KARUTA:Design Your Own Portfolio Process

Jacques Raynauld, HEC Montréal Janice Smith, Three Canoes LLC Olivier Gerbé, HEC Montréal Shoji Kajita, Kyoto UniversityKumiko Kondo, Kyoto University Eric Giraudin, IUT2 Grenoble

Open Apereo, June 1, 2015

Karuta: Design Your Own Portfolio Process

Learn how Karuta, the new open source portfolio with LTI-integration to Sakai, can be used to design ePortfolios for learning, assessment, and showcasing. Compare Karuta to the Open Source Portfolio (OSP) tools and learn how to migrate portfolio data from OSP forms, matrices, and portfolios to Karuta. Get an in-depth look at successful use cases of Karuta implementations from five pilot projects at three universities on three continents.

Abstract

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• Recognize the importance of quality learning processes• Get to know Karuta: A friendly

open source portfolio solution• Compare Karuta to OSP and

preview a migration path• Review relevant Karuta use cases• Get involved in the Karuta

community

Session Objectives

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1. Karuta benefits and features2. Comparison to OSP3. Competency-based education4. Karuta for all portfolio types5. Karuta use cases6. Karuta in five slides7. Migration path from OSP8. Roadmap9. For more information6/1/15

Session Outline

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• A next generation open source ePortfolio• Created in the spirit of the Open

Source Portfolio (OSP) tools• Dramatic flexibility in designing

portfolios for learning, assessment, reporting, and showcasing• LTI integration with an LMS• Migration path from OSP• Available for piloting and production

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Karuta Open Source Portfolio

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• Highly customizable – no coding required• IMS LTI-1 and LTI-2 enabled• Multilingual• Responsive Design (for use on

mobile devices)• OSP import (proof of concept)• Dashboard for assessment and

reporting• jQuery/javascript/front end (Twitter

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Key Features of Karuta

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• OSP no longer supported in Sakai 11• Partners working on the next generation

portfolio: HEC Montreal, Kyoto University, IUT-2 Grenoble, eportfolium, Three Canoes LLC

• Apereo incubation project began in March 2014• Release of Karuta 1.0 in September 2014• Release of Karuta 1.1 in May 2015

OSP, Apereo and Karuta Incubation Project

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OSP• Native Sakai tools• Interoperable tool suite• Integration with Resources and

Assignments• UI for matrices• XML coding for forms and

portfolio templates• Reports

Karuta OSP• LTI integration with Sakai• One tool • Integration possible with any Sakai

tool• UI for portfolio workflows and

dashboards• UI for showcase portfolios• UI for reports based on semantic

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Comparison to Open Source Portfolio Tools in Sakai

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Learning• Focus on developing

academic or professional knowledge, skills, and identity

Assessment• Focus on programmatic or

institutional improvement

Showcasing• Focus on sharing attractive

displays of evidence with others

Examples:• Self-Assessment Dashboards• Accreditation Reports• Resumes and CVs• Co-Curricular Transcripts• Internship Reports• Teaching Portfolios• Graduate School Applications

Three Primary Portfolio Types (and combinations)

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Student Level• Documentation and

reflection on learning• Self assessment of

learning• Resumes and CVs• Showcasing learning

Portfolios for Different Levels

Instructor Level• Assessment of learning• Rating dashboards• Teaching portfolios

Institutional Level• Assessment of learning• Accreditation reports

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Use case : School of Education (Montréal)

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Use Case : School of Education (Montréal)

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Use case : OSP type portfolio

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Use Case: AACU Rubrics

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Use Case: AACU Rubrics (continued)

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Use Case: AACU Rubrics (continued)

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Use Case: Electronic commerce (dashboard)

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Use Case: AACU Rubrics (continued)

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Use Case : Show case portfolio

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Use Case : EUROPASS resume

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KARUTA in 5 Slides : #1 StructureRoot

Unit

Unit

UnitStructure

UnitStructure

Root

Structure

Unit

UnitStructure

Context

Resource

ResourceContext

ResourceContext

ResourceContext

Structure

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Copy

• Menu

Proxy - link

• Proxy

Read value

• Get_Ressource

Karuta in 5 Slides : #2 Operations on the Trees

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Semantic tags

• Organize, retrieve

Actions/role

• Read• Edit• Delete• Comment• Submit• Show• Information

Display

• CSS• Free

positionning• inline

Karuta in 5 Slides : #3 Properties of Nodes/Leaves

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Karuta in 5 Slides : #4 Architecture

Application (javascript jQuery html css)

Karuta-core (javascript jQuery html css)

Karuta-Backend (java)

File Server (java)MySQL Oracle

Browser

Server

Rest API Web Services

Internet

Ajax

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KARUTA Designer

Prototype - Pilot

KARUTA Production - Instanciation

Karuta in 5 Slides : #5 Prototyping

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ACCU Demo : structures and resources

Structures

Ressources

Structures

Resources

Additionalresources

Specializedresources

ACCU Demo : Roles

Role = student

Role = student

Role = student

Role = instructor

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ACCU Value Rubrics (16 Learning Outcome Essentials)

1. Civic engagement2. Creative thinking3. Critical Thinking

1. Explanation of issues2. Evidence3. Influence of context and assumptions4. Student's position (perspective, thesis/hypothesis)5. Conclusions and related outcomes (implications and consequences)

1. Conclusions and related outcomes (consequences and implications) are logical and reflect student’s informed evaluation and ability to place evidence and perspectives discussed in priority order.

2. etc

Rubrics

Dimensions

Descriptors

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ACCU Demo : Semantic Tags

Semantic Tag = Rubric

Semantic Tag = Dimension

Semantic Tag = Descriptor

Semantic Tag = Definition

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AACU-Demo : leverage the info in AACU-rubrics

Get_Get Ressource

AACU-rubrics.parent.rubric.dimension.label

Get_Get ressource

AACU-rubrics.sibling.rubric.descriptor.label

Get_Get Ressource

AACU-rubrics.parent.rubric.definition.label

ACCU Demo : semantic tags

student-self

instructor-eval

Rubric

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AACU-Demo : Report and Dashboard

DOFOR ALL RUBRICS DOFOR ALL DIMENSION #Label #student-self #Code #instructor-eval #Code ENDO DIMENSIONENDDO RUBRICS

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Migration of Data from OSP to Karuta

Objectives:• Construct Karuta resources that act like OSP matrices and forms• Export OSP content and import it to Karuta for re-use

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OSP Content for Migration to Karuta

Attachments to matrix cells and to forms:• Copied from Sakai Resources• Uploaded directly from user desktop

Content of form fields

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Road-map

• Karuta 1.2 projected for October 2015• Continue the IUT-2 Grenoble and Kyoto deployment• Begin new pilots in the Canada and the USA• OSP export / Karuta import with a current implementation• Sharing portfolios via public URLs• Request feedback or evaluation via email notification• Completing the Apereo Incubation process• Building a Karuta community within the Apereo Portfolio community

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For More Information:

• Merci pour votre attention!Learn about us:• karutaproject.org• apereo.org/content/karuta

Try Karuta:• eportfolium.com/karuta

Follow us:

KARUTA ePortfolio

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Download Karuta:• github.com/karutaproject

Contact us:• info@karutaproject.org• jacques.raynauld@hec.ca• janice.smith@threecanoes.com