The Blackboard Portfolio Tool:Features, uses, and campus-wide implementation process
Presenters
Jason RhodeDirector Faculty Development and Instructional Design CenterNorthern Illinois University
[email protected]@JasonRhode
Stephanie RichterAssistant Director Faculty Development and Instructional Design CenterNorthern Illinois University
[email protected]@slrichter
Agenda
• Background information• Blackboard Portfolios: Features and examples• Campus-wide implementation process• Portfolio usage across campus • Considerations
Background Information
Northern Illinois University Overview
• Main campus in DeKalb, ILlocated 65 miles West of Chicago
• Total enrollment: 20,130• 1,174 Instructional faculty• Student to instructor/faculty
ratio: 15:1• Online programs: 8 undergrad,
7 graduate, 7 certificates
Why the Institutional Emphasis on Portfolios?
• NIU PLUS Taskforce• High Impact Practices
(HIP’s)• Focus on student
retention and success
Features and Examples
Who has created a Portfolio in Blackboard?
Building Portfolios
• Add artifacts from files or from prior Blackboard Assignment submissions
• Embed media directly in the page• Customize and preview features• Manage multiple portfolios for different purposes• Use templates for standardized portfolios
Grading Portfolios
• Faculty can create an Assignment with Portfolio Submission enabled
• If Portfolio Submission is enabled, students can only submit a Portfolio
• Faculty can grade and provide feedback as usual in the Grade Center
Sharing Portfolios
• Share snapshots internally with institution users• Share snapshots externally with people outside the
institution• Download entire portfolio as zip file for future use
and portability
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Campus-wide Implementation Process
Campus-wide Implementation Process
Identify Key Stakeholders
Raise Awareness
Test Portfolio Tool
Upgrade to April 2014
Develop Support Resources for Users
Train Users
Identify Key Stakeholders
• Provost’s Office• NIU PLUS Taskforce• Office of Assessment Services• Division of Information Technology• Faculty Development and Instructional Design
Center• First and Second Year Experience Program• First Year Composition Program
Raise Awareness
• ePortfolio Symposium: Regional College Readiness Partnerships – September 2014
• Teaching Effectiveness Institute – January 2015• Demonstration of Bb Portfolio tool to stakeholders –
January 2015• Teaching with Technology Institute – June 2015
Test Portfolio Tool
• Part of annual upgrade testing• Tested:• Creation• Sharing• Grading• Templates
• Built sample portfolios for further promotion
Upgrade to April 2014
• Memorial Day weekend 2015• Featured the updated portfolios as part of the
upgrade
facdev.niu.edu/bbupgrade2015
Develop Support Resources for Users
• Developed throughout summer 2015• Documentation, quick guides, sample portfolios, and
tutorials• Materials for both students and faculty
go.niu.edu/portfolios
Train Users
• Offered 8 hands-on workshops for faculty and staff
• Nearly 150 faculty and staff trained
• Special audiences:• UNIV 101 Instructors• First-Year Composition Instructors
• Met with additional faculty 1-on-1 for template creation
Portfolio Usage Across Campus
Usage
In 1 year, we have…
9Templates created
6,332Portfolios created
41Courses with
templates
3,447Portfolio users
Training and Documentation
In 1 year, we have…
8Hands-on workshops
5,587Website pageviews
137Participants
639Tutorial views
Considerations
Staffing
• Campus partners• Blackboard testers• Trainers• Resource developers
Implementation Time – 1 year
• Test Blackboard• Upgrade Blackboard
(if necessary)• Develop student &
faculty support resources• Train faculty users
• Learning about portfolios• Raise awareness on
campus• Demonstrate Blackboard
Portfolios to key stakeholders
Support Resources
• Focus on student support needs• Work with stakeholders to determine what they
want to see in a portfolio• Create multiple formats (e.g., text, video, printable)• Create sample portfolios, export and share on
website
Establish Policies
• Who gets a template?• What do you name templates?• Who approves template format (or at least provides
guidance for template structure)?• How long are student accounts active (and thus
portfolios are accessible)?
Summary
Summary
• Implementing Portfolios is a campus-wide process involving multiple stakeholders
• Consider how Portfolios will be used for teaching and assessment as you plan your implementation
• Students will need the most support, but faculty need to be comfortable that students can be successful
go.niu.edu/portfolios
Join Bb Users Community Group
j.mp/bbportfoliousers
Questions?
Jason RhodeDirector Faculty Development and Instructional Design CenterNorthern Illinois University
[email protected]@JasonRhode
Stephanie RichterAssistant Director Faculty Development and Instructional Design CenterNorthern Illinois University
[email protected]@slrichter
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