Student e-Portfolio PilotTraining

Tuesday, June 3rd

3:30-5:00

ISC Conference Room #3761

Student Media Center

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Agenda

• Innovation Grant for e-Portfolios

• Introduction and Goals

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Current Status of Pilot• ~15 faculty participating in 2008-2009

- Dental Hygiene - Music

- Language Arts - Internship & COOP

- Research Paper Skills - Business Skills

- Fine Arts - Counseling

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Top 3 Purposes

• Deep Learning & Reflection

• Feedback from Instructor

• Assessment of Student work

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Selection Criteria• Ease of Use

• Look & Feel

• Adequate Storage

• Student controls access to work

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Tool Selection• Enterprise-level tools

– Fee-based, Help desk– Learning/Assessment built-in

• Web 2.0 Tools– Free, on-line help– You adapt to learning/assessment

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Blogging• Dr. Scott Lankford

– Use tools students know to build a learning community and foster reflection and deep learning

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Work Experience

British Columbia Institute of Technology video clip: Faculty, Students, & Employers discuss use of e-Portfolios in career options.

• http://streaming.bcit.ca/TEK/ePortfolio.wmv

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One-size-does-not-fit-all

• Blogger

• EtudesNG folders, links

• Custom web tools

• eFolio Minn State University

• EduBlogs

• ….

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eFolioMinnesota State University, 2002

80,000+ Individual e-Portfolios

• Online formatting of content

• Customizable template structure

• Student can control access

• Limited Storage

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California eFolio?Minnesota State University, 2002

80,000+ Individual e-Portfolios

• CA K-20 Education Collaborative license eFolio for all students and educators

• xFolio - Winter 2009

• Los Angeles Community College District eFolio

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SFSU eFolios

• Masters of Public Health e-Portfolios

• 2004-2008• Demonstration of competencies• Career showcase

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Instructor View • Create template structure• Email to students• Students create their own account (URL)

• Onsite training session with students– 6 page PDF manual

• Online tutorials, tech support by eFolio

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Student Signup• Signup at http://www.myefolio.com

– Use Foothill code– Create student account: first and last name

specified will become URL– Take Tutorial– Start building e-Portfolio

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Online Tutorials & Help• eFolio Minnesota Tutorial• FAQs• Live Chat• Telephone Help

– 7am-9pm M-F– 10am-3:30pm Sat-Sun1-800-456-8519

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Dental Hygiene Portfolio

• URL to Dental Hygiene ePortfolio

• Uploading a file and picture

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Edublogs

• Blogs for Education

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Google Applications• Google Docs

– Can limit access– Single document

• Google Pages– Career Showcase– Published to web

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Next Steps• Join the Pilot

– Take our online survey

– Join our Google Mail Group

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References• E-Portfolio Resources & Slides

– Foothill E-Portfolio Wiki

• Ruth Cox, SFSU MA Public Health– Blog on e-Portfolio process at SFSU

• E-Portfolio Handout FGA