http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sun, 26 May 2013 02:23:16 PDT Sun, 26 May 2013 02:23:16 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=350418 Mahara is an open source e-portfolio, weblog, resume builder and social networking system, connecting users and creating online learner communities. Mahara is designed to provide users with the tools to demonstrate their life-long learning, skills and development over time to selected audiences. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=230891 For both students and teachers, portfolios offer many advantages over other forms of assessment. First--and probably most important, from the student’s point of view--writers gain more control over their writing and therefore over their grades. Instead of demonstrating your skill in a single essay, the final examination, you will create, select, revise and polish different pieces for the portfolio throughout the semester. Within boundaries established by the First-year Composition Program, you select the pieces to include in your portfolio; you will have opportunities to consult with your teacher and peers about the portfolio’s contents and to revise those pieces you choose to include; finally, you will have an opportunity to explain the merits of your portfolio as part of the assessment process. For the same reasons, teachers also like this method of evaluation: including portfolios in writing assessment allows them to focus on revision, on improvement, and on a process of collaboration among student, teacher, and peers. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=373374 Assessment & Accountability: How are they different? What is the role od ePortfolios? Where do we see things moving for future programs and individuals? Kathryn Sucher, ScD, RD is a Professor at San Jose State University and is currently the ePortfolio coordinator for the campus as well as the Assessment Liaison for her college. For the past two years she has been using ePortfolios for: 1) a campus FYE project on integrated/intentional learning, 2) her department's evaluation of student learning outcomes and 3) developing presentations for dietetic interns' accomplishments. Penelope Swenson, Ph.D., is interim chair of the CSU Bakersfield Ed.D. program and coordinator of C&I programs. She teaches in Educational Administration and Curriculum and Instruction and uses various technologies as tools to support effective teaching and learning. She uses these tools in ePortfolios, assessments, distance learning, and within hybrids and face-to-face courses too. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=397435 Updated for 2009 this is a great site includes1) Brochures for: Learners, Teachers, CEOs, employers, and IT support staff.2) A 2009 ePortfolio 21-page Roadmap,3) A document discussing recognition for prior learning. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=362461 Updated Sept. 2008 This is Helen Barrett's list of ePortfolio Tools, categorized by Level of Personal Expression and Creativity for the Portfolio Developer. This breaksdown the list by Authoring Tools, Static Web Services, Interactive Web Services, Software - Server required, Hosted Services, Assessment Systems - Hosted Services. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=356676 As of spring semester 2008 and using Chalk and Wire all Charlton MBA students are required to develop and maintain an electronic portfolio. This is their introduction page. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=380382 CityU TDG funded ePortfolio project website "ePortfolios for All: A Roadmap for Success" and is an extension of the Electronic Learning Portfolio and English Language Portfolio projects. This site has much information, including templates and a gallery. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=351361 Connections Volume 3, Issue 3 July 2008 issue has great articles on ePortfolios and Career Planning. Following a strong Note from the Editors (Tracy Penny Light & Cara Lane), articles include Using ePortfolios for Job Searching (Candace Ford, Sarah Lucas Hartley, Jill Lumsden - Florida State University), use in Developing Professional Reflective Practice in Vocational Subjects using an ePortfolio System (Julie Hughes, Linsey Duncan-Pitt & Emma Purnell - University of Wolverhampton), ePortfolios for Developing Professional Competencies (Bob Sproule, Tracy Penny Light, Katherine Lithgow - University of Waterloo). http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=235700 E-portfolios allow students to demonstrate competencies and reflect upon experiences, documenting academic preparation and career readiness. Creating e-portfolios enables students to enhance their learning by giving them a better understanding of their skills, as well as where and how they need to improve to meet academic and career goals. Additionally, the digital artifacts that students accumulate can be used to assess learning at the course, program, department, and institutional level. This report reviews how selected higher education institutions have implemented assessment e-portfolio systems that demonstrate and assess learning. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=380980 This report is from the UK's Joint Information Systems Committee site on ePortfolios. It focuses on the role e-portfolios play in the formative processes of learning - for example, by supporting dialogue with peers and tutors, evaluating and celebrating personal achievements and skills development, and, in the process, engaging learners - and professionals - in more profound reflection on their personal development planning (PDP) and continuing professional development (CPD). The guide investigates the concept of 'e-portfolio-based learning' from different perspectives - those of the learner, the practitioner, the institution, a professional body and a potential audience, summarizing key points of guidance in each case.