The "iPortfolio": Measuring Uptake and Effective Use of an Institutional Electronic Portfolio in Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	von Konsky, Brian R.; Oliver, Beverley
Titel	The "iPortfolio": Measuring Uptake and Effective Use of an Institutional Electronic Portfolio in Higher Education
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 28 (2012) 1, S.67-90 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-5554
Schlagwörter	Portfolios (Background Materials); Electronic Publishing; Educational Technology; College Students; Adoption (Ideas); Influences; Computer Literacy; Experience; Barriers; Student Surveys; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elektronisches Publizieren; Unterrichtsmedien; Collegestudent; Ideas; Ideenfindung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Computerkenntnisse; Erfahrung; Schülerbefragung; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	An institutional electronic portfolio called the "iPortfolio" had over 17,000 subscribers one year after its introduction at an Australian university. This paper reports on a study to determine how students use these "iPortfolio" accounts, and factors leading to uptake and effective use. Self-assessed competence with technology skills, factors motivating uptake, and barriers to adoption were examined using an online survey completed by 554 students. Of these, 339 had an "iPortfolio" at the time they completed the survey. Survey results were examined in the context of usage patterns based on data automatically collected for operational and administrative purposes. No statistically significant difference in prior technology use or self-assessed competence with information technology was observed when comparing students with "iPortfolio" accounts to those without. Assessment was found to be the principal driver of "iPortfolio" uptake. However, about two-fifths (42.9%) of students agreed that they were likely to use the "iPortfolio" in the future, even if it was not a course requirement. An additional 29.6% were neutral. Significant use of the "iPortfolio" to reflect on extracurricular activities was not observed. Improved employability outcomes were seen to be a benefit of "iPortfolio" adoption by about half (52%) of the students. Recommendations are made to promote "iPortfolio" uptake and encourage student reflection on "lifewide" experiences that enhance employability and augment learning within the formal curriculum. (Contains 7 figures and 6 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10