Using eFolios in the Community College

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Using eFolios in the Community College

• Kit Carson
• South Georgia College

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Overview -Using the eFolio at the 2-year level

• Why? (I will answer this question last)
• Advantages
• The Process
• Examples
• What Users Say
• Other Resources
• Conclusion

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But First, A Word From the Pastor

• The Five Minute University

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But Second

• A Bit of History

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Euclid, 275 BC

• There are no new ideas in educationIts just
  that not everyone knows all the old ideas

More History
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Unknown - 1632

• For more than a hundred years much complaint has
  been made of the unmethodical way in which
  schools are conducted, but it is only within the
  last
• thirty that any serious attempt has been made to
  find remedy for this state of things

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Partnership for 21st Century Skills

• Four participating organizations jointly surveyed
  over 400 employers across the United States.
  These employers
• articulate the skill sets that new entrants -
  recently hired graduates from high school,
  two-year colleges or technical
• schools, and four-year Colleges need to succeed
  in the workplace.

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And the Most Important Are
What do YOU Think?

• Professionalism/Work Ethic
• Oral and Written Communications
• Teamwork/Collaboration and
• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving.

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Portfolio Advantages for the Two-Year Student

• Flexibility (any computer)
• Cost Effective
• Storage
• Employability
• Esteem Building
• Easy to Use
• Internet Skills

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And the Most Important

• Creativity
• Build Writing Skills
• Build Reading Skills
• Build Critical Thinking Skills

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The Process at SGC

• The Bookstore Advantage

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When there is a good ideaSteal it!
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Examples of Student Work

• http//feliciamoneypenny.sga.efolioworld.com
• http//amandahutcheson.sga.efolioworld.com
• http//christinahutchison.sga.efolioworld.com

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More Examples

• http//rhondavaladez.sga.efolioworld.com
• http//shaehare.sga.efolioworld.com
• http//michaellong.sga.myefolio.com

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What the Students Say

• Thanks for letting me be Creative! I really
  enjoyed the Portfolio
• As they say in Alabama, this (portfolio) was the
  most funest project of all

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What the Students Say

• My 4-year college was very impressed with my
  portfolio. They could not believe that we did
  something like this. They also said that I was
  way ahead of other students

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Resources

• Extending the Portfolio model
• http//net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERM0441.pdf
  
• 21st Century Skills
• http//21stcenturyskills.org/documents/FINAL_REPOR
  T_PDF9-29-06.pdf

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More Resources

• Sir Ken Robinson Schools Kill Creativity
• http//www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_sa
  ys_schools_kill_creativity.html

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FinallyWhy?

• The Role of the 2-year College is to Prepare the
  Student for a 4-year Institution Period.

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Conclusions

• The Number Game

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Skills required in the Next Five Years

• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
• Technology Application
• Creativity/Innovation
• Diversity
• Applied Skills

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The Answer

• An eFolio System throughout School

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• Thank You!