Adopting Electronic Portfolios

at Northern Arizona University’s College of Education

Adopting Electronic Portfoliosat Northern Arizona University’s College of Education

ProgramAssessment

InformedImprovement

Learning &Instruction

e-Portfolios in Education

“A portfolio is a purposeful collection of student work that exhibits the student's efforts, progress, and achievements in one or more areas. The collection must include student participation in selecting content, the criteria for selection, the criteria for judging merit, and evidence of

student self-reflection.” – Northwest Evaluation Association

The Need at NAU’s COE

Original motivating factors were quite

positivist in nature. e-Portfolios were seen as a way to efficiently collect program assessment data in support

of future accreditation efforts.

Assessment OF learning Data aggregation in support of accreditation Response to movement towards e-Portfolios

The Electronic Portfolio Spectrum

Assessment OF Learning

• Summative• Positivist

Assessment FOR

Learning

• Formative• Constructivist

BalancedAssessment

System

Vendor Selection Process

Comprehensive investigation and summary of major vendors

Several “pilot” programs conducted with various e-Portfolio products, in various courses

Weighted decision matrix

Visits with representatives from each vendor (demo’s, sales-pitches, etc.)

Recommendation Report

TaskStream, the software

TaskStream is used for…

Program Assessment Student Evaluation Communication and feedback Curriculum planning and

sharing Lesson Planning Reflection Presentation What else?

TaskStream is used by…

K-12 Students (Reflect Initiative)

Teacher-Education Students Professional Teachers Student Teachers Administrators

In addition, several AZ institutions have implemented, or plan to implement, TaskStream as an electronic portfolio tool, including: ASU, ASU-West, U of A, Maricopa Community College, and University of Phoenix.

Core COE Workflow

Articulate Program Outcomes

Identify “Signature” Artifacts

Students Upload Artifacts to TaskStream

Evaluation Team Assesses

Sample of Student-Artifacts

ContinuousImprovement

Ideas for Implementation

Start small, gain momentum

Comprehensive support available to students, faculty, administrators

Connections to other institutions

Action Plan (vision, skills, incentives, resources)

Example: M.Ed. in Educational Technology

Online M.Ed. Degree Program ETC 695: The Capstone

Course Requirements Review Form Capstone Portfolio - Examples

Questions???

More Information

Please Contact:

J. Michael BlocherAssociate ProfessorMichael.Blocher@nau.edu(928) 523 - 1897

Paul AlleyPT3 Instructional DesignerPaul.alley@nau.edu

(928) 523 – 9434