An Introduction to iWebfolio

Assessment Issues for HLC

How do institutions ensure How do institutions ensure they are capturing all the they are capturing all the knowledge they instill in knowledge they instill in students for assessment students for assessment

purposes?purposes?

Two Broad Categories of KnowledgeTwo Broad Categories of Knowledge

Explicit Knowledge expressed through words,

numbers or other written forms. Easier to capture, easy to communicate and

record.

Tacit Knowledge gained through experience

and observation. Very difficult to capture and express.

Polanyi 1966

How do we convert tacit How do we convert tacit knowledge to explicit knowledge to explicit

knowledge in an organized way knowledge in an organized way for archiving and assessment?for archiving and assessment?

Capturing Tacit KnowledgeCapturing Tacit Knowledge

Interview

Demonstration

Reflection

Multimedia Recording

E-Portfolios and Knowledge E-Portfolios and Knowledge CaptureCapture

E-Portfolios : a multimedia format that allows both explicit and tacit knowledge to be recorded, archived and assessed.

Allow for Collection Selection Reflection Direction

Student Benefits

Gives students a deliverable Makes them the performer, not the

audience Can help develop critical thinking skills Moves the student from memorization

to learning Helps students recognize the wealth of

open educational resources (OER) available to assist the learning process

AAEEBL CollabTech 2010

Faculty BenefitsFaculty Benefits

A record of most forms of knowledge instilled by the program

Ease of use Little additional faculty work

Students own and are responsible for content

Development of templates Review of portfolios

Built-in report generation that assists in assessment, and future planning

What Are the Benefits to the What Are the Benefits to the Institution?Institution?

Additional methods of assessment for Additional methods of assessment for accreditationaccreditation

Potential for increased retention of Potential for increased retention of studentsstudents

Potential for increased student Potential for increased student satisfactionsatisfaction

LaGuardia-CUNY Research

“LaGuardia has created one of the country’s largest ePortfolio initiatives. Since 2002, more than 17,000 LaGuardia students have built ePortfolios. The LaGuardia ePortfolio project speaks directly to … the power and importance of embodied pedagogy, pedagogy that links the cognitive to the affective, the academic to the personal.”

http://www.eportfolio.lagcc.cuny.edu/.

Engagement and Critical ThinkingHow much has your coursework emphasized synthesizing and organizing ideas, information, or experiences in new ways?

Engagement, Reflection & Self-UnderstandingHow much has your experience in this course contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in understanding yourself?

Pass Rates

Retention RatesRetention RatesSemester Retention and Cumulative 2 year Retention

What are the other uses of an What are the other uses of an E-Portfolio for students?E-Portfolio for students?

Student Career Development (career

portfolio)

Graduate School Applications

What an E-Portfolio is Not…

An E-Portfolio is not a Course Management System.

It is not a system to be used short term and then abandoned.

It is not a social networking platform.

Why iWebfolio over other Why iWebfolio over other E-Portfolio options?E-Portfolio options?

Robustness

Cost

Ease of Use

Compatibility with TracDat

Let’s see what iWebfolio Let’s see what iWebfolio has to offer… has to offer…

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?