Stage 5 - Publishing e-portfolios on CD-ROM
Welcome to Part III in the series. In this module, we will explore the many
ways that we can publish our electronic portfolios. As stated in one of the
readings in Module 1, an electronic portfolios is, at its most elementary level,
a portfolio stored in an electronic container. In this module, we will explore
at least three of these containers: CD-ROMs, Web Servers, Video Tape, with a
look toward the future of DVD publishing. We will finalize our portfolios and
publish them on the most appropriate medium for our purpose, content, and audience.
The first publishing environment we will explore is CD-ROM, including the requirements,
limitations and advantages of recording electronic portfolios on CD-ROM. You
will prepare your final portfolio to eventually write to a CD-Recordable disc
by the end of the course.
1. In this module we will learn about:
(Objectives)
- Formating portfolio for multiple publishing formats.
- Recording portfolio to appropriate medium (CD-ROM, WWW server, and videotape).
2. We will: (Activities)
- Explore Stage 5 - The Presentation Portfolio and Publishing - Burning CDs
- Prepare portfolio for burning to CD. Demonstrate the process of writing
a CD-Recordable disc.
- Discuss the issues involved in pressing e-portfolios to CD-ROM
- Discuss implementation: how and when to introduce the e-portfolio to students
3. Web or CD Activity:
Resources for hands-on activities
4. Discussion:
- Discussion #11-1 - Discuss publishing e-portfolios for different audiences
and discuss pros & cons of publishing on CD-ROM: Discuss the variety of
audiences that you may have for your electronic portfolio and the role that
those audiences have on your decision about the format(s) for you will use
to publish your e-portfolio. Then, discuss the advantages and disadvantages
of publishing your e-portfolio in CD-ROM.
- Discussion #11-2 - Where is the electronic portfolios introduced to students?
(Refer to the Digital Packrat lesson that was introduced in Module 1.3; the
lesson is in the Articles folder inside the PDFs folder on the CD.) If you
are a faculty member or need to support students in a teacher education program,
discuss when you think it would be important to introduce the electronic portfolios
to students. If you are (or are preparing to be) a K-12 educator, when and
how would you introduce the electronic portfolio to your students? Be sure
to identify your frame of reference and your context for implementing e-portfolios.
5. Participant Progress check-list:
- This format provides a lot of flexibility in archiving your work, and is
a much better format for digital video. The final version of your portfolio
that you will turn in for this workshop will most likely be on a CD-ROM or on
a Web site. If you have never written a CD-ROM before, go to a computer lab
or ask a techie friend to show you how the process works. It is really not
much more complicated than copying files to another drive. The price of CD-Recordable
blanks is so low, that you can experiment with different file organization
strategies.
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MODULE 3.2
Stage 5 - Publishing e-portfolios on WWW
In this section, you will locate a web server for publishing the highlights
of your e-portfolio. We will discuss the issues of publishing reflective portfolios
on the WWW. We will also look at the pros and cons of publishing e-portfolios
in HTML format. Another assignment will be to begin looking at web-based commercial
e-portfolio systems.
1. In this module we will learn about:
(Objectives)
- Publishing portfolio highlights on website.
2. We will: (Activities)
- Review how to prepare a web site version of portfolio highlights and post
to Web server (either provided by your University/school or try one of the
"free" sites)
- Discuss the issues of posting e-portfolios to the WWW.
- Discuss curriculum changes that need to occur so that students have opportunities
to develop digital artifacts
- Begin review of at least one online e-portfolio management system. Sign
up for free guest accounts on at least one of the following commercial systems:
TaskStream, McGraw-Hill's Folio Live, University of Minnesota's Open Source
Portfolio Initiative (OSPI).
- Review the PLP, an online portfolio and learning support system being developed
in Vermont.
3. Web or CD Activity:
Resources for hands-on activities
Commercial e-portfolio
providers plus Dr. Barrett's "Guide to Online Portfolio Systems"
plus Excel worksheet to evaluate different systems
Free Web Hosting sites
- Watch Out! Most of them put banner ads or pop-up ads on your pages!
- Yahoo! provides GeoCities www.geocities.com
- Google
provides a list of "free" web hosting sites (you have to search for the
add-free sites)
4. Discussions:
- Discussion #12-1 - Discuss pros and cons of publishing e-portfolios in HTML
format on the WWW. Discuss issues to look for in adopting and using an online
e-portfolio management system and what to look for in the commercial systems
to be reviewed. You will be signing up for at least one online system. Also
discuss issues to look for in adopting and using an online e-portfolio management
system and what to look for in the commercial systems to be reviewed. Refer
to Dr. Barrett's Pedagogical
Issues in Electronic Portfolio Implementation
- Discussion #12-2 - How can you insure that your curriculum allows "appropriate
digital artifacts for electronic portfolio"?
Discuss how you will insure that student have an opportunity to develop the
digital evidence for the electronic portfolio. What changes need to be made
to the curriculum for electronic portfolios to be successfully implemented?
What changes have to be made to the curriculum so that students have opportunities
to create the digital artifacts that are necessary for an electronic portfolio?
What happens to a student who passes a class and only has exam scores to show
for all of their work? What kinds of changes need to be made in the curriculum
and the way courses are taught (and work is assigned and assessed) so that
students can have artifacts that demonstrate the standards?
5. Participant Progress check-list:
You should be comfortable with converting your portfolios into Web-compatible
format (HTML or PDF). By now, your portfolio should becoming finalized, all
of your artifacts scanned, converted and linked to your main portfolio document.
Your video or digital storytelling artifact should be completed. You should
be almost ready to finish, You should also have a demo account on at least
one of the online e-portfolio commercial systems, and have selected a few
artifacts from your portfolio to upload as you experiment.
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MODULE 3.3
Stage 5 - Publishing e-portfolios on videotape
In this section, we will explore the use of videotape as a publishing medium
for electronic portfolios.We will also continue trying out one of the online
commercial e-portfolio systems.
1. In this module we will learn about:
(Objectives)
- Publishing portfolio highlights on videotape.
2. We will: (Activities)
- Review how to prepare a short videotape of portfolio highlights and transfer
computer data to videotape - Set up a computer with the appropriate cables
to record computer screens to a VCR.
- Discuss the pros and cons of publishing e-portfolios on videotape
- Discuss the student support systems needed to implement e-portfolios
- Continue to try out online portfolio systems
3. Web or CD Activity:
Resources for hands-on activities
4. Discussions:
- Discussion #13-1 - Discuss pros & cons of video as a medium for publishing
e-portfolios: Not all audiences have access to the computer technology to
be able to read digital portfolios. Discuss the pros and cons of publishing
your e-portfolio to analog videotape. Did you try to make a short videotape
of the highlights of your portfolio? After reading the two web documents,
what questions do you have about the process of transferring computer data
to videotape?
- Discussion #13-2 - What is the support system in place to support students'
creating their final, assessment portfolio? Is there a course in the curriculum?
There are several levels of support: technology, processes, and people. What
support do you think students need for equipment? for training materials and
established processes? for human resource support? How do you support students
putting together an "exit" portfolio (the idea of a capstone course
to support developing the portfolio often works in some programs).
5. Participant Progress check-list:
- Try out commercial system. Were you able to make a short videotape
of the highlights of your e-portfolio?
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MODULE 3.4
Stage 5 - Publishing on DVD & Emerging Technologies
In this section, we will explore some of the emerging technologies for publishing
electronic portfolios. We will also continue trying out one of the online
commercial e-portfolio systems and we will also discuss the online portfolio
system that we have each been evaluating, including posting an evaluation
form.
1. In this module we will learn about:
(Objectives)
- Emerging technologies for e-portfolio development and publishing.
2. We will: (Activities)
- Explore and discuss other emerging strategies for publishing e-portfolios
and the online portfolio systems we have been reviewing
- Discuss future learning goals after the workshop is over
- Other (future) formats for publishing (i.e., DVD, Palm). If you have access
to a computer with a DVD burner, walk through the procerss of writing a DVD,
either as a super-large file storage system, or to produce a full-motion video
DVD.
- Wrap up your portfolio
3. Web or CD Activity:
4. Discussions:
- Discussion #14-1 - Discuss possibilities of new media for publishing e-portfolios.
Discuss the pros and cons of online portfolio systems based on two weeks of
experience with a commercial system. First, discuss any other media that might
be appropriate for publishing e-portfolios (i.e., DVD, Palm). Then, discuss
the online system that you tried out over the last two weeks. Briefly name
and describe what you did with the system, and your impressions of its useability
for developing your e-portfolios, either for yourself or for your students.
To raise some issues, I have posted
a short paper on my concerns about the differences between electronic
portfolios and online assessment management systems, based on the paper I
presented at AERA 2003.
- Discussion #14-2 - What are your "next steps" after this workshop?
How do you intend to implement what you have learned? It is always good to
formulate plans to implement your learning after a class is over. Therefore,
indicate to us a little about the context of your future implementation (i.e.,
with future teachers, K-12 students, etc.) and the next steps you plan to
take, what other resources or support you will need, etc. When creating a
plan to implement e-portfolios in an organizational setting, here are some
issues to consider: Vision, Skills, Incentives, Resources, Action Plan (see
the Change.ppt document in the Workshopfiles folder on the course CD). You
are creating your action plan.
5. Participant Progress check-list:
- Were you able to try out these online systems to your satisfaction?
What did you think of that process compared to the "grow your own"
process that we have used in this workshop?
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MODULE 3.5
Finalize Portfolio & Evaluation
In this final section, we will finalize our portfolios, present them before
an audience. We will also discuss the outcomes of this workshop.
1. In this module we will learn about:
(Objectives)
- Presenting the portfolio to an audience and evaluating the
portfolio based on an evaluation rubric
2. We will: (Activities)
- Submit final portfolios in appropriate medium
3. Web or CD Activity:
4. Written Assignment:
- Discussion #15 - Final Workshop Evaluation - Share with your fellow class
members how you are going to submit your portfolio. If it is on a CD-ROM,
videotape or DVD, follow the weekly announcement on how to turn it in physically.
If it is posted to a website, share the URL with the rest of the class. Then,
share with your instructors and the rest of the class members what you got
out of this workshop and anything else that you would like to add as a parting
wish.
5. Participant Progress check-list:
- Congratulations! You have completed this Module when you have participated
in each of the discussions and submitted your final portfolio in your chosen
format to your instructors.
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©2003, Helen C. Barrett, Ph.D.
