Replacing
Portfolio with ePortfolio
Elaine Gale
Tech Thursday
4-23-09
SPED 737
Student Teaching Seminar
Student Assessment Impact
Project (SAIL)
• The purpose of the SAIL project is to
assess candidates’ effect on student
learning
 Learning Needs Report
 Pre Assessment
 Unit
 Post Assessment
 Reflection
SAIL Rubric
Overall Rubric
Portfolio Challenges
Sharing
Grading
Multi-Media
ePortfolio Solutions
Sharing
Feedback
Multi-Media
How?
1. Wiki Portfolio
2. iWeb
Click around Blackboard
• Wiki eportfolio link
• Gale eportfolio
• Student eportfolio
Wiki ePortfolio
Challenges
Wiki ePortfolio
Challenges
Gale
Student
Wiki ePortfolio
Challenges
Wiki ePortfolio
Challenges
Wiki ePortfolio
Challenges
Wiki ePortfolio
Challenges
Wiki ePortfolio
Student Comments
Wiki eportfolio
strengths?
• The elimination of bulky materials that need to be
presented
• It is set up for you and you plug in the information
• Organization and easy uploading for most things
• It can be changed as you go or as the professor views it
and makes suggestions.
• Editing is painless
• The comprehensive nature of the portfolio covers
multiple aspects that reflect a new teacher candidate
• Portable since I am not limited to one city for potential
employment
Wiki ePortfolio
Weaknesses
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Trouble uploading so it can be time-consuming
Formatting
Not many options with fonts, formatting, etc.
When SNET is down - which was a lot this semester made it frustrating to work on certain projects
• I am not “wired” nor very skilled at using technology. I
much prefer tangibles (handwriting drafts, face-to-face
interactions)
• I would prefer a different homepage layout, maybe
something more colorful
• It does not format well with Macs, which are great
computers for deaf ed. purposes
Feedback for
instructor/future students
• Maybe put little dates next to each entry for reminders of
when things are due.
• Double check if work properly uploads
• Definitely helps me to stay organized
• If there is a way to use the portfolio without being
subjected to the glitches of BB, that would be preferable
• This is definitely the future and it is a great opportunity to
do this as course work
• This is the future of portfolios and resumes
Anything Else?
• Found the technology awkward at first, but
I enjoy it now
• I think it is great to be on the cutting edge
of the interview process!
Lessons Learned
• Provide more training
• Set firm deadlines
• Suggestion for browser selection
ePortfolio iWeb example
http://soe-server.hunter.cuny.edu:8080/portfolio
Questions?
egale@hunter.cuny.edu
Thank you
ICIT, James Lengel, Tech Thursday