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ePortfolios
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Define eportfolios Look at a purpose Unpack the types Why? Look at some benefits A possible process Selecting an eportfolio tool Questions to consider... Your criteria Shaping your requirements... Future directions
ePortfolios: A definition... What is your current definition of an eportfolio?
The ePortfolio as a Container: ...uses electronic
technologies as the container, allowing students/teachers to
collect and organize portfolio artifacts in many media types (audio, video, graphics, text)...
Barrett, 2005
The ePortfolio as a Process: “...what is produced when persons
collect, select, reflectively
interpret, and/or present their own evidence to support their assertions about what
they have
learned, know and can or should do...”
Cambridge, 2003
“...ideas of what an e-portfolio 'is' are complex and to an extent the
definition and purpose will vary depending on the
perspective from which a
particular person is approaching the concept...”
http://www.flickr.com/photos/darthdowney/
JISC ePortfolio Infokit
ePortfolios: The purpose... What are you trying to achieve by implementing ePortfolios?
“...gives schools the flexibility to design and deliver programmes that will engage all students and offer them appropriate learning pathways.”
The New Zealand Curriculum
Do you use...
“...teaching approaches that consistently have a
positive impact on student learning...” http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/
The New Zealand Curriculum
Do you have...
“...assessment for the purpose of
improving student
learning...”
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/
The New Zealand Curriculum
Do you use...
“...elearning to open up
new and different ways of learning...” http://www.flickr.com/photos/47899590@N00/
The New Zealand Curriculum
Do you see...
“...parents and caregivers as key partners...”
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/
The New Zealand Curriculum
Do you have...
“...programmes that will engage all students...” http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/
The New Zealand Curriculum
Does feedback on learning...
“...develop strategies for self-
monitoring and collaborative evaluation of their performance in relation to suitable criteria.” http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/
The New Zealand Curriculum
Are your students...
“...connected...” www.flickr.com/photos/saschaaa
The New Zealand Curriculum
effective pedagogy motivation & engagement
ePortfolios
parent involvement effective assessment connected learners feedback elearning
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ePortfolios: Types... What are you trying to achieve by implementing ePortfolios?
ePortfolios
The Accountability ePortfolio
The Process ePortfolio
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The Showcase ePortfolio
The Process ePortfolio
Supports students towards achieving their learning goals.
www.flickr.com/photos/viernest
The Showcase ePortfolio
Celebrates learning outcomes & shows the highest level of achievement. www.flickr.com/photos/made2serve
The Accountability ePortfolio
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Documents learning for achievement of specific outcomes or standards.
ePortfolios: Benefits... What can ePortfolios offer the learner?
“The use of
multimedia
tools is one strategy
that involves and
engages learners.” http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/
Barrett, 2005
“...opens wide the possibilities for
reflections... in action, before action, after action, in solitude, in consultation with peers, in consultation with instructors...
written, spoken, videotaped, or graphically represented...” http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/
Riedinger., 2006
social networking
...the potential of the learning landscape and eportfolio-related tools are
facilitate and enhance the making of connections and the linking together of people, ideas, resources and learning... features that
Tosh et al., 2006
“...it is the quality, not just the quantity, of feedback that merits our closest attention.”
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/
Sadler, 1998
“...supporting the general process of reflection, self-evaluation and action planning for
lifelong learning...”
MOSEP 2007
“...students can
carry
literally their eportfolio around with them and
update it at any time in any place.” http://www.flickr.com/photos/nirak/
MOSEP, 2007
...to define e-Portfolios as a
process, rather than just a product or a technological system.
Attwell, 2007
ePortfolios: Process... What do eportfolios look like in action?
Collect Select Reflect Project
Project purpose Collect & organise Select learning Interject personality Reflect metacognitively Inspect to self-assess Perfect & evaluate Connect & conference Inject/Eject personality Respect accomplishments
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/
Burke, Fogarty & Belgrade (1994)
ePortfolio Learning Cycle Exemplars, creating LI, SC, matrices/rubrics
Students working towards new goals in their learning
peers Feed back & feed forward & self reflection
Learning artifact embedded in portfolio
story board
brainstorm family
“finished” example
1st draft of writing
teachers
Future learning
Feed back & feed forward & reflection
Learning artifact video embedded in portfolio
2nd draft
ePortfolio Learning Cycle Exemplars, creating LI, SC, matrices/rubrics
Feed back & feed forward & reflection
Students working towards new goals in their learning
Learning artifact embedded in portfolio
ePortfolios: The tools... What technologies make it happen?
ePortfolios: The ‘container’...
ePortfolios: The tools... But, have you thought about these...?
Should an eportfolio include all aspects of a student’s life and learning?
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What happens when a student leaves school? Moves to a new class? Transfers?
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Who retains ownership and control?
www.flickr.com/photos/sveinhal
Open to the world?
www.flickr.com/photos/willfuller
Are your parents and teachers ready?
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/
Do your current internet & computer use policies cater for eportfolios and use of Web 2.0 tools?
Will your eportfolios play a role in reporting achievement against the National Standards?
Do you need a packaged solution or is a mash-up of Web 2.0 tools OK?
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ePortfolios: The criteria... What would your criteria be for selecting an eportfolio solution?
Selecting an ePortfolio Solution
Purpose and Perspectives Student
Parents
ePortfolio Solution School Management/ Leadership
Teacher
Government Policy?
Selecting an ePortfolio Solution Students
Teacher
Parent/School Communty
Leadership
Purpose:
Non-Negotiable Criteria/features: What capability does the eportfolio need to support this purpose?
Additional criteria/features: What else do you want to be able to do?
Selecting an ePortfolio Solution Students
Teacher
Parent / School Com
Leadership
Purpose: • Support assessment for learning. (criteria, feedback, feedforward, peer/selfassessment, reflection) • Celebrate and share achievement. • Ownership of learning
Non-Negotiable Criteria/features: What capability does the eportfolio need to support this purpose? • Upload/embed post learning examples (photos, movies, Web 2.0 creations) • Allow comments • Ability to customise/personalise
Additional criteria/features: What else do you want to be able to do? Student retains ownership even if leaving or transferring schools.
Web based (anywhere, anytime) Web 2.0 tool integration Ability to comment, reflect & feedforward Ability to demonstrate learning Facilitate social networking Secure User friendly Aesthetics User storage space Manageability Expandability Level of technical know how required Availability of technical support Cost Access/edit from mobile device
ePortfolio Management... In order to be effective and support the process of student learning, eportfolios:
•need to be embedded into your teaching and learning.
•require a high level of access to technology. •you need to set time aside for students to first learn
how and then to actively reflect and give feedback on learning.
Start small, and work your way up. Get students actively blogging in a class blog and move on to individual spaces
ePortfolio Management... ePortfolios do not add to your workload. Instead you will need to change some of the ways you:
• give feedback • facilitate reflection • engage students in self and peer assessments and
• you need to adapt learning and teaching so that the process and outcomes can be shared
digitally within the eportfolio platform.
mlearning
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/
“Learning that happens across locations, or that takes advantage of learning opportunities offered by portable technologies.” Wikipedia
“...students can
carry
literally their eportfolio around with them and
update it at any time in any place.” http://www.flickr.com/photos/nirak/
MOSEP, 2007
ePortfolios ➡ National Standards ePortfolios ➡ mobile technologies ePortfolios ➡ live streaming ePortfolios ➡ No container necessary, just mash
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