THE ELECTRONIC TRANSITION PORTFOLIO (ETP) SYSTEM PROJECT Phase I Steppingstones of Technology.

THE ELECTRONIC TRANSITION PORTFOLIO (ETP) SYSTEM PROJECT

Phase I Steppingstones of Technology

Develop an interactive technology-based tool to assist high school students with learning difficulties to:

Collect a systematic body of evidence to demonstrate learning and experiences required for high school graduation and preparation for post-school environments

Purpose of ETP System Project

Develop an interactive technology-based tool to assist high school students with learning difficulties to:

Promote self-directed learning and reflection, and Provide tools for postschool planning

Purpose of ETP System Project (continued)

Phases of Project

Input

A place to show who I am and my skills

Provide some templates Upload different files Be able to personalize An easy way to organize

my work

Relate to what I already have to do

Include career-related learning and practical skills

A place to journal and reflect

Interact with my students Easy way to track my

students progress

Students Teachers

Student Usability Testing Information (Students with Learning Disabilities, Autism, & Mild Cognitive Impairments)

Student Site Features

Student developed

profile page

Interactive icons: Links to

transition sites, templates,

dictionary site, calculator

Sample student profile

page

Alert icon, haven’t

journaled in over a week

Launching page for can

do areas

Subcategory page for : Who am I & Where am I going?

Teamwork Can Do Items

Finding a job items

The slate is where students upload files to

“prove” they can do the item they checked

as done and also provides a place to add reflections on what the

file shows

All About Me page shows what has been completed, what has been marked to do, and archive of best work files all sortable by category & date

When all marked to dos in category

are done

Progress: Quick Look

Best work page. Sortable

by column headings

Journal Page

Calendar page links to

do dates

This is a place to drag and drop specific best

work items with attached files and reflection to print

or save for a specific purpose (e.g., job interview, class presentations)

Teacher Site Features

This is the teacher’s

dashboard

Teachers can read or launch an audio-visual screen cast on how to use the site. Students have this feature too--

in the How Do I Section

Sample page of view/manage student accounts. Sortable by student name, email, date added and last

accessed

Report of all student selected to do items.

Sortable by date, student, can do

category, and item

Class Summary Report . Can also obtain individual

reports

What Phase are We In?oTesting preliminary version of site with 2 schools (4 classrooms)oCollecting pre-post student outcome dataoObtaining feedback on site features and functionality

oRevise site based on field testingoBuild understanding for potential effectiveness of siteoWider spread use in educational settings

What is Next?

University of Oregon • Bonnie Doren ([email protected])• Peter FitzGerald ([email protected])

ServerLogic• Todd Tomlinson ([email protected])

aHa! Consulting• Brian Gilday ([email protected]

Who Are We?