AAEEBL SLC feb11

Is the Future ofePortfolios in your pocket?
Dr. Helen Barrett
electronicportfolios.org
Twitter: @eportfolios
Slideshare.net/eportfolios
AAEEBL
Western ePortfolio Conference
Westminster College
February 28, 2011

Discuss!
Engagement Factors?
Social networks?
ePortfolios?
#11waaeebl
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Today’s Themes
Social Networking and ePortfolios
Purpose – Lifelong Learning
Process – Focus on Reflection
Balancing 2 Faces of E-Portfolios
Web 2.0 & Mobile Tools
Collecting – “Capture the Moment”
Reflecting – Blogging & Tweeting
Digital Storytelling
https://sites.google.com/site/mportfolios/

Golden Circle
What?
How?
Why?

WHAT?
Audio • Video • Text • Images
Digital Repository
Electronic Portfolio
Multimedia Artifacts
Social Networks

Portfolio
One Word, Many Meanings

Who was the first famous “folio” keeper?
Definitions

Leonardo da Vinci’s Folio

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Electronic Portfolios
almost two decades (since 1991)
used primarily in education to
store documents
reflect on learning
feedback for improvement
showcase achievements for accountability or employment

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Social networking
Last six years (or so)
store documents and share experiences,
showcase accomplishments,
communicate and collaborate
facilitate employment searches

E-Portfolio Components
Multiple Portfolios for Multiple Purposes-Celebrating Learning-Personal Planning-Transition/entry to courses-Employment applications-Accountability/Assessment
Multiple Tools to Support Processes-Capturing & storing evidence-Reflecting-Giving & receiving feedback-Planning & setting goals-Collaborating-Presenting to an audience
Digital Repository
(Becta, 2007; JISC, 2008)

WHY?
Reflection
Assessment
Guidance
Identity
Learning
Accountability
Employment
Showcase

Purpose
The overarching purpose of portfolios is to create a sense of personal ownership over one’s accomplishments, because ownership engenders feelings of pride, responsibility, and dedication. (p.10)
Paris, S & Ayres, L. (1994) Becoming Reflective Students and Teachers. American Psychological Association

Four key pillars of Lifelong Learning(Barbara Stäuble, Curtin University of Technology, Australia)
http://lsn.curtin.edu.au/tlf/tlf2005/refereed/stauble.html

Knowing the learner (Self-awareness)
Understanding prior knowledge
Motivation for and attitudes toward learning
Help learners understand themselves
See their growth over time

Planning for learning (Self management)
Setting goals
Develop a plan to achieve these goals

Understanding how to learn (Meta-learning)
Awareness of learners to different approaches to learning
Deep vs. Surface Learning, Rote vs. Meaningful Learning
Different Learning Styles
Help learners recognize success
Accommodate approaches that are not successful

Evaluating learning (Self monitoring)
Systematic analysis of learners’ performance
Responsibility to construct meaning
Be reflective & think critically
Learners construct meaning, monitor learning, evaluateown outcomes

Deep Learning
involves reflection,
is developmental,
is integrative,
is self-directive, and
is lifelong
Cambridge (2004)

Temple at Delphi
“Know Thyself”

Managing Oneself
Peter Drucker, (2005) Best of Harvard Business Review
“Success in the knowledge economy comes to those who know themselves – their strengths, their values, and how best they perform.”
New Purpose: Use ePortfolios for managing knowledge workers' career development
What are my strengths?
How do I perform?
What are my values?
Where do I belong?
What should I contribute?
Responsibility for Relationships
The Second Half of your Life

5 Reasons Why Your Online Presence Will Replace Your Resume in 10 years
Social networking use is skyrocketing while email is plummeting
You can’t find jobs traditionally anymore
People are managing their careers as entrepreneurs
The traditional resume is now virtual and easy to build
Job seeker passion has become the deciding factor in employment
http://blogs.forbes.com/danschawbel/2011/02/21/5-reasons-why-your-online-presence-will-replace-your-resume-in-10-years/

Dan Schawbel, Forbes“personal branding guru”
“Your online presence communicates, or should communicate, what you’re truly and genuinely passionate about… I firmly believe that you won’t be able to obtain and sustain a job without passion anymore.”
http://blogs.forbes.com/danschawbel/2011/02/21/5-reasons-why-your-online-presence-will-replace-your-resume-in-10-years/

Lifelong Context for ePortfolios

Digital Identity Management
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79IYZVYIVLA
Saskatchewan Identity Management Project: http://www.identitymanagementproject.com/

Passion and Self-Directed Learning
Lisa Nielsen’s “The Innovative Educator” blog entries:
Preparing Students for Successby Helping Them Discover and Develop Their Passions (Renzulli’s Total Talent Portfolio)
10 Ways Technology Supports21st Century Learners in Being Self Directed
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/

Processes
Portfolio
Collection
Selection
Reflection
Direction/Goals
Presentation
Feedback
Technology
Archiving
Linking/Thinking
Digital Storytelling
Collaborating
Publishing
Social Networking
Connect(“Friending”)
Listen(Reading)
Respond(Commenting)
Share(linking/tagging)
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Experiential Learning ModelLewin/Kolb with adaptations by Moon and Zull
Practice
Have an experience
Reflect on the experience
Try out what you have learned
Metacognition
Learn from the experience

Portfolio Learning
Experience
Feeling
Reviewing
Recording Organizing Planning
Publishing &
Receiving Feedback
Sharing &
Collaborating
Selecting Synthesizing
Dialogue
Reflecting
Understanding
Conceptualizing
& Constructing Meaning
Figure 2 A model of e-portfolio-based learning, adapted from Kolb (1984)
JISC, 2008, Effective Practice with e-Portfolios, p. 9

What is Reflection?
Major theoretical roots:
Dewey
Habermas
Kolb
Schön
Dewey: “We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience.”

Jennifer Moon on Reflection
Reflection is a form of mental processing – like a form of thinking – that we use to fulfill a purpose or to achieve some anticipated outcome. It is applied to relatively complicated or unstructured ideas for which there is not an obvious solution and is largely based on the further processing of knowledge and understanding and possibly emotions that we already possess (based on Moon 1999)
1999
2004

Moon on Reflection
One of the defining characteristics of surface learning is that it does not involve reflection (p.123)

Self-Regulated LearningAbrami, P., et. al. (2008), Encouraging self-regulated learning through electronic portfolios. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, V34(3) Fall 2008. http://www.cjlt.ca/index.php/cjlt/article/viewArticle/507/238
Goals
Captions/Journals
Change over Time

ePortfolios should be more Conversation
than Presentation
Because Conversation transforms!

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Similarities in Process
Major differences:
extrinsic vs.
intrinsic motivation
Elements of True (Intrinsic) Motivation:
Autonomy
Mastery
Purpose

Successful websites = Type I Approach
People feel good about participating.
Give users autonomy.
Keep system as open as possible.
- Clay Shirky
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Portfolios help learners find their Voice…
and explore their Purpose and Passions through Choice!

HOW?
Workspace
Tools
Mobile
Showcase
“Capture the Moment”
Apps

Why Mobile is a Must
Kids today are captivated by the personalization and socialization of online tools--the ability to build large networks of friends; share their thoughts, feelings, and goals; and communicate as they wish. …And not only is it possible, it's possible anytime and anywhere, via a plethora of devices and widely available cellular and WiFi networks.
The upshot is, these digital natives now have in their hands the tools to shape their own education in once unimagined ways. They have the ability to interact with other learners at their convenience, with differences in time and place presenting no hurdle. They can research, on the spot, any topic of interest. And they can capture the moment, whether it's in a picture, a video, or a blog entry.
-- Mary McCaffrey “Why Mobile is a Must” T.H.E. Journal http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/02/08/why-mobile-is-a-must.aspx

Mobile Touch: A Guide to Implementing Mobile E-learning in Your Organisation

2011 Horizon Report
Time-to-adoption:
One Year or Less
Electronic Books
Mobiles (mentioned in last 3 years)
Two to Three Years
Augmented Reality
Game-Based Learning
Four to Five Years
Gesture-Based Computing
Learning Analytics
New Media Consortium http://www.nmc.org/

Mobile Year in Review 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mCkbrYKQyI

Posted on ePortfolio Conversations Google Group:
Question: How to collect evidence of informal learning rather than formal education.
Response: "Start with SMS [on mobile phones] - it’s the morse codeof the presentgeneration...and it works.”

Capture the Moment with Mobile Phones
SMS messages
Twitter posts
Facebook updates
Any portfolio tools???
Camera
Still
video

October 11, 2010
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/ct-met-cell-phones-in-class-20101011,0,1580981.story

XO-3
One Laptop per Child
Available ~2012 ~$75
Android-based tablet

Using iOS Devices

What functions can be achieved with mobile phones for each of these processes?
Capturing & storing evidence - this evidence of learning can be in the form of text, images, audio or video
Reflecting - “the heart and soul of a portfolio” - this reflection could be captured in real time in different formats: writing, voice capture (and voice-to-text conversion), video capture and digital stories
Giving & receiving feedback - one of the most effective uses of a portfolio is to review a learner’s work and providing feedback for improvement
Planning & setting goals - a very important part of the portfolio process is personal development planning and setting goals for achievement
Collaborating - learning is a social activity - technology provides new forms of collaboration
Presenting to an audience - at specific points in the learning process, a learner may put together a presentation of their learning outcomes for an audience, either real or virtual

Capturing and Storing Evidence
Mobile Phones
Smart Phones
Camera can capture still images, video
Record audio?
Transmit to a website or upload to a computer
Cameras can capture images and video
Apps to record audio
uploaded to a website or uploaded to a computer
Audio • Video Text • Images

Reflection, Goal Setting
Mobile Phones
Smart Phones
SMS reflections to a website (depending on capability of software)
Needs to be similar to Facebook updates
Mobile apps for several web-based ePortfolio tools as well as generic tools such as blogs, Twitter, Facebook, etc.
Video editing tools available for creating digital stories

Giving & receiving feedback, Collaboration
Mobile Phones
Smart Phones
NO Feedback? (Can mobile phones read websites to be able to provide feedback/comments?)
one-to-one collaboration using SMS
Post directly to web-based accounts, like Facebook and Twitter
Mobile web browsers should allow reading posts and online documents, and providing comments or co-authoring
one-to-many collaboration using online communities and services, such as GoogleDocs or wikis

Presenting to an Audience
Mobile Phones
Smart Phones
NO (presentations require special tools)
Some apps are available to create presentations and project with appropriate cable to projector (iPad)

MicroVision SHOWWX+ Laser Pico Projector For iPod, iPhone & iPad
$399 – Amazon.com
http://www.microvision.com/showwx/

Creating an ePortfolio with GoogleApps Education or WordPress
Storage = Google Docs
Reflective Journal = Blogger or WordPress
Presentation =Google Sites

Level 1 Workspace: Collection of Artifacts in the Cloud

With iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad)
Text Images Audio Video
Capture the Moment

Integrate file storage with computer and website
Hyperlink to files in Public folder!

Dragon Dictation
Voice recognition
Share in many ways

EvernoteOne Account, Many Devices
Capture Anything
Access Anywhere
Find Things Fast
Capture something in one place -- access it from another
Web page access
Emailing your memories
Email notes, snapshots, and audio directly into your account. Emailed notes will go directly into your default notebook.

AudioBoo.fm
a mobile & web platform that effortlessly allows you to record and upload audio for your friends, family or the rest of the world to hear.
Also Google Voice

JotNot Scanner Pro ($.99)
Scan Multi-page documents
Remove Shadows & Noise
Save as PDF
Email, Fax and Share your Scans
Send the image directly via email or upload it to cloud storage services including Evernote, Box.net, Dropbox, or Google Docs. (not with free version)

Mobile Phone Apps for ePortfolios
U.K. Metacognitives
Mahara
PortfolioUP(more tools under development in N.Z)
U Minnesota Duluth OSPI

iPhone App for PebblePad (U.K.)

Speak-to-Tweet
SayNow.com bought by Google, January 25, 2011

Level 2 Workspace: Learning/Reflective Journal

Blogging* by eMail*the act of sharing yourself
Tumblr
Posterous
Set up account on website
Send email to: myaccount.tumblr.com
iPhone App
Call in your posts for audio post to blog
Cross-post to Facebook & Twitter
Just email to post@posterous.com
iPhone App
Cross-post to Facebook & Twitter

More PebblePad Screens

Reflection with WordPress App

Post to from Mobile
Send email to pre-arranged email address
Use BlogPressiOS app ($2.99)
Set up Blogger Mobile and send SMS

Level 3: Showcase Portfolio
Level 3: Primary Purpose: Showcase/Accountability

Learner-Centered Philosophy
"A portfolio tells a story. It is the story of knowing. Knowing about things... Knowing oneself... Knowing an audience... Portfolios are students' own stories of what they know, why they believe they know it, and why others should be of the same opinion.” (Paulson & Paulson, 1991, p.2)

Telling stories and listening to other people's stories shape the memories we have of our experiences.
Roger Schank, Tell Me a Story

Digital Storytelling Process
Create a 2-to-4 minute digital video clip
First person narrative [begins with a written script ~ 400 words]
Told in their own voice [record script]
Illustrated (mostly) by still images
Music track to add emotional tone

Video Editing on iOS
iMovie $4.99
ReelDirector $3.99
Splice $1.99
Free

In Summary

A Reminder…
Reflection & Relationships
… the “Heart and Soul” of an ePortfolio…
NOT the Technology!
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My Final Wish…
dynamic celebrations
stories of deep learning
across the lifespan
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Dr. Helen Barrett
Researcher & ConsultantElectronic Portfolios & Digital Storytelling for Lifelong and Life Wide Learning
eportfolios@gmail.com
http://electronicportfolios.org/
http://slideshare.net/eportfolios

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