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Abstract
Knowledge management (KM) and data-driven decision making (DDDM) are terms that are used with more frequency in teacher education. Although accreditation expectations and the increased focus on accountability have pushed these ideas to the forefront, the tools that support them are still not robust. Electronic portfolio assessment has been one approach that many schools of education adopt to address these gaps, but there has been little documentation on how electronic portfolios actually contribute to program-level assessment. This paper presents an application that provides an example of how data systems applied to existing practices can be used to support knowledge creation and DDDM in colleges of education.
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Gerry Swan
Gerry Swan is an assistant professor of instructional technology and STEM education. He is a member of the Curriculum and Instruction Department in the College of Education at the University of Kentucky and has a secondary appointment in mechanical engineering. His interests include the use of interactive media with instruction and computer-managed instruction and research. His research looks at how online environments can be used in data collection and presentation to facilitate the use of best practices in educational environments. Data-driven decision-making, knowledge management, and continuous improvement are increasingly popular ideas in education, but the tools and practices to make it a reality are far behind. Through the development and testing of online environments, Swan seeks to bring the potential of these tools to colleges of education and the K-12 classroom.