the electronic transition portfolio (etp) system project phase i steppingstones of technology
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THE ELECTRONIC TRANSITION PORTFOLIO (ETP) SYSTEM PROJECT
Phase I Steppingstones of Technology
Develop an interactive technology-based tool to assist high school students with learning difficulties to:
Collect a systematic body of evidence to demonstrate learning and experiences required for high school graduation and preparation for post-school environments
Purpose of ETP System Project
Develop an interactive technology-based tool to assist high school students with learning difficulties to:
Promote self-directed learning and reflection, and Provide tools for postschool planning
Purpose of ETP System Project (continued)
Phases of Project
Input
A place to show who I am and my skills
Provide some templates Upload different files Be able to personalize An easy way to organize
my work
Relate to what I already have to do
Include career-related learning and practical skills
A place to journal and reflect
Interact with my students Easy way to track my
students progress
Students Teachers
Student Usability Testing Information (Students with Learning Disabilities, Autism, & Mild Cognitive Impairments)
Student Site Features
Student developed
profile page
Interactive icons: Links to
transition sites, templates,
dictionary site, calculator
Sample student profile
page
Alert icon, haven’t
journaled in over a week
Launching page for can
do areas
Subcategory page for : Who am I & Where am I going?
Teamwork Can Do Items
Finding a job items
The slate is where students upload files to
“prove” they can do the item they checked
as done and also provides a place to add reflections on what the
file shows
All About Me page shows what has been completed, what has been marked to do, and archive of best work files all sortable by category & date
When all marked to dos in category
are done
Progress: Quick Look
Best work page. Sortable
by column headings
Journal Page
Calendar page links to
do dates
This is a place to drag and drop specific best
work items with attached files and reflection to print
or save for a specific purpose (e.g., job interview, class presentations)
Teacher Site Features
This is the teacher’s
dashboard
Teachers can read or launch an audio-visual screen cast on how to use the site. Students have this feature too--
in the How Do I Section
Sample page of view/manage student accounts. Sortable by student name, email, date added and last
accessed
Report of all student selected to do items.
Sortable by date, student, can do
category, and item
Class Summary Report . Can also obtain individual
reports
What Phase are We In?oTesting preliminary version of site with 2 schools (4 classrooms)oCollecting pre-post student outcome dataoObtaining feedback on site features and functionality
oRevise site based on field testingoBuild understanding for potential effectiveness of siteoWider spread use in educational settings
What is Next?
University of Oregon • Bonnie Doren ([email protected])• Peter FitzGerald ([email protected])
ServerLogic• Todd Tomlinson ([email protected])
aHa! Consulting• Brian Gilday ([email protected]
Who Are We?