Adobe First Mondays: Creating Rich Student Portfolios with Acrobat

Join us for the launch of the Adobe First Mondays Online Seminar Series at NMC! Our first in the series is Monday, March 2, 2009 at 11:00AM PST (check for local time ) and will take place in our online Adobe Connect Seminar room.

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First Mondays in March 2009: Creating Rich Student Portfolios with Acrobat

Historically, student portfolios have been either physical or link list based, text heavy compilations with an occasional image or video clip. While serving the purpose of aggregating work products, these approaches have failed to capture the richness of the learning experience. This presentation demonstrates how Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro can be used to move the portfolio beyond a collection of static artifacts. Through the inclusion of multimedia, including Flash objects, the portfolio can be transformed into dynamic means of projecting knowledge interactively. From an institutional perspective this approach allows for substantive consolidation of knowledge management and improved workflows across the curriculum. The result of these processes will be reviewed in terms of creating a highly scalable, organic PDF that can become a ubiquitous part of the learning process in higher education.

Phil Ice holds an Education Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction with minor concentrations in Instructional Technology and Science Education. Currently Dr. Ice is the Director of Course Design, Research and Development at American Public University System. His research is focused on the impact of new and emerging technologies on cognition in online learning environments. Work in this area has brought Dr. Ice international recognition in the form of two Sloan-C effective practices, a Sloan-C Effective Practice of the Year Award - 2007, application of his work at over 50 institutions of higher education in 5 countries and multiple invited presentations, workshops and book chapters related to the integration of emerging technologies in online courses. Examples of his research include the use of embedded asynchronous audio feedback mechanisms, using web 2.0 tools for collaborative construction of knowledge through integration of RIA's and remote observation of student teaching experiences using asynchronous, flash-based environments.