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Eportfolios
Sandra & Louis Nadelson
Colleges of Health Science & College of Education
By the end of the class, each person will:
 Have a working definition of
“Eportfolio”
 Define two varying reasons for using
Eportfolios
 Identify their course/program
objectives for using an Eportfolio
 Describe two applications that can be
used to develop Eportfolios
Objectives of Class:
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Portfolio (Webster):
◦ 1. a set of pictures (as drawings or photographs)
usually bound in book form or loose in a folder
2 : a selection of a student's work (as papers and
tests) compiled over a period of time and used for
assessing performance or progress
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Eportfolio:
◦ Web based system that allows for collection,
display, reflection, and assessment of student
work.
◦ http://www.edtech.neu.edu/interactive_tools/eportfolios/
Defining (E)portfolios
Provide assessment data for
accreditation
 Help with assessment process
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Easily accessed
Provide for storage of a variety of
media
 Gives user ability to allow or restrict
who can view them
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Benefits of Eportfolios over
Traditional
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◦ Accreditation
◦ Program effectiveness
◦ Course outcomes
◦ Student learning
◦ Formative
◦ Summative
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Flexible:
◦ Use academically over a course, year,
program
◦ Can be used over an entire career
Benefits of Eportfolio
Show proficiency (summative)
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Student growth
◦ Allows for formative learning
◦ Build community
Goal for Eportfolios
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Type
Short term
Intermediate
 Long term
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Assessment
Reflection
Structure
Timeframe
Dossier
Summative
None
High
Varies
Showcase
Summative
Varies
High
Short
Standardsbased
Summative
Yes
Moderate
Long
Professional
Reflection
Formative &
Summative
Yes
Moderate
Long
E Resume
Summative
None
High
Short
Varies
Varies
Low
Varies
Flexible
Timeframes
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“E Resume”
Comparison of Eportfolio Types
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“Professional Reflection”
◦ Collection of artifacts over an academic program
◦ Often includes reflection
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“Standards Based”
◦ Include major outcomes for program
◦ Collect over admission
◦ May be a work in progress or tied to one course
Examples of Eportfolio
 Depends
on
◦ Objectives
◦ Timeframe
◦ Students
What works best?
“Showcase”
◦ Collection of students’ finest work at the end of
a course or program
◦ Can be used with reflection
◦ Structured like a resume with links to
documents
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“Flexible”
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“Dossier”
◦ Student has freedom to create as wishes
◦ Collections of documents to show competence
and professional readiness
Examples of Eportfolio
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Repository
◦ Google docs
◦ Blackboard (add on to current site with fee)
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Reflection/Student Development
◦ Google sites
Applications Available at BSU
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Not well defined need for portfolio
stated prior to program beginning
 Second year decided to go with
Eportfolio
 Websites created for the students
using pbworks.com
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BSU Nursing Grad Program:
Case Study
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Somewhat better defined need for
portfolio stated prior to program
beginning
 Third year decided to go with Google
Sites
 Websites created for the students
using Google sites
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BSU Nursing Grad Program: Case
Study
Lessons Learned
◦ Define the goals
 Create on vision for eportfolios
 Have buy in and support
 Pbworks.com
 Google
sites
◦ Set up supports
 Students need a lot of help
 Faculty may too
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Go to my eportfolio info site by putting this address in the browser
window
◦ https://sites.google.com/a/boisestate.edu/fye_portfolios/home
BSU Nursing Grad Program:
Case Study
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View Sites
Wikipedia provides a definition of ePortfolios, an extensive lists
of links to universities using ePortfolios as well as ePortfolio
products currently on the market.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPortfolio
Helen Barrett is a leader in researching and promoting the
use of ePortfolios. Her Electronic Portfolio site and blog
provide a wealth of resources.
http://electronicportfolios.com/
The Open Source Portfolio Initiative (OSPI)is a community of
individuals, primarily from educational institutions, who have
been develop a portfolio system. http://www.osportfolio.org/
EPAC (Electronic Portfolio Action and Communication)
community of practice wiki. http://epac.pbwiki.com/
www.taskstream.com TaskStream is an externally hosted system,
through which students are provided accounts on a subscription
basis.
Other Resources
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