ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO DISTANCE EDUCATION CLASS ©2003, HELEN C. BARRETT, PH.D. MODULE 3 - WEB

Stage 5 - Publishing e-portfolios on CD-ROM

Welcome to Part III in the series. In this module, we will explore the many ways that we can publish our electronic portfolios. As stated in one of the readings in Module 1, an electronic portfolios is, at its most elementary level, a portfolio stored in an electronic container. In this module, we will explore at least three of these containers: CD-ROMs, Web Servers, Video Tape, with a look toward the future of DVD publishing. We will finalize our portfolios and publish them on the most appropriate medium for our purpose, content, and audience.

The first publishing environment we will explore is CD-ROM, including the requirements, limitations and advantages of recording electronic portfolios on CD-ROM. You will prepare your final portfolio to eventually write to a CD-Recordable disc by the end of the course.

1. In this module we will learn about: (Objectives)

• Formating portfolio for multiple publishing formats.
• Recording portfolio to appropriate medium (CD-ROM, WWW server, and videotape).

2. We will: (Activities)

• Explore Stage 5 - The Presentation Portfolio and Publishing - Burning CDs
• Prepare portfolio for burning to CD.
• Discuss the issues involved in pressing e-portfolios to CD-ROM
• Discuss implementation: how and when to introduce the e-portfolio to students

3. Reading Assignment: (for the next two weeks)

• EPDirections.pdf (in articles folder inside PDFs folder on CD)
• Dr. Joanne Carney's article on the Decisions and Dilemmas of Electronic Portfolio Development, based on her dissertation research http://helenbarrett.com/campfires.htm
• Review Dr. Peggy Kelly's PowerPoint presentation that introduces the electronic portfolios to students at CSU San Marcos.

Resources for hands-on activities

• http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/00/38/index4a.html
• stepbystep-burnCD.pdf
• At-a-Glance Publish Electronic Portfolios on CD-ROM - Macintosh
• At-a-Glance Publish Electronic Portfolios on CD-ROM - Windows

4. Written Assignment: Bb

• Online discussion #11-1 - Discuss publishing e-portfolios for different audiences and discuss pros & cons of publishing on CD-ROM
• Online Discussion #11-2 - Where is the electronic portfolios introduced to students? (Refer to the Digital Packrat lesson that was introduced in Module 1.3; the lesson is in the Articles folder inside the PDFs folder on the CD.)

5. Progress check-list:

• This format provides a lot of flexibility in archiving your work, and is a much better format for digital video. The final version of your portfolio that you will turn in for this class will most likely be on a CD-ROM or on a Web site. If you have never written a CD-ROM before, go to a computer lab or ask a techie friend to show you how the process works. It is really not much more complicated than copying files to another drive. The price of CD-Recordable blanks is so low, that you can experiment with different file organization strategies.

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In this section, you will locate a web server for publishing the highlights of your e-portfolio. We will discuss the issues of publishing reflective portfolios on the WWW. We will also look at the pros and cons of publishing e-portfolios in HTML format. Another assignment will be to begin looking at web-based commercial e-portfolio systems.

1. In this module we will learn about: (Objectives)

•  Publishing portfolio highlights on website.

2. We will: (Activities)

• Review how to prepare a web site version of portfolio highlights and post to Web server (either provided by your University/school or try one of the "free" sites)
• Discuss the issues of posting e-portfolios to the WWW.
• Discuss curriculum changes that need to occur so that students have opportunities to develop digital artifacts
• Begin review of at least one online e-portfolio management system. Sign up for free guest accounts on at least one of the following commercial systems: TaskStream, McGraw-Hill's Folio Live, University of Minnesota's Open Source Portfolio Initiative (OSPI).
• Review the PLP, an online portfolio and learning support system being developed in Vermont.

3. Reading Assignment:

• Introduction to SITE 2002 Proceedings

Resources for hands-on activities

• Online tutorials on Netscape Composer:
  • http://www.svsu.edu/~mjh/composer.html 
  • http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/courses/ci235/tutorial/composer/
• stepbystep-Netscape.pdf

Commercial e-portfolio providers plus Dr. Barrett's "Guide to Online Portfolio Systems" plus Excel worksheet to evaluate different systems

• Explore David Gibson's PLP developed by the National Institute for Community Innovations (Vermont)

  http://www.learningcentral.org
  Log-ins: test learner [or] test advisor [or] test admin - Password: plp
  The website for instructions is located at: http://www.thinkclick.org
  If you want your own account to try out this system, contact me and I will set up an account for you.

• Explore ProfPort (go to http://www.folioworld.com/profportdocs/walk/index.htm) and review this online system's "Walk Thru" which includes examples of portfolios created with the system.
• How to log in to these online portfolio systems and sign up for a trial account:
  • TaskStream (go to http://www.taskstream.com and click on Free Guest Account) (limited time period)
  • McGraw-Hill's Folio Live (waiting on the McGraw-Hill reps to give us passwords)
  • University of Minnesota's Open Source Portfolio Initiative (OSPI--http://www.theospi.org/) and sign up for a demo account (1 MB maximum storage)
  • University of Washington's Catalyst Tool