Why Open Source Portfolio (OSP) in Sakai Works For Us Nancy O’Laughlin, [email protected] Marc Zaldivar, [email protected] Teggin Summers, [email protected]
Dec 17, 2015
Why Open Source Portfolio (OSP) in Sakai Works For Us
Nancy O’Laughlin, [email protected] Zaldivar, [email protected]
Teggin Summers, [email protected]
During session presenters will …• Share their perspectives on why Open Source
Portfolio (OSP) in Sakai works for them.• Describe the implementation and management
decisions made for their own institutions.• Share the features within OSP that enable them
to meet course, program or institutional needs.• Critically reflect on those decisions and features
summarizing their current situation and plans for the future.
Tool name Purpose
• Matrices• Evaluations
• Forms• Portfolio• Portfolio templates• Glossary
• Provides structure, guidance• Views outstanding evaluations
of students matrices• Collect structured data• Create a personal portfolio• Guided presentation portfolio• provides definitions for row and
column names in matrices
Portfolio tools in Sakai
Why we chose Sakai at UD• Information Technologies had prior experience
with Open Source software• Interest in e-portfolios, led to an early installation
of Sakai for OSP tools• UD adopted Sakai in 2008 as its LMS– Course sites – primary focus of use – set of tools
matched our current needs– Project sites – provide an online working environment
for groups– Portfolio sites – interest increasing on campus,
continue pilots
Portfolios at UD• Programmatic portfolio
(TLA portfolio)– Faculty driven– Program level– Connected to student
program learning goals & General Education goals
– Reflective• Presentation portfolio
(piloting)
LEARNING
ASSESSMENT
TEAC
HIN
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E-PORTFOLIOS
How we use Sakai for programmatic portfolios
• Matrices tool– Gather student data
• Submitted artifacts• Self assessment• Responses to reflective prompts
– Provide feedback• Instructor• Peer
– Provide evaluation • Instructor• Peer• External
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Process: Matrix Building Workflow (outside Sakai)
CFEE*
Design
*Center for Educational Effectiveness
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Matrix Building Workflow (inside Sakai)
IT CS&S*
Development
*Information Technologies, Client Support & Services
Sample matrix/portfolio in Sakai
Presentation portfolio is one artifact in the programmatic portfolio
Presentation portfolios
Piloting• OSP Sakai (using
matrices, portfolio tools)• Google Apps (Google
Sites)• Dreamweaver• Other
Considerations• Access after graduation• Sharing• URL• Download and save• Ease of use• Technical background of
student/faculty
Learned to date• Takes time• Complexity of e-portfolio, – One model does not fit all
• Need for faculty development
• Technology– Common advantages/challenges– What goes in, must come out – reporting
“My teaching is improving with every session!”
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Why we chose Sakai at VT
• Our Sr. Dir. of Strategy and Planning was on the founding board of Open Source Portfolio, which was subsumed by Sakai.
• When VT made the decision to leave Bb, Sakai was compelling because of its incorporation of other activities in addition to classroom management capabilities, i.e., project sites and OSP tools.
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…why we chose Sakai
• Knowing that our university was facing SACS accreditation, we emphasized the OSP tools for assessment needs
• We also have a Dean and VP of Undergraduate Education who is a big proponent of ePortolios, and the Sakai eP tools made the most sense for university-wide deployment of ePs (with tools built right into the university CLE).
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Biggest Advantage to Using Sakai
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Example:learning, assessment, and prof. dev.
Kelly Anne Stahl
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Example: feedback and assessment
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Advantages to using Sakai
• Tools built into CLE/OAE– Systems and Development teams are able to
provide support and infrastructure • Tools are robust/diverse– Matrix and template tools span the spectrum of
needs and functionality• Rigorous Private/Share capability• Balance between templates & student
creativity
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…advantages to using Sakai
• Assessment, assessment, assessment– Specific tools for assessment– Student still owns the content, but
administrators are able to save data for assessment purposes
• Provide scaffolded learning environment• Embed reflection forms and offer places for
reflective activities
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Challenges to using Sakai• Not always intuitive• Two tools (matrix and template) can be
confusing to people (nomenclature)• Lots of clicks needed• Multiple databases can slow things down• Permissions can present sharing problems
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…challenges to using Sakai• Portability• Easy to get data in, difficult to get data out• Scale up• Not easy for faculty to do development on
their own
Discussion• What are your technology challenges
implementing eportfolios?• What support challenges do you face?• Are there policies you need to develop?– How long to keep data?–Who needs access?– Training?
Questions?
Nancy O’Laughlin, [email protected] Zaldivar, [email protected]
Teggin Summers, [email protected]