Combining Science of Learning Principles and Electronic Portfolio Technology to Foster Durable Learning

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Combining Science of Learning Principles and
Electronic Portfolio Technology to Foster Durable
Learning

• Ali Jafari, Professor / Director
• IUPUI
• Milt Hakel, Professor
• Bowling Green State University
• EDUCAUSE NLII 2004 ConferenceJanuary 27, 2004,
  San Diego, Ca

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Electronic Portfolios

• Challenges
• Interoperability / Transportability
• Business model
• Integration
• Deliverable Electronic Portfolio White Paper
• www.ePortConsortium.org
• Opportunities
• New solution
• Complement CMS
• Deliverable Epsilen PortfoliosTM
• www.Epsilen.org

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Electronic Portfolios

• Challenges
• Interoperability / Transportability
• Business model
• Integration
• Deliverable Electronic Portfolio White Paper
• www.ePortConsortium.org
• Opportunities
• New solution
• Complement CMS
• Deliverable Epsilen PortfoliosTM
• www.Epsilen.org

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Electronic Portfolios

• Challenges
• Interoperability / Transportability
• Business model
• Integration
• Deliverable Electronic Portfolio White Paper
• www.ePortConsortium.org
• Opportunities
• New solution
• Complement CMS
• Deliverable Epsilen PortfoliosTM
• www.Epsilen.org

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Electronic Portfolios

• Challenges
• Interoperability / Transportability
• Business model
• Integration
• Deliverable Electronic Portfolio White Paper
• www.ePortConsortium.org
• Opportunities
• New solution
• Complement CMS
• Deliverable Epsilen PortfoliosTM
• www.Epsilen.org

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Electronic Portfolios

• Challenges
• Interoperability / Transportability
• Business model
• Integration
• Deliverable Electronic Portfolio White Paper
• www.ePortConsortium.org
• Opportunities
• New solution
• Complement CMS
• Deliverable Epsilen PortfoliosTM
• www.Epsilen.org

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Electronic Portfolios

• Challenges
• Interoperability / Transportability
• Business model
• Integration
• Deliverable Electronic Portfolio White Paper
• www.ePortConsortium.org
• Opportunities
• New solution
• Complement CMS
• Deliverable Epsilen PortfoliosTM
• www.Epsilen.org

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Electronic Portfolios

• Challenges
• Interoperability / Transportability
• Business model
• Integration
• Deliverable Electronic Portfolio White Paper
• www.ePortConsortium.org
• Opportunities
• New solution
• Complement CMS
• Deliverable Epsilen PortfoliosTM
• www.Epsilen.org

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Electronic Portfolios

• Challenges
• Interoperability / Transportability
• Business model
• Integration
• Deliverable Electronic Portfolio White Paper
• www.ePortConsortium.org
• Opportunities
• New solution
• Complement CMS
• Deliverable Epsilen PortfoliosTM
• www.Epsilen.org

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Epsilen Portfolios TM

• Joint development by developing members of
  ePortConsortium
• Owning/sharing IP
• Open source code / open configuration

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Epsilen Portfolios TM

• Comprehensive ePortfolios Management System
• Enterprise or stand alone portfolio management
  system.
• Microsoft .net environment
• Version 1.42 released October 21, 2003 (1.50 Feb
  23, 2004)
• Early Adopters Program offered to educational
  institutions worldwide.
• Visit www.epsilen.com

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Epsilen Portfolios TM

• TeenFolio TM for High School Students
• Developed by CyberTeens Program Summer of 2003
• Visit www.teenfolio.com

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Epsilen Portfolios TM

• Speciation
• Easy to use
• Easy to Maintain
• Sticky

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Epsilen Installation and Set UP

• Self installed in your local server within two
  hrs (Microsoft server, SQL, and Epsilen.exe)
• Open configuration (no need to modify codes)

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Question!

• Okay, would like to see a live demo and screen
  shoots?

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EpsilenTM Navigation and Management ModelHow
Does it Work?
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Account creation and maintenance

• Epsilen may dynamically create an ePortfolio
  account for every member of an institution based
  on the DPP model.
• Email address jafari_at_IUPUI.edu
• Portfolio address Jafari.with.IUPUI.edu
• DPP is a patent pending method and process
  owned by Indiana University

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1. Visit your dynamically created ePortfolio
account
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2. Sign in using your campus computing account
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3. Enter information about you contact, bio,
academic goals, etc.
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Done, within ten minutes!
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Epsilon Management Environment and Tools
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Epsilen Implementations

• University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Enterprise
  implementation
• More than 10,000 student portfolios account
• More 1000 active users
• Bowling Green State University Stand-alone
  implementation
• More than 500 active student portfolio accounts

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Student Learning Matrix Bowling Green State
University
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Student Learning Matrix University of Wisconsin
Eau Claire
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More Information

• Jafari_at_iupui.edu (317.274.4565)
• mhakel_at_bgnet.bgsu.edu (419.372.8144)
• www.ePortConsortium.org
• www.epsilen.com
• www.teenfolio.com