Upcoming webinar: ePortfolios - The impact on learning and assessment

Start: June 18 11:00 am
End: June 18 12:00 pm
Timezone: US/Pacific
Location: Phoenix, AZ.

Join us for a Webinar June 18, 2009 at 11:00 AM PDT!

Why should your campus look into implementing portfolio tools? Research suggests that the use of open source portfolio tools can have a significant impact on student learning and be used effectively as one component within programmatic and institutional assessment processes according to a recent article published in the MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching.**

The question then becomes, how can your institution start using open source portfolio software? Come join rSmart and Serensoft, two experts in ePortfolios, to learn about using Sakai's open source portfolio capabilities for your ePortfolio project. The rSmart / Serensoft ePortfolio solution combines rSmart's expert Sakai support and maintenance program with Serensoft's leading ePortfolio expertise. Together, we can jump start any ePortfolio project quickly and efficiently and cost-effectively support it for the long term.

Topics to be covered: 

• Brief overview of research compiled in "The Impact of Open Source Portfolio on Learning and Assessment" article published in MERLOT Journal**

• Introduction to Sakai's powerful ePortfolio capabilities

• Demonstration of the three types of portfolios commonly used by campuses, including: personal representation, teaching and learning, and assessment and accreditation

• Recommendations for how to get started with Sakai for portfolios

• How rSmart and Serensoft are working together to make ePortfolios easy

**To view the article in full, please go to: http://jolt.merlot.org/vol4no4/cambridge_1208.pdf

Title: ePortfolios - The impact on learning and assessment

Date: June 18, 2009

Time: 11:00 AM PDT

Seating is limited!