eportfolios with livetext

Steve Graves – GeographyJohn Binkley & Barry Cleveland - Theatre

geography’s need

• Traditional capstone paper found insufficient to measure the multiplicity of our newly articulated SLO’s.

• Need for a media / assessment tool capable of capturing the broad range of competencies learned by geography students.

eportfolio

eportfolio option chosen because:1. Allowed students to demonstrate multiple skill sets

in a flexible media (required broadly worded SLOs)2. Attractive and effective means for students to

market themselves in a competitive job marketLivetext chosen because:

1. Preferred by WASC, recommended by Randal2. Good ‘service’ experience during trial period3. User friendly interface 4. Massive, secure storage capacity5. Appears to be 508 compliant

concerns

• The cost of the subscription ($90/5yrs) for a student is, more than some students can afford

• Raises questions of the virtue of asking students to pay for department assessment activities

• Requires wide participation on the part of the faculty (cost per class / breadth of assessment)

• May soon become obsolete as shareware alternatives evolve.

Sample – link

portfolio “homepage”

sample page

portfolio- embedded rubric

assignment

rubric tool

report

notes from geography

• our student portfolios are just beginning to mature…it takes several semesters

• we have had positive response from faculty, but to date limited participation beyond the assessment team (moodle looms!)

• students and faculty are still largely unfamiliar with portfolios and all need practice– similar uncertainties surround resumes

• media is capable of institutionalizing assessment

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• Theatre artists must build a showcase portfolio to enter the employment market.

• Professional portfolios were a key component for landing our positions at CSUN.

• It is important for theatre students to understand and embrace the culture of building, editing, and refining a professional portfolio over their career.

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• With the advances in digital media technologies, many practitioners have moved to develop digital portfolios to augment or replace traditional paper portfolios. – Advantages of a digital portfolio– Convenience, cost , portability– Storage space and security– Polish & professionalism– Learner centered– Increases technological skills

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Purpose of a Portfolio• Learning (Formative) -- occurs on an on-going

basis.• Assessment (Summative) -- occurs within the

context of a formal evaluation process.• Employment (Marketing)-- used for seeking

employment(ePort Digital Portfolio Project, University of Denver, 2002)

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Integrating the Culture of Portfolios• Students will store selected artifacts from all Theatre

core classes in their LiveText Portfolios.• The project was launched Fall 2007 with TH102-

Theatre Form and Content.• TH142-Introduction to Theatre Performance &

Introduction to Stage Voice and Movement will be added Spring 2008.

• The Spring 2011 class will have a portfolio archiving artifacts from all of there Theatre classes.

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Why use LiveText?• All of the reasons outlined above by Steve.• If ongoing assessment is going to be successful,

it must be imbedded into the curriculum and not merely a “must do” appendage.

• Allows sophisticated media elements, such as video and animations, to be integrated into and stored in the portfolios

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What are we doing with LiveText?• Correlating Standards

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Where Do We Go From Here?• Provide the framework and support for both full

time and part time faculty to integrate the culture of portfolios into the curriculum.

• Develop comprehensive reports which will yield useful data.

• Using the data to refine the curriculum.