GPS Summaries for Session #25

GPS Summary for E-Portfolios in Teacher Education: Charting a Way to a Career

presenter: Sharon Fagan (Chandler-Gilbert Community College)

session details: http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/ocotillo/retreat05/demo.php?id=25

Total GPS forms: 12

"What is your level of interest in this demo topic? (1-5)": Average: 3.83 (N=12)

"What questions do you have?": (N=7)

• What are the restrictions in what can be included?
• Workshop for teacher ed. faculty on how to use v. implement ePortfolio.
• How do students find the time to work on their ePorts.
• How can you download this software to me so I can get started?
• Was it easy for students to use?
• How to go about putting student slides from drawing classes into a teaching portfolio?
• Would this program with other academic occupational areas?

"What would you need to use this idea?": (N=8)

• I would like to use this for LCS at CGCC. Basic how to's regarding the types of documents.
• Creating ePortfolios for each student.
• In the future I will need to have the ability to have people 'enroll' in events. Very nice.
• Planning.
• I will create an ePortfolio for myself this summer and perhaps encourage biology majors to do it in our mentoring sessions.
• More knowledge of ePort.
• The program at our campus.
• Help with the technology aspect.