Hewlett
Portfolio Project
PROJECT CHRONOLOGY
Year I
August
1997 Search and appointment of coordinators of Hewlett project.
September
1997 Hewlett project introduced to Foundations leaders. Foundations is
our 1/2
semester
introduction to college life course
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Project Coordinator, Margaret Schramm
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Project Manager, Peggy Jenkins
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Discussion
with executive director, Trustee Center, about involving the Trustee
Center for Professional Development (Career Development Office) personnel
in the Hewlett projects.
Fall 1997
Information meetings on the Hewlett project for all faculty.
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Telephone
and email consultations with other institutions with portfolio programs
including as Bridgewater College, Manhattanville College, Gordon College,
Nazareth College and SUNY Fredonia.
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Infusion
of Hewlett goals throughout the college culture to enrich teaching and
learning.
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Meetings,
discussions and mini-workshops with various groups involved in or associated
with the Hewlett project:
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Committee
on Appointments, Tenure, and Promotion
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Faculty
Council (curriculum committee)
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Faculty
and staff interested in faculty portfolios
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Faculty
and staff interested in student portfolios
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Director
of Orientation and Foundations, and Foundations leaders
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Management
department faculty
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Coordinator
of the Science in Environment course
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English
composition faculty
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Art and
art history faculty.
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History
faculty
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Group of
faculty attended workshop on teaching portfolios led by Peter Seldin
January
1998
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Meetings
with CATP to revise definitions of effective teaching and
scholarship
at Hartwick College.
February
1998
Contracts
for summer workshops on student and faculty portfolios and spring
consultation
by nationally recognized experts on portfolios finalized.
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Finalization
of plans for portfolios in Foundations.
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Prototyping
of Foundations portfolio in spring class sections.
Spring
1998
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Learning
conversations - mentoring of faculty in the development of their professional
identity as teachers and scholars.
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Meetings
about form and content of portfolios
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Consultation
about peer collaboration in portfolio development
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Meeting
with Kathleen Yancy on student portfolios
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Guidance
in beginning reflective statements for faculty portfolios
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Planning
for June faculty and student portfolio workshops.
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Development
of technology to support electronic portfolios.
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Consultation
with Peggy Maki, Associate Director of the New England
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Association
of Schools and Colleges about the use of portfolios for assessment.
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Purchase
and installation of specialized authoring stations for students and faculty
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Scanners
and writeable CD-ROM"s purchased for computer tabs.
June 1998
Four
day workshop on faculty and student portfolios (attachment III is a
final report
from the workshop coordinators).
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