Eportfolios 101 Te Apiti

Nick Rate nick.rate@core-ed.org http://nickrate.com

ePortfolios

Why eportfolios?

Process

Types

Purpose & Features

Tools

Definition

Final thoughts...

ePortfolios

Individual student blogs

Class blog

Individual student eportfolios

Why eportfolios?

“The use of

multimedia tools is one strategy

that involves and

engages learners.”Barrett, 2005http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/

Ian Fox 2008http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthileo/

“The power of ‘student voice’ should not be underestimated.

To hear students reflecting on their own work, in their own voice, with their own

intonations and

expressions, conveys meaning in a manner

that is simply not possible in written form.”

“...the social networking potential of the learning landscape and eportfolio-related tools are

features that facilitate and

enhance the making of

connections and the linking

together of people, ideas,

resources and

learning...”Tosh et al., 2006

“...it is the quality, not just the quantity, of

feedback that merits our closest attention.”

Sadler, 1998http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/

“...supporting the general process of reflection, self-evaluation and action planning for

lifelong learning...”

MOSEP 2007

“...students can

literally carry their eportfolio around with them and

update it at

any time in

any place.”

MOSEP, 2007http://www.flickr.com/photos/nirak/

“...to define e-Portfolios as

a process, rather than just a product or a technological system.”

Attwell, 2007

UNESCO 10 Global Trends in ICT & Education:

Smart Portfolio Assessment

“...whenever they add a tweet, blog post, or photo to any online service, it will appear in their personal portfolio which can be both peer and teacher assessed.”

UNESCO 2010

Process

Exemplars & co-constructing LI’s,

SC, matrices/rubrics...

Students working towards new goals in their learning

ePortfolio Learning Cycle

Learning artifact

embedded in portfolio

Feed back & feed

forward & reflection

Burke, Fogarty & Belgrade (1994)

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/

Types

TheShowcaseePortfolio

ePortfolios

TheAccountability

ePortfolio

TheProcess

ePortfolio

www.flickr.com/photos/96dpi

Documents learning for achievement of specific outcomes or standards.

The Accountability ePortfolio

www.flickr.com/photos/abbyladybug

The Showcase ePortfolio

Celebrates learningoutcomes & shows thehighest level of achievement.

www.flickr.com/photos/made2serve

The Process ePortfolio

Supports students towards achieving their learning goals.

www.flickr.com/photos/viernest

Purpose & Features

Selecting an ePortfolio Solution

Purpose and Perspectives

Student

TeacherSchool

Management/Leadership

Parents

ePortfolioSolution

Selecting an ePortfolio Solution

Student Teacher Leadership Parent

Purpose:Purpose:Purpose:Purpose:

Features:What does my eportfolio need to do to support the purpose?

Features:What does my eportfolio need to do to support the purpose?

Features:What does my eportfolio need to do to support the purpose?

Features:What does my eportfolio need to do to support the purpose?

Additional features:What else do you want to be able to do?

Additional features:What else do you want to be able to do?

Additional features:What else do you want to be able to do?

Additional features:What else do you want to be able to do?

Selecting an ePortfolio Solution

Student Teacher Leadership Parent

Purpose: Why am I doing this? What do I want to achieve? Purpose: Why am I doing this? What do I want to achieve? Purpose: Why am I doing this? What do I want to achieve? Purpose: Why am I doing this? What do I want to achieve?

• Show my learning to parents and friends• Find out how I can get better at my learning• Use some cool web sites

Features: What does my eportfolio need to do to support the purpose?Features: What does my eportfolio need to do to support the purpose?Features: What does my eportfolio need to do to support the purpose?Features: What does my eportfolio need to do to support the purpose?

• Upload/embed/post learning examples (photos, audio, movies, Web 2.0 creations)• Friends see my learning and leave comments• Make it look how I want it to look...

Additional features: What else do you want to be able to do?Additional features: What else do you want to be able to do?Additional features: What else do you want to be able to do?Additional features: What else do you want to be able to do?

• Can I keep it even if I leave or go to another school?• Can I keep it even if I leave or go to another school?• Can I keep it even if I leave or go to another school?• Can I keep it even if I leave or go to another school?

Web based (anywhere, anytime)Web 2.0 tool integrationAbility to comment, reflect & feedforwardAbility to demonstrate all learningFacilitate social networkingSecureUser friendlyAestheticsUser storage spaceManageabilityExpandabilityLevel of technical know how requiredAvailability of technical supportCostAccess/edit from mobile device

ePortfolios: The ‘container’...

ePortfolios: The ‘container’...

Definition

“...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...”

JISC ePortfolio Infokithttp://www.flickr.com/photos/darthdowney/

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

Final thoughts...

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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Is it important for eportfolios in your school to have a consistent look and feel?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/

Should your school expect the teachers to have a reflective eportfolio just as the students do?

http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/