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The Blackboard Portfolio tool: Features, uses, and campus-wide implementation process
The document discusses the implementation of the Blackboard portfolio tool at Northern Illinois University, emphasizing its features, usage across campus, and the campus-wide implementation process. It highlights the importance of stakeholder engagement, faculty training, and student support in successfully integrating portfolios into academic practices. The summary also reflects on the metrics achieved within a year, showcasing significant portfolio creation and training efforts.
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- 1. The Blackboard PortfolioTool: Features, uses, and campus-wide implementation process
- 2. Presenters Jason Rhode Director Faculty Developmentand Instructional Design Center Northern Illinois University jrhode@niu.edu @JasonRhode Stephanie Richter Assistant Director Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center Northern Illinois University srichter@niu.edu @slrichter
- 3. Agenda • Background information •Blackboard Portfolios: Features and examples • Campus-wide implementation process • Portfolio usage across campus • Considerations
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- 5. Northern Illinois UniversityOverview • Main campus in DeKalb, IL located 65 miles West of Chicago • Total enrollment: 20,130 • 1,174 Instructional faculty • Student to instructor/faculty ratio: 15:1 • Online programs: 8 undergrad, 7 graduate, 7 certificates
- 6. Why the InstitutionalEmphasis on Portfolios? • NIU PLUS Taskforce • High Impact Practices (HIP’s) • Focus on student retention and success
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- 8. Who has createda Portfolio in Blackboard?
- 9. Building Portfolios • Addartifacts from files or from prior Blackboard Assignment submissions • Embed media directly in the page • Customize and preview features • Manage multiple portfolios for different purposes • Use templates for standardized portfolios
- 10. Grading Portfolios • Facultycan create an Assignment with Portfolio Submission enabled • If Portfolio Submission is enabled, students can only submit a Portfolio • Faculty can grade and provide feedback as usual in the Grade Center
- 11. Sharing Portfolios • Sharesnapshots internally with institution users • Share snapshots externally with people outside the institution • Download entire portfolio as zip file for future use and portability
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- 18. Campus-wide Implementation Process IdentifyKey Stakeholders Raise Awareness Test Portfolio Tool Upgrade to April 2014 Develop Support Resources for Users Train Users
- 19. Identify Key Stakeholders •Provost’s Office • NIU PLUS Taskforce • Office of Assessment Services • Division of Information Technology • Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center • First and Second Year Experience Program • First Year Composition Program
- 20. Raise Awareness • ePortfolioSymposium: Regional College Readiness Partnerships – September 2014 • Teaching Effectiveness Institute – January 2015 • Demonstration of Bb Portfolio tool to stakeholders – January 2015 • Teaching with Technology Institute – June 2015
- 21. Test Portfolio Tool •Part of annual upgrade testing • Tested: • Creation • Sharing • Grading • Templates • Built sample portfolios for further promotion
- 22. Upgrade to April2014 • Memorial Day weekend 2015 • Featured the updated portfolios as part of the upgrade facdev.niu.edu/bbupgrade2015
- 23. Develop Support Resourcesfor Users • Developed throughout summer 2015 • Documentation, quick guides, sample portfolios, and tutorials • Materials for both students and faculty go.niu.edu/portfolios
- 24. Train Users • Offered8 hands-on workshops for faculty and staff • Nearly 150 faculty and staff trained • Special audiences: • UNIV 101 Instructors • First-Year Composition Instructors • Met with additional faculty 1-on-1 for template creation
- 25. Portfolio Usage AcrossCampus
- 26. Usage In 1 year,we have… 9 Templates created 6,332 Portfolios created 41 Courses with templates 3,447 Portfolio users
- 27. Training and Documentation In 1year, we have… 8 Hands-on workshops 5,587 Website pageviews 137 Participants 639 Tutorial views
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- 29. Staffing • Campus partners •Blackboard testers • Trainers • Resource developers
- 30. Implementation Time –1 year • Test Blackboard • Upgrade Blackboard (if necessary) • Develop student & faculty support resources • Train faculty users • Learning about portfolios • Raise awareness on campus • Demonstrate Blackboard Portfolios to key stakeholders
- 31. Support Resources • Focuson student support needs • Work with stakeholders to determine what they want to see in a portfolio • Create multiple formats (e.g., text, video, printable) • Create sample portfolios, export and share on website
- 32. Establish Policies • Whogets a template? • What do you name templates? • Who approves template format (or at least provides guidance for template structure)? • How long are student accounts active (and thus portfolios are accessible)?
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- 34. Summary • Implementing Portfoliosis a campus-wide process involving multiple stakeholders • Consider how Portfolios will be used for teaching and assessment as you plan your implementation • Students will need the most support, but faculty need to be comfortable that students can be successful
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- 36. Join Bb UsersCommunity Group j.mp/bbportfoliousers
- 37. Questions? Jason Rhode Director Faculty Developmentand Instructional Design Center Northern Illinois University jrhode@niu.edu @JasonRhode Stephanie Richter Assistant Director Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center Northern Illinois University srichter@niu.edu @slrichter
- 38. Don’t forget! Rate thissession in the BbWorld App.