Preparation for Program-Wide Implementation

If your intention is to implement a tech program school-wide, or district-wide, here are some recommendations for implementing this change:
Create an action plan for implementing electronic portfolios that involves the following elements:
Vision - provide a clear vision for the role of electronic portfolios in the overall program = reduced confusion
Skills - provide adequate professional development for all stakeholders = reduced anxiety
Incentives - provide appropriate incentives to motivate all stakeholders = faster adoption
Resources - provide adequate resources for full implementation = reduced frustration
Work with your innovators and early adopters during the early exploratory stages, when processes are still fluid. Understand that a lack of structure or defined process may be frustrating for some novices, at either portfolios or technology implementation.
Find the natural leaders in your college/school/district, and engage them in the planning and initial implementation. They will be great allies in the transition process.

Take the team through a change simulation (The Change Game) to test their assumptions about how to implement a comprehensive change. Assess the competencies of all of your staff who will be doing the full implementation, to determine the targeted staff development needed.
Organize training activities based on the needs and readiness of the individuals.
Model electronic portfolios across the institution: administrators and teachers create electronic portfolios along with students.

Create an institutional e-portfolio that incorporates elements of individual e-portfolios.