Porto Walti EDEN Paris 2008 Presentation
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Stella C. Porto University of Maryland University College Christine Walti Anne Arundel Community College & University of Maryland University College
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Presentation of the Action Research project conducted by S. Porto and C. Walti on the adoption, implementation and support of e-portfolios as part of the Master of Distance Education program at UMUC. This was presented at the EDEN Research Workshop in Paris 2008.
Transcript of Porto Walti EDEN Paris 2008 Presentation
StellaC.PortoUniversityofMarylandUniversityCollege
ChristineWaltiAnneArundelCommunityCollege&UniversityofMarylandUniversityCollege
Focus
OngoingresearchonthesupportingandexpansionofMDEstudentseportfolios Effectivenessofcurrentimplementationmethodology
Studentpreparationforthee‐portfolioactivity Necessarysupporttolifelonge‐portfolios
Overview
Contextandlandscape Actionresearchactivities&findings Newstrategies Actionplan Initialpilotresults
ContextandlandscapeUMUC
Online enrollment > 177,000
Head count > 86,000
Enrollment > 272,000
2nd largest state institution in the US
> 100 degree programs fully online
ContextandLandscape:TheMasterofDistanceEducation
ContextandLandscape:Thecapstonecourse
ContextandLandscape:Thecapstonecourse
ContextandLandscape:TheMDEe‐portfolioactivity
Deliverableofthecapstonecourse Duringthecapstonestudentalsohavetocompleteamajorresearchproject
Shouldserveasa‘reflection’oftheMDEjourneyandprofessionalportraitforstudents
Actionresearchactivities&findings• Promotingtheuseoflearningjournals
• MDEstudentlounge• Continuoussupport:
answeringstudentsquestions
• Noprescribedorsuggestedactivities
• Creationoftheeportfoliotutorial
Actionresearchactivities&findings • Reviewofexisting
e‐portfolios
• Surveywithstudents
Actionresearchactivities&findings Majorchallenges
Permanence Lackofnecessaryskillset Latestart Lackofsupport Lackofinstitutionalsupport Lackofcorrelationwiththecurriculum Lackofinvolvementofotherstakeholders Grading Lackofstructureandcriteriaforassessment
Actionresearchactivities&findings
Permanence Lackofnecessary
skillset Lackofsupport Lackof
institutionalsupport
Latestart Lackofcorrelationwiththecurriculum
Lackofinvolvementofotherstakeholders
Grading Lackofstructureandcriteriaforassessment
Actionresearchactivities&findings
Permanence Lackofnecessary
skillset Lackofsupport Lackof
institutionalsupport
Latestart Lackofcorrelationwiththecurriculum
Lackofinvolvementofotherstakeholders
Grading Lackofstructureandcriteriaforassessment
Useofweb2.0apps
Defaultinstitutionallimitedsupport
Rubric Directtiestoprogramoutcomesassessment
MDEeportfolioorientationrunningeverysemester
Web2.0explosionofappsandservices:social/sharing&mediarich
E‐portfoliousingWeb2.0apps(blog)
e‐portfolioWeb2.0app
RubricandassessmentCoreLearningareas&MDEoutcomesassessmentplan
MDEeportfolioorientation
MDEeportfolioorientation:pilotandfeedbacksurvey
How useful was the information shared throughout the workshop? Average = 4.5 (Max. 5)
How useful was the interaction during the workshop? Average = 3.9 (Max. 5)
What is the likelihood that you recommend this workshop to another MDE peer? ? Average = 4.75 (Max. 5)
Finalremarks
Importanceofcontinuingorientation Challengeofbringinginmorestakeholders Technologyissue
Institutionalsupport Pros Cons
Web2.0advantage Nextstep
RelationshipwithMDEprogramgoals Assessmentanduseofrubric
