Institution Partners: Hiram College                           

Grant Summary
The Hiram College Education Department proposal is to conduct a pilot study in which six teacher candidates will complete their senior capstone projects using Sakai ePortfolio. A team from across the campus, including the six target students, will receive professional development experiences to facilitate this adaptation of the Teacher Work Sample. The major goals of the grant are to work as a collaborative professional development team to gain proficiency in the use of the Sakai course management software, to complete the pilot project, and to evaluate the use of technology in enhancing the student teachers’ learning through the ePortfolio experience.

Learning Community Goals

• To gain proficiency in the use of the Sakai ePortfolio
• To identify the student knowledge, dispositions, and performances necessary to successfully complete the Teacher Work Sample ePortfolio
• To complete a curriculum map that identifies the sequence of courses and experiences in the teacher licensure program in which students would be prepared to successfully complete this experience
• To evaluate the use of technology in enhancing the students’ learning through the ePortfolio experience