Eportfolios

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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

www.flickr.com/photos/taniwha

ePortfolios: Types... What are you trying to achieve by implementing ePortfolios?

ePortfolios

The Accountability ePortfolio

The Process ePortfolio

www.flickr.com/photos/96dpi

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

www.flickr.com/photos/abbyladybug

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?

www.flickr.com/photos/pasq

What happens when a student leaves school? Moves to a new class? Transfers?

www.flickr.com/photos/bigtallguy

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?

www.flickr.com/photos/diathesis

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

www.flickr.com/photos/opacity