Learning Inside out with Portfolios in Sakai G. Alex Ambrose, PhD. Professor of Practice, Kaneb Center for Teaching & Learning Concurrent Faculty in the Education, Schooling, and Society Department, Fellow of the Institute for Educational Initiatives Alison Lanski, PhD. Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Classics eportfolio Specialist, Kaneb Center for Teaching & Learning 3/29/17
Mission Statement The Kaneb Center supports the pursuit of teaching excellence by stimulating scholarly reflection and conversation about teaching and encouraging the adoption of practices that enhance learning.
Goals Participants will be able: *Apply best practices in building a next generation digital learning environment (NGDLE) *Become familiar with eportfolio samples across the disciplines Agenda I. Course Under the Hood Tour II. About eportfolios III. Inside Out Design Rationale IV. Design Exercise *Sketch a design for a NGDLE and be able to take advantage of campus support resources ***Questions Welcome Along the Way*** 3
Alternative to the gated LMS?
Alternative to Expensive Textbooks
Alternative to the traditional final?
Sakai Under the Hood Class Tour
About eportolios
e Port fo li o: online workspace and showcase encourages collection, reflection, ownership connects to a wider audience provides enduring evidence allows multimedia expression
connects to a wider audience
allows multimedia expression
provides enduring evidence
encourages collection, reflection, ownership Goal: Reading Evidence: mp3 I am very proud of this discussion, because it demonstrates the ability of analysis that have earned this semester.
More than A Website
Assessment
Integrated
Simpler Startup
irubric
Sidebar Examples
Design Rationale
Blackboard report shows in 77% of US courses LMS used for only for 1-way content distribution Patterns in Course Design: How instructors ACTUALLY use the LMS (2016) http://blog.blackboard.com/patterns-in-course-design-how-instructors-actually-use-the-lms/ 22
Summary of INside Out Design Principles 1. Customize the LMS as a hub of tools from the inside and out 2. Bring open content from the outside into your course 3. Open up social interaction for students inside and out 4. Use portfolios to make learning visible inside and outside your course
Design Exercise Rethink your Digital Learning Environment from an Inside Out Perspective. 1. Brainstorm and mindmap which internal Sakai tools and external 3rd party technologies will make up your custom digital Learning Environment. Design & order your ideal Sakai menu. (What, Where, & Why) 2. Action plan to take advantage of campus support resources (Who & How)
MENU & sample
design sketch space
Action plan Tech Tool Consultation: Chris Clark Sakai Support & Training: Laura Cira Digication Consultation & Support: Alex Ambrose & Alison Lanski Custom Build: Kevin Abbott Open Content: Subject Librarians Production: ODL Languages: CLC
Handout
Learning Inside Out with Portfolios in Sakai G. Alex Ambrose, gambrose@nd.edu Alison Lanski, alanski@nd.edu Goals Agenda Participants will be able: *Apply best practices in building a next generation digital learning environment (NGDLE) *Become familiar with eportfolio samples across the disciplines I. Course Under the Hood Tour II. About eportfolios III. Inside Out Design Rationale IV. Design Exercise *Sketch a design for a NGDLE and be able to take advantage of campus support resources 35
Workshop Notes
Design Exercise Rethink your Digital Learning Environment from an Inside Out Perspective. 1. Brainstorm and mindmap which internal Sakai tools and external 3rd party technologies will make up your custom digital Learning Environment. Design & order your ideal Sakai menu. (What, Where, & Why) 2. Action plan to take advantage of campus support resources (Who & How)
MENU & sample
design sketch space
Action plan Sakai Consultation: Chris Clark Sakai Support & Training: Laura Cira Digication Consultation & Support: Alex Ambrose & Alison Lanski Custom Build: Kevin Abbott
Learn More G. Alex Ambrose: gambrose@nd.edu Alison Lanski: alanski@nd.edu eportfolio program: eportfolio@nd.edu Website: http://eportfolio.nd.edu/
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