1. STEER Program Design of Webfolios Dr. Charles Liu

2. What is a Portfolio  A folder Stores samples and accomplishments of work Includes: Design projects Career development activities Employer surveys

3. Purpose  Illustrate achievement of goals of program Must include assessment and feedback  Develop a working model for Future professional employee Life-long learning, self assessment and self promotion Must include reflection  Improve retention and success in curriculum

4. Who use the Portfolios  Students  Academic departments  Instructors  Job recruiters  Employers

5. Electronic Portfolios  Collection of computer files with information Based on: Variety of internet CD-ROM Multimedia Technologies

6. Development Tools  Tools for developing electronic portfolios Word Processor Spreadsheet tools HTML Online database Computer-based audio/video supports Scanners

7. Other Applications  Portfolios are a systematic and purposeful collection of goals for: Learning Works in progress Peer and instructor feedback Selections on the work and process

8. WebFolios Webfolios are portfolios on the World Wide Web. The purpose of Webfolios is to assess learning outcomes by integrating technology to an authentic learning assessment method, that is, portfolios. Incorporating technology into the curriculum to create webfolios not only provides participants and assessors with access to the most current resources available through the Web, but also fosters collaborative efforts in multiple learning relationships among them as they exchange feedback and share ideas and resources.

9. Emphases Self-image Self-awareness Personal vision Personal learning goals Goal setting Accomplishment and development of a personal mission statement demonstrate their learning by presenting evidence of competence of the subject using multiple methods from multiple sources.

10. Why Webfolios? easy and convenient access for learners and assessors exchange feedback during the process of portfolios development Continuous development rather than episodic experience the synergy of collaborative learning rather than competitiveness experienced during testing or examinations.

11. Requirements for STEER Program? Title of Project Vita Teaching Interests Feedback to the Program An abstract of the project Example assignments Example class notes PowerPoint Presentation Report in any format hyper-linkable to the website