Purdue Electronic Portfolio

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Purdue Electronic PortfolioPurdue Electronic Portfolio

School of EducationSchool of EducationPurdue UniversityPurdue University

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PP33TT33: Purdue Program for Preparing Tomorrow’s : Purdue Program for Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to use TechnologyTeachers to use Technology

http://p3t3.soe.purdue.edu/portfolio.htmhttp://p3t3.soe.purdue.edu/portfolio.htm

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PortfoliosPortfolios

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PortfoliosPortfolios

Are purposeful collections of student Are purposeful collections of student work that illustrate efforts, progress, and work that illustrate efforts, progress, and achievement.achievement.

Focus on growth and development over Focus on growth and development over time.time.

Provide a richer picture of student Provide a richer picture of student performance than can be gained through performance than can be gained through more traditional, objective measures.more traditional, objective measures.

Barrett, H. (2001, August). Electronic portfolio development strategies. PT3 Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

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Purdue PortfoliosPurdue Portfolios

Purposeful, chronological collections of selected Purposeful, chronological collections of selected student work that exhibit to the student and others student work that exhibit to the student and others the student’s progress, achievement and effort the student’s progress, achievement and effort over time. over time.

Grounded in the written standards as developed by Grounded in the written standards as developed by the Indiana Professional Standards Board.the Indiana Professional Standards Board.

Tools for self-reflection of students’ learning, Tools for self-reflection of students’ learning, documentation of their professional growth, and documentation of their professional growth, and preparation for performance-based licensure.preparation for performance-based licensure.

Report of the Portfolio Task Force. (2000, May).

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Portfolio ProcessesPortfolio Processes CollectionCollection

• Students gather materials to show knowledge, Students gather materials to show knowledge, dispositions, and performance.dispositions, and performance.

SelectionSelection• Students identify those artifacts that they believe address Students identify those artifacts that they believe address

standards.standards. ReflectionReflection

• Students think about their own evolving teaching Students think about their own evolving teaching practice.practice.

ProjectionProjection• Students consider what steps they need to take to Students consider what steps they need to take to

improve.improve.Danielson & Abrutyn (1997)

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Why Electronic?Why Electronic?

Allows for artifacts in multiple media Allows for artifacts in multiple media types (text, graphics, audio, video).types (text, graphics, audio, video).

Supports hyperlinking to interconnect Supports hyperlinking to interconnect work and link to standards.work and link to standards.

Portable, accessible, easily backed up, and Portable, accessible, easily backed up, and avoids space demands of paper.avoids space demands of paper.

Creation helps students develop their own Creation helps students develop their own technology skills.technology skills.

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PurduePurdue Electronic Electronic Portfolio Portfolio

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Purdue Electronic PortfolioPurdue Electronic Portfolio

The Purdue Electronic Portfolio (PEP) The Purdue Electronic Portfolio (PEP) system was developed as part of the Psystem was developed as part of the P33TT33 project in part to help our students:project in part to help our students:

• document knowledge and ability to teach,document knowledge and ability to teach,

• reflect on their teaching growth and reflect on their teaching growth and development, anddevelopment, and

• demonstrate proficiency with technology.demonstrate proficiency with technology.

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Additional PurposesAdditional Purposes

Students can assemble examples of work for Students can assemble examples of work for seeking employment and to prepare for seeking employment and to prepare for subsequent state certification requirements.subsequent state certification requirements.

Faculty can assess students’ workFaculty can assess students’ work• Artifacts are key assignments from courses.Artifacts are key assignments from courses.• Portfolios are approved at 4 gates in the teacher Portfolios are approved at 4 gates in the teacher

education program.education program. Faculty can aggregate data to assess the Faculty can aggregate data to assess the

teacher education program.teacher education program.

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PEP OrganizationPEP Organization

FilesFiles ArtifactsArtifacts PortfolioPortfolio

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UsageUsage

PEP became required for students entering PEP became required for students entering teacher education beginning Fall of 2002.teacher education beginning Fall of 2002.

Blocks I and II, EDCI 270, EDFA 200, Blocks I and II, EDCI 270, EDFA 200, and other courses are now in the system.and other courses are now in the system.

Phased implementation will continue over Phased implementation will continue over the next two years. Blocks III and IV will the next two years. Blocks III and IV will come into the system in 2003-04. come into the system in 2003-04. However, gate C and D assessments must However, gate C and D assessments must be in place this year.be in place this year.

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DIAS 2003: DIAS 2003: Documenting Indicators of Academic StandardsDocumenting Indicators of Academic Standards

Web-based documentation system of state and national Web-based documentation system of state and national standardsstandards

Designed for use in P-12 environments and teacher & Designed for use in P-12 environments and teacher & advanced professional preparation programsadvanced professional preparation programs

Used concurrently with PEP to demonstrate teacher Used concurrently with PEP to demonstrate teacher candidate knowledge and application of P-16 standardscandidate knowledge and application of P-16 standards

Required component of student teaching experience Required component of student teaching experience starting 2003-2004starting 2003-2004

Phased integration into block and methods courses Phased integration into block and methods courses starting Spring 2004starting Spring 2004

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What Do Instructors Need to Know What Do Instructors Need to Know about the PEP System?about the PEP System?

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Instructors Should Know…Instructors Should Know…

How accounts are createdHow accounts are created

• Student accounts are created from Registrar’s Student accounts are created from Registrar’s data of enrollments in those courses using the data of enrollments in those courses using the system after the beginning of the semester. system after the beginning of the semester. (Late additions may be omitted.) Instructor (Late additions may be omitted.) Instructor accounts are created from data supplied by accounts are created from data supplied by course coordinators.course coordinators.

Who to contactWho to contact

• [email protected]@purdue.edu

mailto:[email protected]

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Course setupCourse setup

• Specific courses and portfolio assignments Specific courses and portfolio assignments must be set up by the instructor or course must be set up by the instructor or course coordinator each semester. Until a course is coordinator each semester. Until a course is created, students cannot submit their work.created, students cannot submit their work.

ProjectsProjects

• The first required portfolio project in a course The first required portfolio project in a course should always be designated Project 1.should always be designated Project 1.

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Standards to be addressedStandards to be addressed

• What themes and INTASC principles will the What themes and INTASC principles will the portfolio assignment address? In multi-portfolio assignment address? In multi-section courses, this should be the same section courses, this should be the same across all sections.across all sections.

Earlier is betterEarlier is better

• Have students check access before due dates.Have students check access before due dates.

• Avoid end-of-semester due dates.Avoid end-of-semester due dates.

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Instructor FunctionsInstructor Functions

• You should be familiar with how to access You should be familiar with how to access and assess student work within the system.and assess student work within the system.

Student FunctionsStudent Functions

• Instructors automatically have access to the Instructors automatically have access to the student side of the system. You should be student side of the system. You should be familiar with how it works so that you can familiar with how it works so that you can address student questions that may arise.address student questions that may arise.

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Where to go for helpWhere to go for help

• [email protected]@purdue.edu

• Christian Mattix, Christian Mattix, [email protected]@purdue.edu

• Education computer labs on the 3Education computer labs on the 3rdrd floor of floor of BRNGBRNG



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What Do Students Need to Know about What Do Students Need to Know about the PEP System?the PEP System?

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Students Should Know…Students Should Know…

Why?Why?

• What is the purpose of the portfolio (e.g., What is the purpose of the portfolio (e.g., assembling evidence of teaching, meeting assembling evidence of teaching, meeting SOE assessments, preparing for future SOE assessments, preparing for future licensure, job search evidence)?licensure, job search evidence)?

What?What?

• What standards should they be addressing What standards should they be addressing and how should they think about and reflect and how should they think about and reflect on their own growth and development?on their own growth and development?

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Students Should Know…Students Should Know…

BrowserBrowser• Internet Explorer is recommendedInternet Explorer is recommended

High StakesHigh Stakes• Failure to satisfactorily complete a required portfolio Failure to satisfactorily complete a required portfolio

assignment means course failure and inability to assignment means course failure and inability to continue in teacher education.continue in teacher education.

Help is availableHelp is available• [email protected]@purdue.edu (for account or login (for account or login

problems)problems)

• TAs in Education computer labs on the 3TAs in Education computer labs on the 3rdrd floor of floor of BRNG (hands-on help)BRNG (hands-on help)


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DemonstrationDemonstration

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DemonstrationDemonstration Let’s see a demonstration of some Let’s see a demonstration of some

of the basic functionality of this of the basic functionality of this system.system.

Please notePlease note: features are continuing to be created and : features are continuing to be created and refined. Expect future changes. refined. Expect future changes.

Student Side Instructor Side

https://eportfolio.soe.purdue.edu/

https://eportfolio.soe.purdue.edu/instructor

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Questions?Questions?

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For more informationFor more information

Visit us on the web:Visit us on the web:

• http://p3t3.soe.purdue.edu/portfolio.htmhttp://p3t3.soe.purdue.edu/portfolio.htm

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