adopting electronic portfolios at northern arizona university’s college of education
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Adopting Electronic Portfolios
at Northern Arizona University’s College of Education
Adopting Electronic Portfoliosat Northern Arizona University’s College of Education
ProgramAssessment
InformedImprovement
Learning &Instruction
e-Portfolios in Education
“A portfolio is a purposeful collection of student work that exhibits the student's efforts, progress, and achievements in one or more areas. The collection must include student participation in selecting content, the criteria for selection, the criteria for judging merit, and evidence of
student self-reflection.” – Northwest Evaluation Association
The Need at NAU’s COE
Original motivating factors were quite
positivist in nature. e-Portfolios were seen as a way to efficiently collect program assessment data in support
of future accreditation efforts.
Assessment OF learning Data aggregation in support of accreditation Response to movement towards e-Portfolios
The Electronic Portfolio Spectrum
Assessment OF Learning
• Summative• Positivist
Assessment FOR
Learning
• Formative• Constructivist
BalancedAssessment
System
Vendor Selection Process
Comprehensive investigation and summary of major vendors
Several “pilot” programs conducted with various e-Portfolio products, in various courses
Weighted decision matrix
Visits with representatives from each vendor (demo’s, sales-pitches, etc.)
Recommendation Report
TaskStream, the software
TaskStream is used for…
Program Assessment Student Evaluation Communication and feedback Curriculum planning and
sharing Lesson Planning Reflection Presentation What else?
TaskStream is used by…
K-12 Students (Reflect Initiative)
Teacher-Education Students Professional Teachers Student Teachers Administrators
In addition, several AZ institutions have implemented, or plan to implement, TaskStream as an electronic portfolio tool, including: ASU, ASU-West, U of A, Maricopa Community College, and University of Phoenix.
Core COE Workflow
Articulate Program Outcomes
Identify “Signature” Artifacts
Students Upload Artifacts to TaskStream
Evaluation Team Assesses
Sample of Student-Artifacts
ContinuousImprovement
Ideas for Implementation
Start small, gain momentum
Comprehensive support available to students, faculty, administrators
Connections to other institutions
Action Plan (vision, skills, incentives, resources)
Example: M.Ed. in Educational Technology
Online M.Ed. Degree Program ETC 695: The Capstone
Course Requirements Review Form Capstone Portfolio - Examples
Questions???
More Information
Please Contact:
J. Michael BlocherAssociate [email protected](928) 523 - 1897
Paul AlleyPT3 Instructional [email protected]
(928) 523 – 9434