Augusta Portfolio Education Summit August 2009

Augusta Community Portfolio
Darren Cambridge
Education Summit, Augusta, AR
August 12, 2009

What is a portfolio?
Collection of artifacts
On which the author has reflected
Tell a story about the what the author has done, can do, and hope to do in the future

A special kind of online museum

Web 2.0

Goals of the Augusta Portfolio
Make visible to the world the impressive reading and writing of the people of Augusta
Spark conversations about Augusta’s heritage, achievements, and future
Provide an online place to conduct and share such conversations
Help people in Augusta develop 21st century literacies

Three layers
Exhibits – Designed by readers and writers in Augusta with the assistance of media experts
Collective reflections – Results of discussions using the portfolio as a conversation piece
Individual contributions and reflection – additions to and online conversations about exhibits and collective reflections