The Master’s e-Portfolio:
The Master’s e-Portfolio represents the assessment used in lieu of the comprehensive examination for the Educational Technology program at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College. The electronic portfolio, or e-portfolio that is required at the end of the program should reflect student progress during the Educational Technology program through the works that are "collected, reflected upon, selected, and presented to show growth and change over time"1. Each student will be expected to select, review, evaluate, and show works that reflect the achievement of program standards.
Using a rubric, three professors from the Educational Technology program must assign a passing grade to the student’s e-portfolio in order for the portfolio to be regarded as “pass.” An overall judgment of “pass” is given only if no revisions are necessary or required. If revisions of e-portfolio items are necessary, the student has one additional opportunity to submit the revised item(s); the revisions must be submitted within one calendar year from the faculty's initial e-portfolio assessment.
As educational technology professionals, students must demonstrate that they have met all six professional responsibilities addressed in the M.Ed. program. This is demonstrated by developing an e-portfolio with products or projects developed throughout the progrresson through the Masters program. Students are expected to include as many items as necessary to demonstrate proficiency in six responsibilities. These responsibilities were adapted from the NCATE standards developed by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) to define the field of educational technology and to specify the knowledge base for the field.
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e-Portfolio Evaluation Timeline
18 Hours: Each student will begin to develop an e-portfolio within the first 18 hours of program. At the 18-hour mark, students must present their portfolios to their advisor for approval. Based upon work done, the advisor either signs off on the e-portfolio and the student is permitted to enroll in further courses, or the student is put on a growth plan for one semester, during which the student will work on the e-portfolio to bring it into compliance.
36 Hours: Students submit portfolio for final evaluation within the final 6 hours of the program. Portfolio deadlines coincide with the Master's Thesis deadlines for document submission.
Educational Technology Responsibilities
Responsibility #1: Leadership and Professional Development. The candidate will demonstrate leadership and continued improvement of professional practice that requires critical inquiry, professional development, and reflective practice (e.g., membership in professional organizations, submission of a paper for publication, attendance at a local, state, regional, or national conferences.) The candidate demonstrates knowledge of past, present and future trends in instructional technologies.
Responsibility #2: Design. The candidate is knowledgeable of the history of instructional systems design and development. The candidate will design instruction (or human performance strategies) to meet the needs of learners. Design documents and projects must show evidence of analysis of problem situation, awareness of unique characteristics of intended audience and implications for instruction, selection and implementation instructional strategies consistent with analysis of the learning situation and intended learners, selection and justification of appropriate medias, and evidence of both formative and summative evaluation strategies.
Responsibility #3: Development, Utilization and Management. The candidate will develop, utilize and manage a variety of media and instructional technologies to deliver instruction to students.
Responsibility #4: Evaluation. The candidate uses incisive and relevant assessment and evaluation techniques (e.g., product or project which uses formative and/or summative evaluations). Candidate demonstrates the ability to evaluate quality of instructional materials and instructional systems using appropriate methodologies. Candidate also demonstrates the ability to use formative and summative assessment methodologies to ascertain the effectiveness of instruction in meeting instructional goals.
Responsibility #5: Research. The candidate collects, evaluates, and synthesizes research from a variety of appropriate sources in order to support decision-making in design, development, implementation and evaluation of instructional systems.
Responsibility #6: Collaboration. The candidate demonstrates the ability to form electronic teams in order to identify and solve problems and opportunities in the field of instructional technology. The candidate demonstrates effective team building skills in a distributed collaboration environment, and demonstrates how candidate’s own students can take advantage of electronic collaboration for distributed team building.
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e-Portfolio Responsibilities by Course
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6320 Educational Technology |
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6321 Instructional Design |
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6323 Multimedia/Hypermedia |
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6325 Educ Telecommunications |
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| EDTC 6329.80 Selected Topics* | ||||||
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6329.81 Selected Topics* |
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6332 Practicum in Ed Tech |
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6340 Apps of Adv Tech in Pk-12 |
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6341 Stud-Centered Lrn w/Tech |
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6342 Technology Leadership |
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6343 MTT Practicum |
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6350 The IT Consultant |
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6351 Web-Based Multimedia |
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6352 Designing Interactive WBI |
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6300 Intro to Research |
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| EDCI 6301 Instruc Tech in Teaching |
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6304 Learning & Cognition |
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6336 Problems in Education* |
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6390 Research Methods in Educ |
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e-Portfolio Items
1. Reflection letter. The student will write a 1 to 2 page reflection letter, addressed to the C&I Program Chair that discusses what the student has learned in the program, the student’s professional goals and how the e-portfolio relates to those goals.
2. Résumé. The student will develop a résumé detailing his or her professional and academic experience and credentials for assuming the responsibilities as an educational technologist.
3. Matrix. The student will develop a 1-page matrix that serves as the advance organizer for the e-portfolio as shown in the example below. The matrix should clearly illustrate how each element of the e-portfolio meets one or more professional responsibilities. The top row lists the six responsibilities numerically. The right column lists the projects selected by the student to fulfill each responsibility. The Xs, identify which responsibility is addressed by each project.
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4. Artifacts. The e-portfolio must
include a minimum of four products in addition to the capstone project developed
for EDTC 6332 Internship in Educational Technology. Students will review,
evaluate, and identify works that reflect achievement of program standards
and demonstrate continued improvement of professional practice through
critical inquiry, professional development, and reflective practice. Each
artifact must include an Artifact Report.
5. Capstone Project. The capstone project is completed during EDTC 6332 Internship in Educational Technology. Students, working with a supervising faculty member, will identify an instructional problem, then design, develop and implement a solution. Students will produce both a product and demonstrate a process. The selection of the topic is based upon the student’s professional goals and interests and provides an opportunity to apply the learning experiences gained while in the Educational Technology program.
The Artifact Report
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Project Description. Provide a 1-paragraph description of the project.
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Responsibilities Met. Identify the responsibilities met including indicators through development of the product (either in the artifact itself or in an accompanying report). Justify how your project meets these responsibilities.
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Modifications Made. All projects are considered to be works-in-progress. Describe modifications made to your project after course completion reflecting your growth in the program over time. Keep copies of original and final drafts for all projects and include hyperlinks to prior draft(s) here.
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Lessons Learned. Reflect on lessons learned as they relate to your professional goals, next steps, experiences, and guidelines for use with target audience (500 words).
The e-Portfolio Rubric
The Master’s e-portfolio is submitted and reviewed by three Educational Technology faculty during the semester in which the student intends to graduate. In addition to successfully completing all other program requirements, the student must also receive a “pass” judgment on the e-portfolio in order to graduate.
A rubric for evaluating the Master’s e-Portfolio will be available in the near future. If you have immediate questions, please contact your academic advisor.
