Hi Mark,
Yes it is a goodish idea. We have had it too, but then we have looked
seriously at the new Bb CM tool that has some obvious advantageous
(provides for open access, password restrictions, sharing, templates
etc), but is interestingly slightly more restrictive than using course
sites.
Currently, what you describe is one of our backup routes for ePDPs,
ePortfolios, and we might explore it further if we choose not to pay the
CM licence.
Of course Bb must be aware of this (they are now, anyway). I do not
think the administrative overhead is too restrictive, develop a course
template and batch create the Portfolios, then batch enrol them.
If you choose to try this, we will all be interested in the outcomes.
Richard
Dr Richard Parsons
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>>> Mark Gamble <[log in to unmask]> 11/03/2004 11:21:04 >>>
One of our education lecturers has had a bright idea. He says:
"I am raising with the education team the use of e-portfolios for our
students. The most effective way of utilising this type of development
and assessment is with Blackboard. That is each individual student
would
have 'Course Builder' rights to a module * which would contain the
variety of their e-artefacts, assessments, and reflections etc. In
this
sense the Blackboard module acts as the e-framework for their
portfolio.
This would therefore require that we create a sequence of 'modules'
for
each student, with one or more staff members as the instructor."
In a second email responding to my request for more information re
numbers and lifespan, he says:
"We have an intake of about 80 students per year on the BA , so for
this course it would be 240 by 2007. The module for each student
would
remain live during the three years of their course, with perhaps a
short
run-over at the end."
Now, in principle, this probably looks like a good-ish idea. But it
makes me uneasy. Yup, there'll be some extra work, but I can't really
say no on that basis. What have I missed?
--
Regards
Mark
Mark Gamble
Head of Learning Technology Support Service, University of Luton
Tel 07720 068605 Fax 01582 489260 Int ext 2260 / 6360 (mobex)
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