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Biography
My Vita can be viewed on my website at http://electronicportfolios.org/vita2002.pdf
I am on the faculty of the College of Education at the University of
Alaska Anchorage and have been researching electronic portfolios since
1991, publishing a website on Technology and Alternative Assessment
since 1995 (http://electronicportfolios.com). I have been involved in
Educational Technology and Staff Development in Alaska since 1983,
first as Staff Development Coordinator with the Fairbanks School
District and now with the University of Alaska Anchorage. I was in
charge of Educational Technology programs for the School of Education
and initiated the development of UAA's New Media Center for campus-wide
faculty development.
As the Assessment Coordinator for the International Society for
Technology in Education's National Educational Technology Standards for
Teachers (ISTE NETS.T) Project, I have been developing strategies and
resources to assess teacher technology competence. I also served as
Vice President for Assessment and E-Folios for the Society for
Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE). Through the
Educause/NLII/AAHE Community of Practice, I provided early leadership
to define pedagogical specifications for online portfolio systems.
Over the last three years, I have written several successful federal
technology grants, the most recent through ISTE to support technology
and assessment in teacher education programs throughout the United
States, providing training and technical assistance on using electronic
portfolios to assess achievement of teaching standards. I have been on
loan to ISTE on a full time basis for the duration of this PT3 Catalyst
Grant (2001-2004).
My presentations at numerous regional and national conferences have
explored the emerging field of technology and alternative assessment
and my authoritative articles have appeared in books, journals and
proceedings published by ISTE, AACE, AAHE, and WCCE. I recently
produced a multimedia CD-ROM-based Electronic Portfolio Handbook. My
research about electronic portfolios began with a study of K-12 student
e-portfolios for the Alaska Department of Education in the early 90s.
In the mid-90s, my research focus changed to electronic teacher
portfolios, and I am currently exploring both high school graduation
portfolios and family involvement in e-portfolio development in early
childhood education. This newest research focuses on how schools can
meet the Parent Involvement goal of NCLB through the collaborative
development of electronic portfolios to communicate authentic student
learning related to standards, goals or outcomes.
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