June 13, 2008, Edmonton, CanadaDistance Education Technology Symposium 20081 Dr. Madhumita...

June 13, 2008, Edmonton, Canada

Distance Education Technology Symposium 2008

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Dr. Madhumita Bhattacharya, Dr.

Debra Hoven, Dr. Susan Moisey, Dr. Richard

Kenny, Dr. Terry Anderson, Marguerite

Koole, and Norm Taylor

Centre for Distance Education, Athabasca University



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Introduction

Current Research on e-Portfolios

Our e-Portfolio Project

MDE e-Portfolio Competencies

e-Portfolio Structure

Selection of e-Portfolio System

Example of an MDE e-Portfolio

Discussion



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Comprehensive exams as a capstone activity:

Benefits Promote program quality Constrain workload for students & faculty Positive final experience

Issues Meaningfulness of experience Purpose of the activity Currency of questions

Rick



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E-Portfolios – a basic definition

E-Portfolios as an alternative to comp exams Promote program quality & currency Meaningfulness - Constructivist learning Use after graduation

Issues Ongoing vs. end of program portfolios Implementation – choice of platform Extend workload for students & faculty?

Rick



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The concept of e-portfolio is a phenomenon of the millennium

Research and development of e-portfolio tools

Emphasis on 21st century skills and competencies

Learning effectiveness studies on e-portfolios E.g. Handbook of research in e-portfolio Inter/national coalition for electronic portfolio research A list of reference of 29 pages has been compiled by Dr.

Helen Barrette on e-portfolio research.

Mita



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21st century graduates should be lifelong learners who have both discipline specific knowledge and skills as well as a range of generic skills or competencies.

These personal competencies, attributes or qualities are:

...critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, problem solving, logical and independent thought, effective communication, and related skills in identifying, accessing and managing information: personal attributes such as intellectual rigor, creativity and imagination; and values such as ethical practice, integrity and tolerance.

Why lifelong learning is important at present time?

Mita



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Learning Systems

Formal Learning

Informal Learning

Non-FormalLearning

Age 0

Age 80

Mita



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Provides opportunities to create personal learning space and record the learning journey in multimedia (personal archive)– process portfolio.

Could be made interactive by introducing expert feedback, peer review, blogs and wikis – interactive portfolio

An environment to demonstrate skills and competencies acquired in formal, non-formal and informal settings and reflect on the learning process- showcase portfolio (could create multiple versions by selecting artifacts from the repository).

Mita



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Selection of an appropriate platform

Graduate profile

Previous work done on creating the list of skills and competencies

Identification of major skills and competencies of graduates of MDE program

Development of the list of skills and competencies through series of synchronous and asynchronous sessions among the project team members



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Features: Essential to have as a graduate of MDE Built up over progression of whole

program of study Combination of personal, professional,

academic characteristics

Debra



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1. Problem solving, analysis & decision making

2. Instructional design & development

3. Communication technologies & networking

4. Communication & interpersonal skills

5. Research

6. Management, organization & leadership

Debra



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Problem solving e.g. group forum postings

Reach agreement with group members about what the assignment is:

1.2 Define the aspects of problems.

1.5 Evaluate the relevance of information for a given situation.

1.6 Compare alternatives.

1.7 Make reasoned arguments leading to rational solutions.

1.8 Justify these solutions.

1.9 Present them to others.Debra



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Compare to assignments - concrete applications of theoretical and developmental features

Showing what you know What you know about how it relates … How it developed How you know it How to apply it & why it’s appropriate How to extend it

Marguerite



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Formulating and asking the right questions

In the right way

To find useful answers

And communicate/negotiate each of these steps with others



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Process, communication, flow of design, relative application

Relationship between humans as social beings and as tool-users



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“big picture” thinking Top-down & bottom up views

Subtask breakdown & management

Overview, analysis, application



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Systems investigated (some of them) Newcastle University ePortfolio

http://www.eportfolios.ac.uk/FDTL4 Petal (Sakai)

http://petal.k-int.com/https://portfolio.alt.ac.uk/cmalt/index.jsp

ELGGhttp://elgg.org/

Maharahttp://www.mahara.org/

Marguerite



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me2u Log in Profile Communities Blog E-portfolio

Debra



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Norm Taylor

Norm



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Questions? Comments?

Thank you!



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Helen Barrett’s information on Reflection http://newali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1000156/Reflections.html

Some other links & resourceshttp://electronicportfolios.org/portfolios.htmlSome links to Teacher Ed portfolioshttp://electronicportfolios.org/teachers/index.htmlLinks to a Business student & a nursing student’s

sample e-Portfolios (in Quicktime tour format)http://www.studenteportfolio.qut.edu.au/

forstudents/samples.jsp

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