e-Portfolio for students and teachers

What is e-Portfolio?

• “An e-Portfolio is an electronic collection of evidence that shows your learning journey over time.

• Portfolio can relate to specific academic fields or your lifelong learning.

• Evidence may include writing samples, photos, videos, research project, observations by mentors and peers, and/or reflective thinking.” Dr. Barrett (2006)

Level 1 – e- Portfolio as Storage: A Focus on Contents & Digital Conversion

https://sites.google.com/site/eportfolioapps/overview/levels

Level 2 - ePortfolio as Workspace: Collection + Reflection (Immediate Reflection on Learning & Artifacts in Collection)

Level 3 - ePortfolio as Showcase: Selection/Reflection/Direction (each semester? End of year?)

A Focus on Product & Documentation of Achievement

Why use e-Portfolio?

• The real value of an e-portfolio is in the reflection and learning that is documented within.

• To create a sense of personal ownership over one’s accomplishments, because ownership engenders feelings of pride, responsibility, and dedication (p.10) – Paris & Ayres. (1994).

• The e-Portfolio is the central point of the student experience. It is a reflection of the student as a person undergoing continuous personal development, not just as tore of evidence

Source: City University of Kong Kong

Why e-Portfolio for teachers

• e-Portfolio adoption in learning and teaching is likely to increase if practitioners are themselves using reflective e-portfolios for continuing professional development.

• Tutors are more likely to engage with and be enthusiastic about e-portfolios (Stefani et al, 2007; ePISTLE Guidelines 3: Transition) if protected time is made available to them. Adoption of e-portfolios is likely to develop at different rates across the institution (Barrett 2004). Raising awareness of the potential of an e-portfolio tool as well as pedagogic benefits are factors in adoption.

Watch two videos

• CPD for teachers

• CPD for students

• Teacher portfolio example: https://sites.google.com/site/deanfisherportfolio/

• Student Portfolio example: https://sites.google.com/a/brvgs.k12.va.us/seniorresources/example-sites

Questions

• In a group of three or four, please answer the following questions:

– Our Elementary students grade 2-5 have own e-portfolios. Should students in SS continue with their e-portfolio?

– What impact does an e-portfolio have on student learning?– As a professional educator, should you build your own e-

portfolio? Why?– How could e-portfolios impact teachers?– Should we use e-portfolios? Why?

Resource: www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/e-portfolios/

Scaffolding

• e-Portfolios can provide scaffolding to

support lifelong learners in reflecting on

their current and completed learning,

achievements and experiences, and on

goals and opportunities, to guide learning

(informal and formal) and professional development over time.

Resources

• https://sites.google.com/site/eportfolioapps/overview/examples

• http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/e-portfolios/drivers/lifelong-learning/

• http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/e-portfolios/

• https://sites.google.com/site/eportfoliogallery/teaching-portfolio