio Accreditation Recommended by someone (Ed Tech department, another institution) Ability to support/connect to rubrics Ability to aggregate and disaggregate data Mechanism for feedback from instructors (with or without rubrics) Summary data These are also cited, but not as consistently from campus to campus.

11. Emphasis on showcase portfolios Ability to facilitate student learning and assessment Integration with current campus technologies Vendor reliability Ability to customize Ability to access after graduation Security Privacy Student ownership Durability over time Privacy/password protected Hours, time, and cost to implement Same system across a university system No criteria: it was the default system connected to the course management system or learning management system (CMS/LMS) Couldn't find a product that did what the school wanted (so built their own)

12. CLEMSON: GOOGLE SITES http://people.clemson.edu/~ramcwho/Drew_McWhorters_ePortfolio/Welcome.html

13. LAGUARDIA: DIGICATION https://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/kunya_parra_scholar_ep_spring2011/Intro

14. CHOOSING A SYSTEM Create a process that includes faculty, staff, and students; Determine what you need and want the ePortfolio to do; Explore, as a campus, what ePortfolios you like from other schools; Determine the parameters for selection (what will guide your choice?); Talk with campuses currently using the system you are interested in; Choose a small number of systems; Test out different systems in small pilots; Make sure everyone is involved and has a voice; Make extensive use of surveys & small group feedback sessions.