1. Glenn Johnson John A. Dutton e-Education Institute Project Manager, Penn State’s e-Portfolio Initiative Glenn Johnson John A. Dutton e-Education Institute Project Manager, Penn State’s e-Portfolio Initiative e-Portfolio Activity at Penn State Benefits and Current Challenges portfolio.psu.edu HOME ● GALLERY ● COLLECT ● SELECT ● REFLECT ● PUBLISH

2. John A.Dutton e-Education Institute e-Portfolio Implementation at Penn State

3. John A.Dutton e-Education Institute Monitoring e-Portfolio Activity

4. John A.Dutton e-Education Institute Other Indicators of Activity ITS 2003 Student Survey (n=903) 24% posted assignments, 35% were required to create a web page for a course Fall 2004 End of Semester Surveys (n=407) 87% reported little or no experience 26% of these reported they needed little or no help Peer support ranked most helpful Valued the learning experience University Learning Center requests for web publishing help increased from 47 to 442 over 5 semesters. GEOG 121 (n=68) - 81% no experience, 61% easy to complete the assignments

5. John A.Dutton e-Education Institute Perceived Value of e-Portfolio Activity (e-Portfolio Activity Report, Jan. 2004)e-Portfolio Activity Report, Jan. 2004

6. John A.Dutton e-Education Institute Emerging Benefits of e-Portfolio Activity Acquisition of technical skills and writing for the internet Authentic assessment of performance based learning Richer, self-reflective, student-centered approach to learning and advising Examples of student accomplishments for marketing and/or accreditation purposes

7. John A.Dutton e-Education Institute Challenges to Implementation Hardware/Software availability Technical Support? (e-Portfolio Activity Report,e-Portfolio Activity Report, Jan. 2004Jan. 2004) Plagiarism Security / Privacy Certification / Ownership of Evidence Integration into the curriculum

8. John A.Dutton e-Education Institute Positioning Student-Centered Support

9. John A.Dutton e-Education Institute Future Directions Continue to promote, generate demand and articulate a coherent vision at Penn State Investigate e-Portfolio system attributes that will enable this vision Develop a longitudinal research program to study benefits of e-portfolio activity to teaching and learning

10. John A.Dutton e-Education Institute Contact Information Glenn Johnson, Project Manager Penn State’s e-Portfolio Initiative http://portfolio.psu.edu http://www.e-education.psu.edu/portfolio/ portfolio@psu.edu