Defining TCNJ ePortfolio

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Defining TCNJ ePortfolio
Craig Blaha, Craig Kapp Matthew
Winkel Information Technology
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Overview

• Definitions User Groups
• Relation to Campus Systems
• Levels of Assessment
• Design Process

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How do we define an ePortfolio?

• A collection of student work accessible in
  electronic format employed campus wide as an
  integral part of assessment and advising.
• Demonstrates student achievement or improvement
  in a given subject over time, a history of the
  students learning.
• Includes a narrative statement of reflection,
  pulling together the students perspective on the
  evidence they have offered to support mastery of
  the subject.
• Includes curricular and co-curricular activities.
• Includes a variety of content, images, video,
  sound recordings, and other multimedia.

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Who uses an ePortfolio?
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Which Campus Systems relate to an ePortfolio?
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Data Authentication
Data
Authentication
ePortfolio
SIS/SA
LDAP
Portal
SOCS
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Which levels of assessment can be included?
Individual Development Course of Study Campus
Wide
Students can engage in self-reflection and assess
their experiences based on their own learning
goals Faculty/Advisors can map competency in a
course of study for both TCNJ and external
accreditation standards Academic Leaders can
assess campus wide learning outcomes
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What are the attributes of a successful
ePortfolio project?
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What are the high-level steps in the design
process?
Conceptual Design
Software Design
Implementation
-Functional Requirements-Technical Requirements
-Business Plan-Upgrades
-Human Aspects-Computer Aspects
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How do we involve TCNJ users early and often in
our research and analysis?

• Conceptual Design
• Develop Users Profiles Personas
• Conduct Focus Groups
• Perform Personal Interviews

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How do we involve TCNJ users early and often in
our research and analysis?

• Software Design
• Scenarios
• Task Analysis
• Usability Studies

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Which critical questions do we need to ask?

• Standards How useful will electronic portfolios
  be for assessment and re-accreditation on
  campuses, if implementation is spotty or
  non-standardized?
• CertificationShould institutions of higher
  education attempt to certify student work, stored
  in campus-based ePortfolios, as authentic?
  Namely, should we include this work as part of
  the official transcript?
• SecurityCan we maintain a high level of security
  for personal information transmitted over the
  wires or stored in a server on campus?

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Which critical questions do we need to ask?

• Storage and TransportabilityIf all student work
  is stored in ePortfolios for perpetuity,
  considering the size of multi-media files, how
  can universities manage the volume of data?
• Advanced FeaturesWhich advanced features will
  make an ePortfolio sticky? Consider an
  ePortfolio system that uses a series of
  intelligent agents advising students on potential
  career opportunities, new coursework, and skill
  sets they should learn in their senior year based
  on a real-time market analysis of new jobs and
  that dynamically connects them to nearby
  companies for internship and summer job
  opportunities.

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What elements are included in a design strategy?

• Business Goals
• Target Secondary Users
• General Tasks
• Technological Constraints
• Marketing/Branding Goals
• Critical Success Factors