Digital Portfolio in de Faculty of Arts Gerrit Bloothooft ICT-centre Faculty of Arts Utrecht University

Portfolio Letteren UU 2 Contents Motivation Conditions and implementation choices Contents Access and privacy Introduction Evaluation

Portfolio Letteren UU 3 Our portfolio flavour Reflect Show Plan Material Written Reflections Scheme Artist UU Acad. Skills UU Acad. Skills UU Teacher Educ UU Teacher Educ HvU Economics HvU Economics Arts faculty UU

Portfolio Letteren UU 4 Motivation To provide guidance for students in the planning of their study (lots of freedom in Bachelor phase) To improve the communication between tutor and students To come to grips with the development of academic skills To provide archival and show case facilities No specific pedagogical aims

Portfolio Letteren UU 5 Conditions and choices 1000 first year students, 150 tutors –No specific web-editing skills expected –Portfolio is NO show case of these skills Database system with Internet access –Authorization through WebCT –Stand-alone, form-based system –Fixed lay-out in faculty style Student is owner of the portfolio –Student decides on access

Portfolio Letteren UU 6 Contents of the Portfolio General information Study planning Academic skills Products Reflections (optionally hidden) Appointments (optionally hidden) Tutor page (always hidden) Other activities

Portfolio Letteren UU 7 Access and privacy Access options –Everybody (in the system) –Individuals in the faculty (with different roles) –Individuals outside the faculty (password protection) –Per page (reflections and appointments) Tutor page –Accessible for student and tutor only –Only tutor has privilege to write

Portfolio Letteren UU 8 Portfolio introduction Students –Immediately in the first week of studies –Clarify aims and role –Explanation how to use the system –Demonstrate embedding in WebCT Tutors –Provide similar introduction –Motivate to look into and to use the portfolios –Feedback is prerequisite for success

Portfolio Letteren UU 9 First evaluation Easy introduction for both tutors and students Very few requests for help at helpdesk The attitude of tutors is decisive for success Study planning and products come first Current focus on discussions of portfolio assessment, notably academic skills

Portfolio Letteren UU 10 Have a look User: gast1 Password: gast1 on-line demonstration

Introduction page

Study planning

Access control