ePortfolios

=**ePortfolio class notes**= http://vcu-cte-making-learning-visible.wikispaces.com/ePortfolios William "Bud" Deihl Center for Teaching Excellence, VCU wdeihl@vcu.edu 804-828-4383
 * a guiding document to discussion about ePortfolios and the use of Blackboard's ePortfolio tool as implemented at VCU**

Overview
Electronic portfolios are becoming more widely used by faculty and students for assessment and documenting student learning, as well as for sharing and showcasing work. This session will provide an introduction to the use of ePortfolios in higher education, and explore possible uses to support teaching and learning here at VCU. The Blackboard Portfolio tool simplifies the organization and publishing of electronic portfolios. Participants will gain an overview of the portfolio tool and create a sample portfolio of their own.

Guiding Questions:

 * //**What is the motivation for the creation of a portfolio?**//
 * Extrinsic
 * Intrinsic
 * Mixed
 * //**Are there any format requirements**// (by Class, Dept., School or VCU???)
 * //**How can a student embark on the creation of a ePortfolio which will meet criteria**//
 * **//How should contents (artifacts) be organized?//**(thinking about the long view)
 * (cross discipline over a period of years)
 * potential employers
 * //**Should faculty or students plan to produce multiple ePortfolios to meet different needs?**//
 * //**Can they create a master ePortfolio and control access to specific information to be shared with specific individuals, classes or potential employers?**//

Outcomes

 * Have a broad understanding of ePortfolios
 * Understand that Blackboard is one way to create an ePortfolio
 * Be aware that ePortfolios may be developed and customized for different target audiences
 * Be able to load content into the Blackboard Content Management System
 * Access the ePortfolio tool in the Blackboard content Management System
 * Be aware of production of a Blackboard ePortfolio either manually or via a "wizard"
 * Create a basic ePortfolio
 * Be able to share ePortfolios

=Student Voices= Graduate Students' Academic ePortfolio at the University of Delaware media type="youtube" key="pgm9Qh_W0Ls" height="315" width="420"

=[|Conceptualising ePortfolios]= Posted by: [|derek.wenmoth] in [|ePortfolios] http://blog.core-ed.net/derek/2008/09/conceptualising-eportfolios.html

= My Grounding Document = @http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearning/eportfolios/effectivepracticeeportfolios.aspx This provides an excellent overview of e-portfolios from various perspectives and references various studies and projects in the use and future of e-Porfolios. It makes clear the notion that use of e-Portfolios should be pedagogically driven and used to promote dialog and reflect on learning. Additionally, for lifelong learners, access and control must be in the hands of the learner. See also the JISC Infokit, located online on Sept., 22, 2008 at http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/e-portfolios
 * //Effective Practice With e-Portfolios//**, JISC Publication, located online on January 23, 2014 at

See also JISC's overall work in the area of ePortfolios at (as of 1-23-2014) @http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearning/eportfolios.aspx

[|**e-Portfolio as Story**] Dr. Hellen Barrett examines the e-Portfolio as story of learning in this writing. = = =Advice, Testimonials and Examples=

e-Portfolios at Penn State - Podcasts by Pennsylvania State University A series of 5 audio or video recordings that discuss the process, elements and value of ePortfolios.

__ **Examples:** __
 * E-Portfolios in Higher Education**
 * Santa Clara University**

Graduate Students' Academic ePortfolio at the University of Delaware media type="youtube" key="pgm9Qh_W0Ls" height="315" width="420"

Using E-Portfolios to Support an Undergraduate Learning Career: An Experiment with Academic Advising By Helen L. Chen and Thomas C. Black
 * E-portfolio efforts at Stanford have focused on capturing and documenting students' learning and engaging in reflection, rationale building, or planning, contributing to a culture of //folio thinking//.
 * In fall 2010, Stanford initiated a pilot introducing e-portfolios to assist with the advising of students in their first two years prior to declaring a major, to learn from students and advisors how e-portfolios and folio thinking can enhance their face-to-face interactions.
 * The pilot will explore the possibility that persistence can be improved through the active involvement of others (mentors, alumni, family, peers) in the lives of students as facilitated through the medium of e-portfolios.


 * Electronic Portfolios for Student Learning? by Amy Cavender**
 * In the Chronicle of Higher Education, Dec. 4, 2012 .** This post poses good questions and the replies are thoughtful and full of faculty experience, advice and references.

=The Blackboard ePortfolio Tool= Uses the Content Management System associated with Blackboard at VCU
 * //Blackboard//**: Use Blackboard or other tool???
 * Blackboard keeps it simple
 * Has a template to guide creation of ePortfolio (However, organizing content and developing your ePortfolio as you want is preferred)
 * Is associated with VCU usernames and class links
 * Has technical support via VCU Technology Services
 * Can be shared: Share with specific individuals, a class or Organization (School/Department would need to setup a special ongoing class or Organization to track students over a 4 year period) or provide a link for those outside VCU to access an ePortfolio. Blackboard ePortfolios may also be saved to a CD for distribution. Note: an exported ePortfolio with links to URLs will require online access.
 * [|Example of a Blackboard Portfolio] which I created for myself. (note: requires my VCU EID and therefor can only be demonstrated by me in a workshop)
 * See a [|screencast] overview of how to create an ePortfolio in the VCU Blackboard 9 Content Management System
 * //**Important consideration: Blackboard ePortfolios are only available to students or instructors as long as they are enrolled at VCU. If building an ePortfolio to present lifelong learning, creating a record on one's own domain is the way to go.**//

Some Other Approaches
//**Del.icious**//
 * Edwardo Mapey - [|Use Del.icio.us to Create Your Eportfolio]

//**Google Docs**// [|ePortfolio Mash Up with GoogleApps]

Barett, Hellen C., [|How to create an electronic portfolio with GoogleDocs--Document] (see also, Extensive Research... below)

Dr. Hellen C. Barett has been exploring the creation of ePortfolios since 2004. She continues to research various tools and approaches and shares her research at http://www.electronicportfolios.org/myportfolio/versions.html and on her blog, etc.
 * Extensive Research on Various Tools and Approaches**

http://gallery.carnegiefoundation.org/
 * Other Information and Resource Links re: ePortfolios**

Michele Martin, The Bamboo Project - //A Tool for Organizational and Individual Development// http://nonprofitcongress.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/eportfolios-a-tool-for-organizational-and-individual-development/ Expanding Your Del.icio.us Portfolio http://michelemartin.typepad.com/thebambooprojectblog//2008/08/expanding-you-1.html//

//Developing Student Electronic Portfolios, prepared by David Brear// //http://members.shaw.ca/dbrear/dseportfolios.html//

//ePortfolio as Story // //[|homepage.mac.com/eportfolios/iMovieTheater13.html]//

International Journal of ePortfolio The //International Journal of ePortfolio// (IJeP) is a double-blind, peer-reviewed, open access journal freely available online. It is published twice a year (March and September). Subscriptions and fees are not required to access this journal; however, readers desiring hardcopies of issues can order them via our Current Issue and Past Issues links above. The mission of the //International Journal of ePortfolio// (IJeP) is to encourage the study of practices and pedagogies associated with ePortfolio in educational settings. The journal’s focus includes the explanation, interpretation, application, and dissemination of researchers’, practitioners’, and developers’ experiences relevant to ePortfolio. It also serves to provide a multi-faceted, single source of information for those engaging in projects and practices associated with ePortfolio.

http://www.cfkeep.org/static/index.html The Knowledge Exchange Exhibition and Presentation (KEEP) Toolkit, a set of open-source tools developed at the KML, is intended to provide an economical and accessible solution to help faculty and educational institutions document, share, and reflect on some of the critical aspects of their efforts in transforming teaching and student learning.. The KEEP Toolkit is available to educators and students at all levels as a free service from http://www.cfkeep.org/static/index.html
 * KEEP Toolkit//**


 * Screencast (Example creation with KEEP)** of what is required to create a portfolio at another institution - http://www.cfkeep.org/uploads/keeptoolkitediting.mov
 * Poses questions and concerns
 * Who administers the ePorfolio and process for a School, Department, individual?
 * Who sets up required templates?
 * Who provides training?
 * Who provides ongoing support?


 * Connecting Teaching and Learning with ePortfolios**

See paragraph near bottom of page http://gallery.carnegiefoundation.org/gallery_of_tl/keep_case_studies_linking_community_members.html

E-Portfolio Overview (video) Screencast(s) to assist VCU faculty and students with the creation, editing and sharing of ePortfolio at VCU via Blackboard. NOTE: Access requires membership in the CTE Teaching with Blackboard Organization and EID verification. https://blackboard.vcu.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=_3_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2FcourseMain%3Fcourse_id%3D_23483_1

San Francisco State University Technology Services http://eportfolio.sfsu.edu/tutorial1.php
 * Training Examples**