E-Portfolio Introduction
The e-portfolio website is a culminating experience for those who receive the KSU Graduate School Certificate. The purpose of the e-portfolio is to demonstrate the student’s knowledge of applicable research and theory and technology skills. Additionally, this e-portfolio can be used when applying for a position. This e-portfolio (housed in a small binder with a cd version of the files) is given to Dr. Talab at the completion of the last semester course, EDCI 858. This knowledge and these skills are exemplified in assignments, projects, and papers completed in required courses for the Digital Teaching and Learning Exit Outcomes, below. Your e-portfolio should have 1 or more examples of your choice (final project, paper, bibliography, etc.) from each class.
The e-portfolio website (which is also housed in a small binder with a cd version of the files) is given to Dr. Talab at the completion of the last semester course, EDCI 858. This knowledge and these skills are exemplified in assignments, projects, and papers completed in required courses for the Digital Teaching and Learning Exit Outcomes, below. Your e-portfolio website should have 1 or more examples of your choice (final project, paper, bibliography, etc.) from each class. Any student information, assignments, etc., that can not appear on the website should be included in the cd rom.
Digital Teaching and Learning Exit Outcomes (Aligned with Required Courses)
1. Understand educational technology and curriculum and instruction research and theory to develop and assess student learning experiences (EDCI 887 Professional Seminar 1)
2. Recognize the impact of emerging technologies and applications in teaching and learning (EDCI 750 Emerging Technologies in Education or other course under advisement of Dr. Talab)
3. Create effective, diverse learning experiences (EDCI 718 Learning Technologies, EDCI 786 Topics/Digital Video, EDCI 786 Topics/Wireless Connections).
4. Create standards-based technology projects with students (EDCI 858 Digital Teaching and Learning Project/e-Portfolio, all DTL courses require ISTE NETS for course projects).
5. Create a licensure-based professional e-portfolio (EDCI 858 Digital Teaching and Learning Project/e-Portfolio).
E-Portfolio Website
The e-portfolio homepage should be as visually appealing as possible, with a picture of you, an introduction to the e-portfolio, a listing of all of the exit outcomes and where to find them, as well as all of the elements of the checklist and links to them. The Website Resource List has free websites for your e-portfolio at the end of this document.
Example E-Portfolios
Because each semester I change the e-portfolio requirements, somewhat, you will find both individual differences and a few differences in the requirements for the e-portfolio for these two examples, below: Gabe Baca (2009)
Scott Brown (2009)
http://www.scottbrown.webs.com/index.html
Gabe Baca (2009)
http://sites.google.com/site/gabriellucianobaca/
Sue Atchison (2008)
http://www.coe.ksu.edu/users/atchison/Capstone_project/Skills.html
Technology Project Checklist Elements:
a) At least 1 content district/building/school improvement/KSBE state assessment/other outcome appropriate to project
b) Technology project proposal
c) At least 2 ISTE teacher performance indicators for lesson plan outcomes
d) At least 2 ISTE student technology performance indicators for lesson plan outcomes
e) Evidence of knowledge of Bloom’s Taxonomy (higher order thinking skills) of your choice
f) Assessment given to students (rubric)
g) Understanding by Design Technology Template (filled out with your technology project)
h) Evidence of student project development and presentation
i) Movie, Moviemaker, digital camera, etc.) to show student work (can/should also be done on the cd when information should be private for privacy reasons)
j) Examples of student work from project
E-Portfolio Contents
1) ____ Short NBPTS Reflection (http://www.nbpts.org) on the “Basic propositions-What teachers should know and be able to do”. Each question should be answered in terms of the technology used. This means that you reframe each question to answer in terms of technology use. Only a few sentences are necessary for each question.
2) ____ Research and theory KWL or short (1-page) essay on 5-7 learning and/or Educational Technology theories (Multiple Intelligences, Bloom’s Taxonomy, Dale’s Cone of Experience, Social Presence, etc.) and research that you can apply to your teaching environment ((EDCI 718, EDCI 887, etc.)
3) ____Skills KWL chart (what you knew when you entered the program, what you learned in it, and what you would like to learn upon completion).
4) ____ E-portfolio website url and two copies of student files or other private materials not appropriate to a website, as well as files on website, since websites can go down or move, on cd in 1 binder.
Website Resource List
Sometimes your school will allow you to place your e-portfolio on your teacher website. Otherwise, see the free websites, below. However, these sites change, begin charging by the month or end, so be careful. Since new sites come up frequently, do a search for them. A few are listed, below:
Google Sites
http://sites.google.com/?hl=en&tab=w3&pli=1
TeacherWeb
http://www.teacherweb.com/
Webstarts (free, signup required)
http://webstarts.com/?lts=GGL+free%20website