Replacing Portfolio with

ePortfolio

Elaine GaleTech Thursday

4-23-09

SPED 737Student Teaching Seminar

Student Assessment Impact Project (SAIL)

• The purpose of the SAIL project is to assess candidates’ effect on student learning Learning Needs Report Pre Assessment Unit Post Assessment Reflection

SAIL Rubric

Overall Rubric

Portfolio Challenges

Sharing Grading Multi-Media

ePortfolio Solutions

Sharing Feedback Multi-Media

How?

1. Wiki Portfolio 2. iWeb

Click around Blackboard

• Wiki eportfolio link• Gale eportfolio• Student eportfolio

Wiki ePortfolio Challenges

Wiki ePortfolio Challenges

Gale Student

Wiki ePortfolio Challenges

Wiki ePortfolio Challenges

Wiki ePortfolio Challenges

Wiki ePortfolio Challenges

Wiki ePortfolioStudent Comments

Wiki eportfolio strengths?

• The elimination of bulky materials that need to be presented

• It is set up for you and you plug in the information

• Organization and easy uploading for most things

• It can be changed as you go or as the professor views it and makes suggestions.

• Editing is painless• The comprehensive nature of the portfolio covers multiple aspects that reflect a new teacher candidate

• Portable since I am not limited to one city for potential employment

Wiki ePortfolioWeaknesses

• Trouble uploading so it can be time-consuming• Formatting • Not many options with fonts, formatting, etc.• When SNET is down - which was a lot this semester - made it frustrating to work on certain projects

• I am not “wired” nor very skilled at using technology. I much prefer tangibles (handwriting drafts, face-to-face interactions)

• I would prefer a different homepage layout, maybe something more colorful

• It does not format well with Macs, which are great computers for deaf ed. purposes

Feedback for instructor/future

students• Maybe put little dates next to each entry for reminders of when things are due.

• Double check if work properly uploads• Definitely helps me to stay organized• If there is a way to use the portfolio without being subjected to the glitches of BB, that would be preferable

• This is definitely the future and it is a great opportunity to do this as course work

• This is the future of portfolios and resumes

Anything Else?

• Found the technology awkward at first, but I enjoy it now

• I think it is great to be on the cutting edge of the interview process!

Lessons Learned

• Provide more training• Set firm deadlines• Suggestion for browser selection

ePortfolio iWeb example

http://soe-server.hunter.cuny.edu:8080/portfolio

Questions?

egale@hunter.cuny.edu

Thank youICIT, James Lengel, Tech

Thursday