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July 7 2005July 7 2005 University of Rhode Island; EDUCAUniversity of Rhode Island; EDUCAUSE Live!USE Live!

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Current State of E-Current State of E-Portfolios in Higher Portfolios in Higher

EducationEducation

Trent Batson, Ph.D.,Trent Batson, Ph.D.,

University of Rhode IslandUniversity of Rhode Island

EDUCAUSE LiveEDUCAUSE Live


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OR: OR: No Longer Aliens No Longer Aliens in the Land of Learning: in the Land of Learning:

Students with Students with ePortfoliosePortfolios


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THE *One* FactTHE *One* Fact

The core value, the sine-qua-non, of The core value, the sine-qua-non, of eportfolios:eportfolios:

S T U D E N T O W N E R S H I PS T U D E N T O W N E R S H I P


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Abe Helen

CMS CMS CMS CMS

Certifying a Series of Silos:Certifying a Series of Silos:Segmented LearningSegmented Learning

Isabel

Faculty

Students Hand in work

Cafeteria Style

Rosa Josh


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ePortfolios: ePortfolios: Students Don’t Hand in Work Students Don’t Hand in Work

Lynn NicholeGuillermo Kirk

ePortfolio System

Faculty

Students setPermissions


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ePortfolios and LearningePortfolios and Learning experiential learningexperiential learning service Learningservice Learning collaborative learning collaborative learning critical or reflective critical or reflective

thinking thinking interdisciplinary interdisciplinary

synthesis synthesis dialogue around dialogue around

learning learning dynamic assessment dynamic assessment

of learningof learning

authentic assessmentauthentic assessment student-centered student-centered

learninglearning co-curricular and non-co-curricular and non-

curricular learning curricular learning focus on process focus on process

rather than productrather than product Online learningOnline learning

AND . . . Life-Long AND . . . Life-Long LearningLearning


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Uses for ePortfoliosUses for ePortfolios

1.1. Individual Individual reflective portfolioreflective portfolio

2.2. Advising Advising management management systemsystem

3.3. Resume builderResume builder

4.4. Citizen portfolio – Citizen portfolio – workforce workforce developmentdevelopment

5.5. Faculty portfolioFaculty portfolio

6.6. Showcase portfolioShowcase portfolio

7.7. Identity Identity development development portfolioportfolio

8.8. Assessment Assessment management management system (see next)system (see next)


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David Joy Barbara Lindsay Jessica

Student Portfolios

Assessment Management System

Aggregations

Reports

Work Retainedby Students


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The ePortfolio MarketThe ePortfolio Market

The market is hot: The market is hot: World-wide, several dozen commercial World-wide, several dozen commercial

and a hundred or more proprietary and a hundred or more proprietary eportfolios and some open sourceeportfolios and some open source

No clear market leader although a No clear market leader although a number of vendors CLAIM to be the number of vendors CLAIM to be the leaderleader

Companies are making moneyCompanies are making money


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Options (N. America)Options (N. America)

1.1. iWebfolio – NuventiveiWebfolio – Nuventive2.2. Folio – ePortaroFolio – ePortaro3.3. e-Portfolio – Chalk e-Portfolio – Chalk

and Wireand Wire4.4. FolioLive – McGraw FolioLive – McGraw

HillHill5.5. WebFolio Builder – WebFolio Builder –

TaskStreamTaskStream6.6. College Live TextCollege Live Text7.7. Connecticut Distance Connecticut Distance

Learning ConsortiumLearning Consortium

8.8. True OutcomesTrue Outcomes9.9. Masterfile ePortfolio Masterfile ePortfolio

Manager – ConcordManager – Concord10.10. Angel ePortfolio --Angel ePortfolio --

Angel LearningAngel Learning11.11. Blackboard CMSBlackboard CMS12.12. TK-20TK-2013.13. Open Source Portfolio Open Source Portfolio

2.02.014.14. efolio -- Avenetefolio -- Avenet


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Implementation ModelsImplementation Models

1.1. subscriptionsubscription – students buy an account on a remotely- – students buy an account on a remotely-hosted portfolio for a resume-builder or a course hosted portfolio for a resume-builder or a course portfolio; university subscribes for assessment portfolio; university subscribes for assessment management systemmanagement system

2.2. subscription plussubscription plus installed client on site; same model, installed client on site; same model, but campus gets a local client which can run reports but campus gets a local client which can run reports from the remotely-hosted data.from the remotely-hosted data.

3.3. open sourceopen source download download the code plus company sponsorship/supportthe code plus company sponsorship/support the code plus the company plus the communitythe code plus the company plus the community just the codejust the codeSeparating the code from the services -- unbundledSeparating the code from the services -- unbundled

4.4. buy the licensebuy the license and support services – traditional and support services – traditional software modelsoftware model


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Hosted or LicensedHosted or Licensed

HOSTED:HOSTED:– NuventiveNuventive– Portaro*Portaro*– Chalk and Wire*Chalk and Wire*– McGraw-HillMcGraw-Hill– TaskStreamTaskStream– College LiveTextCollege LiveText

* option for either* option for either

LICENSED:LICENSED:– True OutcomesTrue Outcomes– Angel*Angel*– BlackboardBlackboard– TK-20TK-20– OSP (r*smart)OSP (r*smart)– AvenetAvenet


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Which have Assessment Which have Assessment Management Systems?Management Systems?

Nuventive, with Trac DatNuventive, with Trac Dat Chalk and Wire, with Rubric MarkerChalk and Wire, with Rubric Marker TaskStreamTaskStream College LiveTextCollege LiveText True OutcomesTrue Outcomes OSP 2.0, r*smart [reporting tools in 2.1]OSP 2.0, r*smart [reporting tools in 2.1] Angel [reporting tools in next release]Angel [reporting tools in next release]


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Pricing Model?Pricing Model?

per user per year:per user per year:

– K-12 systems: $2 to $14 K-12 systems: $2 to $14

– Higher ed: $4 - $12.50 Higher ed: $4 - $12.50

– Open Source: $.40 to $10 for servicesOpen Source: $.40 to $10 for services


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CautionsCautions

Market shake outMarket shake out Should enterprise eportfolio be Should enterprise eportfolio be

hosted off-campus?hosted off-campus? Is open source as sustainable at the Is open source as sustainable at the

application level as at server level?application level as at server level? Demand and expectations ahead of Demand and expectations ahead of

marketmarket No definitions; no standard eportfolio No definitions; no standard eportfolio

lexiconlexicon


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Cautions, 2Cautions, 2

CMS: for length of courseCMS: for length of course ePort: for life (?)ePort: for life (?) In theory, then, harder to switch In theory, then, harder to switch

eportfolio than CMS.eportfolio than CMS.


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Cautions, 3Cautions, 3

Portability: can keep student files in Portability: can keep student files in a university digital repository, but a university digital repository, but may lose:may lose:– commentscomments– association with learning goalassociation with learning goal– and perhaps permissionsand perhaps permissions

Check for compliance with IMS Check for compliance with IMS ePorfolio Specification 1.0 ePorfolio Specification 1.0


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TrendsTrends– Campuses may eventually have 2 or 3 portfolios for Campuses may eventually have 2 or 3 portfolios for

different purposesdifferent purposes– Portfolios are being merged with course management Portfolios are being merged with course management

systems:systems: OSP 2.0 (OSP and Sakai)OSP 2.0 (OSP and Sakai) AngelAngel Tk20Tk20 and othersand others

– Driving the market:Driving the market: Assessment management systemsAssessment management systems Citizen portfolios (workforce development)Citizen portfolios (workforce development)


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TipsTips

Tailor eportfolio to your campus:Tailor eportfolio to your campus:– Small liberal arts: showcase student Small liberal arts: showcase student

work; advisement managementwork; advisement management– State University: assessment State University: assessment

management systemmanagement system– Community College: workforce Community College: workforce

development – use individual portfoliodevelopment – use individual portfolio– Professional schools: assessment Professional schools: assessment

management system with standards for management system with standards for your fieldyour field


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Tips, 2Tips, 2

Include writing, art, music, or Include writing, art, music, or architecture faculty – the traditional architecture faculty – the traditional portfolio fields – on your eportfolio portfolio fields – on your eportfolio task forcetask force

Re-accreditation needs will drive Re-accreditation needs will drive broad implementation, but also do broad implementation, but also do pilot implementationpilot implementation


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Tips, 3Tips, 3

It will all mean nothing if students It will all mean nothing if students aren’t taught how to do “folio aren’t taught how to do “folio thinking” and how to build an thinking” and how to build an eportfolio.eportfolio.

And will succeed if faculty use the And will succeed if faculty use the production of the eportfolio as the production of the eportfolio as the main project in the coursemain project in the course


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Tips, 4Tips, 4

And . . . . . And . . . . .

It’s all about student ownershipIt’s all about student ownership


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The Open Source PortfolioThe Open Source Portfolio

www.theospi.orgwww.theospi.org – the Open Source – the Open Source Portfolio, Mellon-funded, pre-Portfolio, Mellon-funded, pre-integrated with Sakai, supported by integrated with Sakai, supported by rsmart.com, mainstream open source rsmart.com, mainstream open source development in the US (and the development in the US (and the world)world)


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Open Source Support CompanyOpen Source Support Company

http://www.rsmart.comhttp://www.rsmart.com -- rsmart also -- rsmart also supports Sakai and is a partner in supports Sakai and is a partner in development of Kuali; this group was development of Kuali; this group was formerly with SCT, producers of formerly with SCT, producers of Banner, and now called SunGard Banner, and now called SunGard SCT. SCT.


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ePortfolio Information SitesePortfolio Information Sites

http://www.educause.edu/ELI/5524http://www.educause.edu/ELI/5524 -- -- formerly NLII; this is ELI’s eportfolio siteformerly NLII; this is ELI’s eportfolio site

http://http://www.eportconsortium.orgwww.eportconsortium.org// -- for -- for eportfolio news – a great siteeportfolio news – a great site

http://http://www.ibritt.com/resources/stu_eportfolios.hwww.ibritt.com/resources/stu_eportfolios.htmtm -- good place to start for those new to -- good place to start for those new to eportfolioseportfolios


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StepsSteps

IT unit IT unit knowledgeable and knowledgeable and willingwilling

Top-down Top-down statement of statement of interest or intentinterest or intent

Program needProgram need Settle on one or Settle on one or

two platforms for two platforms for pilotspilots

Go to bid for pilotsGo to bid for pilots Train new students Train new students

in building in building portfoliosportfolios

Consider phases of Consider phases of a project over a a project over a number of yearsnumber of years


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Coming EventComing Event

OSP and Sakai conference:OSP and Sakai conference:

December 7 – 9, 2005, Austin, TXDecember 7 – 9, 2005, Austin, TX

www.theospi.orgwww.theospi.org

www.sakaiproject.orgwww.sakaiproject.org


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