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Electronic Portfolios
Birds of a Feather

Questions?
Platforms?
K-12, K-5?
Keep it real & authentic? PASSION!!!!!
Student-controlled or teacher-controlled?
Teacher/parent buy-in?
Deal with assessment – formative vs. summative, self, peer, teacher, parent, authentic
Managing access – showcase great work, giving feedback
Safety – student names?
Digital footprints – public vs. private
Promising practices
Live for real, rather than “fake” – artificial – real audiences?
Tie student work to standards?
Value-added to student learning
How to make EP interactive?
Who should be involved in planning?

Purposes?
Record of learning so that students can reflect on their own learning – metacognitive – teach students to “mine” their own portfolios
Career-ready or career-ready?
Dead-ended – locked
Replace Standardized testing?

Tools?

Planning Elements
Plan for:
Vision
Skills
Incentives
Resources
Time
Money
Technology
Action Plan
To Avoid:
Confusion
Anxiety
Gradual Change
Frustration
False Starts

Tools?
Expressive vs. Structured Models
Your Purpose Should Drive Your Choice

Categories of Toolshttp://electronicportfolios.org/categories.html

Matching Portfolio Purpose to Portfolio Tools

Balanced?
Student-Centered
School-Centered
Focus on Interests, Passions, Goals
Choice and VoiceReflection
Lifelong Learning
Focus on Standards, Outcomes
Accountability, Achievement
Term, Graduation

Portfolio-Based Learning

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
blog
blog pages
Sites

Student Literacy Achievement through Blogging
The Project definitely provided a motivation for writing, an improvement in audience awareness and purpose and in presentation skills. Other school interventions also had an impact on literacy achievement; however the Project has provided a purpose and enthusiasm for literacy.
The students of Manaiakalani were provided with a “hook” (e-learning outcomes published in on-line spaces) which gave these decile 1 students a voice to be heard globally. Subsequently, participating in the Manaiakalani Project enhanced their literacy, engagement, oral language and presentation. (p.70)
http://www.manaiakalani.org/research-1/2008---2010-report
Tamaki Schools, Auckland, NZ

Dual Skill Development
Portfolio Skills
Students
Collecting/ Digitizing
Selecting/ Organizing
Reflecting
Goal-Setting
Presenting
Teacher/Faculty/Mentor
Pedagogy – Facilitate portfolio processes
Role of Reflection
Assessment/ Feedback
Model own Portfolio Learning
+ Technology Skills

REAL*
ePortfolio
Academy
for K-12Teachers
*Reflection
Engagement
Assessment for
Learning

Initial Online Courses Planned
Overview of Student-Centered Electronic Portfolios in K-12 Education (tool-neutral – focus on “Portfolio” Reflection Process & Feedback)
Implement Electronic Portfolios with K-12 Students using Google Apps (Docs, Sites, Blogger, YouTube, Picasa, Digication, Teacher Dashboard) (focus on “Electronic”)
Add Voice to ePortfolios with Digital Storytelling
Create Your Professional Portfolio (tool neutral)

Upcoming Presentations
Tuesday 5:00 PM – Birds of a Feather on Google Apps (Dorothy Burt)See Teacher Dashboard from the school that initiated it!
Wednesday 8:30 AM - Student-Centered Interactive E-Portfolioswith GoogleApps (Helen Barrett)

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