CIT eDoc: Context

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CIT eDoc Context
The eDoc Project

• Purpose to develop a campus-wide web-based
  electronic portfolio system
• Funded by CAC (Computer Advisory Committee)
• Utilizes open source technology
• Integrated with U-Portal (https//portal.iastate
  .edu/uPortal )

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What is CIT eDoc?   The Curriculum and
Instructional Technology (CIT) eDoc is a
democratic online portfolio environment open to
Iowa State University graduate students and
faculty in the CIT doctoral program. CIT eDoc is
primarily student-owned and can be repurposed for
multiple uses. It helps users to create and share
web-based portfolios for learning, assessment,
and employment.
Who can use CIT eDoc?    ISU CIT doctoral
students, ISU CIT faculty members,
collaborators, visitors (potential employers,
friends, etc.), and local administrators.
Features Easy and quick access to artifacts
(evidence of knowledge gained) with the help of
the artifact grid Informative display of
artifacts and accompanying reflections Integrated
discussion forum equipped with qualitative
research tools enhancing the resourcefulness and
utility of asynchronous communication Integrated
assessment feature
Design Team Meetings Every Thursday
1100am-1200pm N047 Largomacino Hall For further
information, please, contact msmorris_at_iastate.edu
Design Team Members Niki Davis Cynthia
Garrety Connie Hargrave Lily Compton Margaret
Sheppard Audrey Bowser- Brown Rema Nilakanta
Serkan Toy Lesya Hassall Olatz Lopez Yaoling
Wang Tom Nyvang Marina Gurbo

• CIT eDoc Design Process
• Collaborative and democratic design team
  includes students, faculty members, programmers,
  interface designers, and trainers
• Iterative with several prototypes
• Reflective involves the revision of themes and
  critical analysis of decisions
• Negotiated process involving designers,
  programmers, and students

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