ePorfolio selection, and pilot outcomes (ACU)

Rebecca Wilson
Project Manager
25 June 2010
ACU ePortfolio Project

Definition
A purposeful collection of information and digital artefacts that demonstrates development or evidences learning outcomes, skills or competenciesAn electronic tool that helps you successfully achieve your goals by better understanding yourself and receiving valuable feedback from others

Project Overview
Why we
did it
Implementation
and Review
Evaluation stage
Selection criteria

Why we did it
Desire to extend the online learning systems to include a personallearning space
Curriculum requirement for certain faculties
Aid with transition from learning to working environments
Provide students with an ePortfolio for life

Project Sponsor
Paul Campbell, Director of IT
Project Steering Committee
Dean of EducationAssociate Dean of Health SciencesExecutive Manager, Office of Student SuccessDirector, Learning and TeachingDirector of IT
Project Working Group
Project ManagerDirector of ITAssociate Dean EducationeLearning Coordinators (Education, Health Sciences)LecturersManager, ACUOnline (support and training)Library representativeOffice of Student SuccessIT Client Services
Monthly meetings
Weekly meetings
Project Teams

Scope of the Project

Selection Criteria
Easy to use, web-based
Ability to present in a multi-pagewebsite
Store a wide range of digital artefacts, reflections and presentations
Able to personalise and customisepresentations
Ability to communicate with and assess student portfolios – to be adopted as a choice by lecturers
Students able to flag content using the University’s approved attributes
Flexible file size and storage limits
Ability to statistically report on ePortfoliouse
Sustainable after graduation
Integration with LMS for marks, assessments, artefacts

Pebblepad
UK based with AUS rep
Rate against graduate attributes, and self made attributes
Customisable presentations
Wizard-like system
Interface is childlike
Flash technology and potential issues on different platforms in use
Mahara
Relatively inexpensive solution
Good community base
Unable to create multipage views
Limited theme design and customisation by student
Unable to rate against graduate attributes
Product selection
and
evaluation
Desire2Learn
Canada based with AUS rep
Web-based, platform independent
Simple interface for data input
Able to customise and personalise presentations
Management of graduate attributes
Not previously in use at Australian universities
Careerhub
Australia based
Aligned with an existing project at ACU
Good resume building tool
No theme design or customisation by student, difficult to manage content
Poor tracking of experiences and reflections

Graduate Attributes

Desire2Learn Competencies
Graduate attributes created as
Learning Objectives
Activities can be created under each Learning Objective
Activity results can
be measured

Implementation
October 2009
November 2009
December 2009
January 2010
Training
Train the Trainer sessions
eLearning Coordinators, IT staff, Learning and Teaching staff
Students and academics provided with online self-paced tutorials and documentation
Academics trained by their faculty eLearning Coordinators

Review process has just commenced
Initial statistics:
Mid Pilot Review

Feedback
…taken to the assignment tasks like “ducks to water” and I have not heard one complaint from any of them. I find all this student activity quite amazing…
Student motivation to learn and self assess has improved. They are learning more independently.
The immediate benefit that I experienced with Desire2Learn was the paperless assessments. Being able to access students work from home without have to take it home was great. A definite time saver.
There have been no problems reported to me by staff or students associated with not understanding how to use the software…
Problems were related to equipment and space, the usual problems…
Initial problems with students not accessing ePortfolio– this was improved with the addition of formative assessment/class activities built around ePortfolio
Some anxiety around using ePortfolios. Resolved with regular small training bite sessions.

Coordinating with LMS project
Involvement of faculty staff
Keep up the momentum
Support resources
Lessons Learnt

Thank you
Questions?

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