1. Online Portfolios Pros and Cons of Different Software, Services and Strategies Based on my Online Portfolio Adventure, Fall 2004

2. My evaluation study of online software, services, or strategies Electronic Portfolio Org (http://electronicportfolios.org/myportfolio/versions.html)Electronic Portfolio Org (http://electronicportfolios.org/myportfolio/versions.html Under On-line Publications To date, recreating my new portfolio using 17 different software packages, services, or strategies

3. My advice When learning new tools, use familiar tasks When learning new tasks, use familiar tools

4. What is the State of the Art of e-Portfolio Development? Publishing environments: –Optical media (CD-R, DVD-R) –WWW Authoring environments: –Common Tools –Customized Systems

5. Common Desktop Tools with hyperlinks Office - Word, Excel, Powerpoint Hypermedia authoring tools - HyperStudio Adobe Acrobat HTML Editors - Front Page, Dreamweaver, Netscape/Mozilla Composer Multimedia Authoring Macromedia Director & Flash, Ezedia

6. Online Portfolio Tools HTML editors plus web server space –Netscape/Mozilla Composer, Geocities Blogging tools - include entry categories –Movable Type, WordPress, BlogWave Studio Online Content Management Systems (CMS) –Userland Manila, Blackboard CMS Open Source Software - Plone (Zope), PHP/MySQL

7. Online Portfolio Tools Customized Commercial Systems - Higher Ed –General Hi-Ed: nuVentive’s iWebfolio, ePortaro –Teacher Ed: LiveText, TaskStream, FolioTek, McGraw-Hill’s FolioLive, Chalk & Wire Customized ePortfolio Tools developed in-house –Maricopa CC, PLP (Vermont Institutes), MNSCU/AveNet, Alverno DDP, Johns Hopkins, IUPUI Epsilen, UWashington,, Open Source ePortfolio - OSPI (rSmart/UMN), others in development

8. Online Portfolio Tool Characteristics Custom-designed Electronic Portfolio Systems- (A) system includes database to align artifacts to standards Free Server Space Open Source Software Commercial Software - primary market: Higher Ed, Teacher Ed, PK-12, Any Content Management System (CMS) Web Log Software or Online Journals - “Blogs” License agreement with - individual or institution Hosting - Hosted: resides on a centralized server; Server: software installed or data stored on own server space Cost & Storage space available

9. Conclusions Too early to judge Scales applied to each system - “Trade-offs” - “Balance” –Creativity –Ease of Use –Cost/Storage & ROI –Features –Flexibility/Customization Allowed –Integration with Assessment System –Transfer & technology skill development “They each exhibit trade-offs between the flexibility inherent in an HTML- based tool with the relative ease- of-use but lack of creativity in a system built on a data-base.”

10. The Process

11. Portfolio Processes Traditional Collecting Selecting Reflecting Directing Celebrating + Technology Archiving Linking/Thinking Storytelling Collaborating Publishing

12. Digital Tools for Reflection Blogs and Wikis

13. What is a blog? Abbreviation for “web log” which is an online journal organized in reverse chronological order…the most recent entry on top Emerging into the mainstream in the last 18 months Very popular with adolescent girls Free, open source and commercial tools available

14. Blogs* in Education *Web logs=online journals WebBlog (http://www.weblogg-ed.com/)WebBlog

15. What is a “wiki” Hawaiian term for “quick” A tool for collaborative writing Anyone who reads a wiki page can click the EDIT button and add or edit text Another “older” technology that is emerging into common use.

16. Planning Questions Planning Worksheet

17. Handout Page 1

18. What is the purpose of the portfolio?  Show growth over time  Document ongoing learning and professional development  Assessment – achievement of standards or goals  Employment (Marketing)  Other:_______________________________

19. Who are the various audiences for the portfolio?  Student  Parent  College  Faculty  Potential employer

20. What kind of technology does the primary audience have access to? VCR Floppy Diskette Hard Disk Drive LAN Server CD-R/W WWW Server DVD Player

21. What hardware and software do you have / how often do you have access? Computers (how many) –RAM –Storage space –Connections (USB, firewire) –CD or DVD recorders Digital cameras Video cameras

22. How often will students have access to technology? Daily Two or three days a week Every week

23. How can you leverage the technologies students own? Accessibility from home computers Connectivity with cell phones & PDAs (digital images, reflections) What about video storage or streaming? Other technologies?

24. Competencies

25. Student Portfolio Competencies Collect evidence of learning Select specific evidence the demonstrates a particular outcome, goal or standard Reflect metacognitively on learning represented in evidence, making a case that the artifacts constitute evidence of achievement Make connections in their learning Set goals for future learning

26. Faculty Portfolio Competencies Model all of student competencies PLUS: Implement classroom-based assessment FOR learning strategies Provide specific and detailed feedback to learners about their learning Support student reflection through modeling and research-based practices Create an environment that facilitates students' deep learning

27. Technology skills File Management Skills (i.e., naming files, organizing in folders, able to move and copy files, search and find files on a network folder, a hard drive or a CD-ROM) Converting artifacts into digital format (i.e., scanning images, recording audio, digitizing video, depending on technological background or teacher or student)

28. Online Tools

29. Handout of Technology Decisions Page 2

30. Storage for Digital Archive or Working Portfolio  LAN-based Server  WWW-accessible Server o Space Allocation ____ MB o In-house o Out-sourced

31. Formats for Digital Artifacts  Text (.txt,.htm)  MS Office (.doc,.ppt,.xls)*  Graphics/Images (.gif,.jpg)  Sound (.aiff,.wav, ra,.mp3)  Video (.mov,.avi,.wmv)  Acrobat (.pdf)  Inspiration (.ins)*  eZedia (.zoi)**

32. Common Tools  MS Office*  Database (Filemaker Pro, Access)  NoteTaker*  Inspiration* or Kidspiration*  eZedia**  iPhoto*  iMovie  Web Page Editor  KidPix*AppleWorks*

33. IT Online Customized System In-house development Open Source Portfolio Tools Commercial System –TaskStream –LiveText –Chalk & Wire –ePortaro –FolioTek –McGraw-Hill Folio Live –iWebFolio by nuventive

34. Common tools used for constructing portfolios Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) Web page Editor and Web Browser E-Mail Program, including attaching files A simple graphics editor to scan and/or resize images A simple digital video editing program to add digital stories to portfolio

35. Formats for Publishing Presentation Portfolio CD-ROM DVD Videotape WWW Secure WWW Server hosted: –In-house –Commercial Server

36. Archiving Format * –Acrobat PDF –HTML/XML * Archival formats approved by the Library of Congress: ASCII Text (web pages) and Acrobat (PDF) Medium –CD-ROM –DVD –WWW server

37. Pros and Cons of Tools Explored Fall 2004

38. HTML Editors Mozilla Composer Dreamweaver Front Page Pros: –Creativity Cons: –lack of support –Security/Password –Requires higher skill level –Cost –Require Server

39. Open Source Tools Mozilla Composer Plone CMS Open Source Portfolio (OSPI) WordPress (blog) Pros: –free Cons: –lack of support –Security –Lack of creativity (OSPI) –Require server

40. Free Web Site Builder with Free Web Space Geocities www.geocities.com Tripod tripod.lycos.com Pros –Free –Some design tools Cons –Lack of support –Ad supported –Security/password

41. Commercial (Teacher Ed) (all hosted) TaskStream LiveText Chalk & Wire FolioTek FolioLive Pros –Security/Password –Support –Database backend –Tie artifacts to outcomes/ goals or standards Cons –Cost –Lack of Creativity

42. Commercial (Higher Ed) Blackboard Nuventive’s iWebFolio ePortaro Pros –Security/Password –Support –Database backend –Tie artifacts to outcomes/ goals or standards Cons –Cost –Lack of Creativity

43. Content Management Systems Manila Plone Blackboard Pros –Intuitive Interface –Control over publishing content –Security-Password Cons –Cost (except Plone) –Server required

44. Blog Software Movable Type WordPress Pros –Intuitive Interface –Focus on reflection –Popular tool Cons –Server required –Chronological order

45. Home-Grown Customized Systems Maricopa CC’s MyEport Vermont Institute’s PLP MNSCU (AveNet) eFolio Minnesota Snoqualmie SD (MGT) Pros –Created for portfolio purpose –Tie artifacts to outcomes/ goals or standards Cons –Cost (varies) –Lack of creativity

46. Helen C. Barrett, Ph.D. Research Director The REFLECT Initiative A research project to assess the impact of electronic portfolios on student learning, motivation and engagement in high schools