Case Study:Effective ElectronicExhibit Roomsin theNCATEAccreditation Process Brandi Baker, Kelly Byrnes, Catherine Ford
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Thinking . . .
Preparation to determine current trendsand areas of emphasis regarding EERs
Retrieval of current information
Reviewed web sites
Recent articles in the topic of EERs
Actual interviews for the IT piece
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Team’s intent regarding CONTENT
determine exhibit requirements placed onunits undergoing NCATE accreditation
suggest best practices that will defendcompliance with accreditation standards
Team’s intent regarding IT PIECE ANDSITE USABILITY
make recommendations gleaned fromcurrent literature and personal interviews
Final Products: Research Paper & EER Evaluation Checklist
The EER needs to include all of the following:
1. Aligned to NCATE standards
General Background and Conceptual Framework
Standard 1: Candidate Knowledge, Skills and Professional Dispositions
Standard 2: Assessment System and Unit Evaluation
Standard 3: Field Experiences and Clinical Practices
Standard 4: Diversity
Standard 5: Faculty Qualifications, Performance and Development
Standard 6: Unit Governance and Resources
Each Standard has several Elements
Each Element has a number of required exhibits – all must be available
Quality of each Exhibit is paramount
2. Conceptual Framework
This is what will drive the design of the EER
3. Simplicity and Consistency
Use of Sans serif font
No more than 5-7 colors
Education department and NCATE logo at the top of each page
No or few pictures
No duplication of documents
4. Documentation
PDFs
Templates
Whenever possible, create web pages to house information and data
5. Ease of Navigation
Buttons along the top
Left-hand navigation bar
Information is in a hierarchical order
Drop-down menus as needed
Site Map
User Manual
Tracking capability
Effective ElectronicExhibit Roomsin theNCATEAccreditation ProcessHistory & ChallengesPresented by: Brandi Baker
NCATE
NCATE, created in 1954, celebrates it's 58th year in2009.
Started as an independent accrediting body by fiveorganizations
1.Council of Chief State School Officers,
2.National Education Association,
3.National School Boards Association
4.American Association of Colleges for TeacherEducation
5.National Association of State Directors of TeacherEducation Certification.
NCATE
NCATE is part of a continuum of teacher preparationand development that begins with pre-servicepreparation, and continues with stages of teacherlicensure and advanced professional development,including National Board certification.
According to the NCATE website, 49 states along withthe District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico, allhave accredited institutions
This is up from only 31 states with accredited units in2004. Currently, Arizona is the only state without anyNCATE accredited units.
NCATE
Early in NCATE's history the states and theaccreditation body had challenges with state andnational policy alignment with their standards.
Reviews by NCATE and the states were doneseparately.
Duplication of effort for institutions
In 2004, NCATE and the states formed a partnershipto allow joint review.
Now many states use NCATE’s unit standards astheir own for the purpose of state approval.
NCATE
Another challenge that has been overcome by NCATE isthe performance-based accreditation system.
From 1980 to 1990 NCATE went through what sometitled a “standards movement” in which NCATEbrought in performance-based accreditation.
This is a system in which institutions must provideevidence of competent teacher candidateperformance.
This change supported a transition from a
system oriented to the curriculum to a
system oriented to candidate performance.
NCATE
In 2004 NCATE initiated a technology-based system ofaccreditation.
NCATE now expects institutions to fully incorporate technologyinto instruction for prospective and experienced teachers
Technology should also be used throughout the strategicplanning process (NCATE at 50, 2001), electronic portfolios forexample.
Now, in 2009, streamlining of the accreditation process is evidentthrough the use of web based forms and Electronic ExhibitRooms, as well as assessment programs such as ElectronicAssessment System (EAS) designed and used by the Universityof Toledo, Judith Herb College of Education.
NCATE
In conjunction with the technology based system of accreditation,Electronic Exhibit Rooms are now being utilized.
Electronic Exhibit Rooms (EERs) are commonly prepared as aninstitution progresses toward an accreditation site visit from theNational Council on Accreditation of Teacher Education(NCATE).
EERs can also be utilized long after the site visit andaccreditation award are complete, allowing continuous updatingand sharing of significant materials that relate to accreditation,student assessment and professional development.
Effective ElectronicExhibit Roomsin theNCATEAccreditation ProcessWhy EERs & Exhibit Requirements
Presented by: Catherine Ford
Electronic Exhibit RoomsWhy electronic???
Allows Board ofExaminers to viewdocuments priorto the site visit
BOE are able tobe more prepared
BOE have moretime to look foritems of quality
Electronic Exhibit RoomsWhy electronic???
Institution can use the site forcontinuous updating
Assessment
Curriculum Vitae
The site can be shared amongstakeholders
The site can act as a storage location
Electronic Exhibit RoomsOrganization
Organization is VITAL
The right documentmust be able to beeasily found at theright time.
Do not duplicatedocuments . . . Insteadcreate links, as needed,to the same document.
Electronic Exhibit RoomsDocuments
Organizeexhibitsby thestandards
Connecteachexhibit to aspecificelement
General Background and ConceptualFramework
Standard 1: Candidate Knowledge, Skills, andProfessional Dispositions
Standard 2: Assessment System and UnitEvaluation
Standard 3: Field Experiences and ClinicalPractice
Standard 4: Diversity
Standard 5: Faculty Qualifications,Performance, and Development
Standard 6: Unit Governance and Resources
Effective ElectronicExhibit Roomsin theNCATEAccreditation ProcessIT Considerations
Presented by: Kelly Byrnes
Electronic Exhibit Rooms:Lessons Learned
“The formation of ateam of individuals toresearch, plan, produce,and implement, andshould consist of awebmaster, clerk, multi-media author, and atechnical systemsexpert.”--Zimmerly andSaltzman, Idaho StateUniversity
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Know when enough is enough!
“No matter how beautiful a website, if it doesn’t have the properdocumentation and is aligned to the NCATE standards, it will nothelp in the accreditation process; but a terrible design, even if ithas everything, can sink you if the Board of Examiners can’t findwhat it wants!” C. Damon Osborne, PhD., Assoc. Prof. and Dir.Of Online Curriculum, Mt. Vernon Nazarene University.
What Makes an ExcellentEER?
1.Aligned to NCATE Standards
2.Driven by the Conceptual Framework
3.Simple and Consistent
Use of sans serif font
No more than 5-7 colors
Institution and or department logo
No or few pictures
4.Documentation/Links
PDFs, Templates, separate web pages
What Makes an ExcellentEER?
5. Ease of Navigation
A. Buttons along the top
a. Left-hand navigation bar
b. Information is in a hierarchical order
c. Drop-down menus as needed
B. Site Map
C. User Manual
Technical Aspects
“As far as the technical aspect goes, we used IIS,TomCat, JSP Technology, XML, MS-Frontpage andFlash. The biggest technical challenge we faced wasgetting TomCat to interface with IIS. The sitecurrently runs on a Dell Power Edge 2850 withWindows Server 2003 SP1. It's an Intel Xeon 2.80GHz processor with 2GB or Ram. The server has 3disks, a 36GB system drive that is mirrored, and twodata drives. The D: drive is 146GB and it is 97% free.The E: drive is 146 GB and is 99% free. There isn'tmuch storage space involved.” Todd Cunningham,Executive Director of Information TechnologyServices at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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Hammond, C.J. (2007). Electronic Exhibit Room ( . . . not so scary). Retrieved February, 4,
2009 from /Jackson %20Hammond%20rev%20PPT%20Elec%20Exh%20...
Malone, S. (2007) Preparing the Electronic Exhibit Rooms. Retrieved February, 4, 2009
From coe.eku.edu/2008NCATE-Fall-Update/Presentations/Strand%20D_
Electronic %20Exhibit_Malone.ppt
NCATE at 50: Continuous Growth, Renewal, and Reform. (2001). Retrieved February 22,
NCATE and the States: Partners in Excellence. Retrieved February 22, 2009, from
Zimmerly, C.R. and Salzman, S. (2002). Electronic Journal for the Integration of
Technology in Education. In Technical Lessons Learned from the Design, Development, and Implementationof a College of Education Accreditation Web Site. Retrieved March 18, 2009, fromhttp://ejite.isu.edu/Volume1No1/Zimmerly.html.
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