NECC2009

ePortfolios 2.0:Web 2.0 tools toImprove/ShowcaseStudent TechnologyLiteracy
Dr. Helen Barrett
NECC 2009
Slideshare: eportfolios

Showcase?
Assessment?
Reflection?
Multiple Purposes from Hidden Assumptions
http://www.rsc-northwest.ac.uk/acl/eMagArchive/RSCeMag2008/choosing%20an%20eportfolio/cool-cartoon-346082.png

“The Blind Men and the Elephant”Thanks to Alan Levine

QUOTE
The e-portfolio is the central and common point for the student experience… It is a reflection of the student as a person undergoing continuous personal development, not just a store of evidence.-Geoff Rebbeck, e-Learning Coordinator, Thanet College, quoted in JISC, 2008, Effective Practice with e-Portfolios

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)

Enhancing students' computer & multimedia skills through ePortfolios

New Hampshire
http://www.nheon.org/ictliteracy/kit4.html

New Framework for 21st Century Skillshttp://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
(handout)

New ISTE NETS for Students
Creativity and Innovation
Communication and Collaboration
Research and Information Fluency
Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision-Making
Digital Citizenship
Technology Operations and Concepts
(handout)

NETS “Refresh”

Mapping Curriculum to Standards

To assess technology skills with a portfolio…
You must integrate technology across the curriculum
It’s not just an end-of-year activity!
Needs a good rubric (under development in New Hampshire)

International Trends in ePortfolio Development
Personalized Learning
‘Choice’ and ‘Voice’
Self-Directed Learning
Reflective Practice
Constructing Deep Learning
Digital Identity Development
Interactivity!!!

Student Engagement!
CQ + PQ > IQ (Friedman, 2006)[Curiosity + Passion]
Learners find their voice and passions through choice and personalization!
Portfolio as Story
Positive Digital Identity Development
“Academic MySpace”

Six technologies with the power to transform K-12 teaching and learning
One year or less:
collaborative environments
online communication tools
Two to three years:
mobile devices
cloud computing
Four to five years:
smart objects
the personal web
New Media Centers
http://www.nmc.org/

Cloud Computing
“The cloud is the term for networked computers that distribute processing power, applications, and large systems among many machines.”
disk storage and processing cycles a readily available, cheap commodity
thin-client, web-based applications for image editing, word processing, social networking, and media creation
More reliable than desktop storage
The Horizon Report, 2009

The Personal Web
… computer users are assembling collections of tools, widgets, and services that make it easy to develop and organize dynamic online content. Armed with tools for tagging, aggregating, updating, and keeping track of content, today’s learners create and navigate a web that is increasingly tailored to their own needs and interests: this is the personal web.
The Horizon Report, 2009

A Technology to Watch:
Google Wave!
http://wave.google.com/

What is a wave?
A wave is equal parts conversation and document. People can communicate and work together with richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.
A wave is shared. Any participant can reply anywhere in the message, edit the content and add participants at any point in the process. Then playback lets anyone rewind the wave to see who said what and when.
A wave is live. With live transmission as you type, participants on a wave can have faster conversations, see edits and interact with extensions in real-time.
http://wave.google.com/

Architectureof InteractionArchitecture of Participation(Web 2.0)
allows a
Pedagogyof Interaction
(ePortfolio 2.0)

A Reminder…
Reflection
… is the “Heart and Soul” of a Portfolio… NOT the Technology!

Technology & Reflection
Two Themes across the Lifespan with ePortfolio Development

Digital Archive (for Life) Supports Lifelong & Life-wide Learning

Early Childhood ePortfolio Emphasis
Technologies: Digital images, audio and video plus parent (and grandparent!) involvement
Reflection in Early Childhood: Finding Voice and the Language of Reflection

Formal Education: Assessment Portfolio Systems
Two approaches
Formative
Summative

Forms of Assessment
Formative Assessments
Provides insights for the teacher
Assessment FOR Learning
Provides insights for the learner
Summative Assessments (Assessment OF Learning or Evaluation)
Provides insights (and data) for the institution
Nick Rate (2008) Assessment for Learning & ePortfolios, NZ Ministry of Ed

Purposes for Assessment
=
Formative (Classroom-based) Assessment
Assessment OF Learning =
Summative Assessment

Middle Level (ages ~9~14)ePortfolio Emphasis
Technologies: Blogs, Wikis, VoiceThread, GAMES!
Reflection in Middle Grades: Learning to LearnPortfolio Model

Learning to Learn Portfolio ModelIan Fox, New Zealand

Personalizing & Goal Setting

High School ePortfolio Emphasis
Technologies: GoogleApps (Docs, Sites), Social Networking
Reflection in High School: Construction of Self, Planning for the Future

Social Learning
How can we integrate ePortfolios with what we know about social learning and interactivity?

How can you leveragethe technologies learners own?
Accessibility from “net books” and home computers
Connectivity with cell phones
Audio (podcasts) and Video (digital stories)

Formal Education: Assessment Portfolio Systems
Two approaches
Formative
Summative

Portfolio Differences
Assessment OF Learning
Purpose prescribed
Artifacts mandated - scoring for external use
Organized by teacher
Summative (Past to present)
Institution-centered
Requires extrinsic motivation
Purpose negotiated
Artifacts chosen - feedback to learner
Organized by learner
Formative (Present to future)
Student-centered
Intrinsically motivating

ePortfolio 1.0 - ePortfolio 2.0
Hierarchical, Designed
Metaphor: Portfolio as Test
Data-driven
Focus on Standardization
Feedback from Authority Figures
Large, complex systems
Networked, Emergent
Metaphor: Portfolio as Story
Learner-driven
Focus on Individuality, Creativity
Feedback from Community of Learners
Small pieces, loosely joined - "Mash-ups"
Continued…

ePortfolio 1.0 - ePortfolio 2.0(continued)
Web-based Form
Positivist
Accountability-driven
Proprietary
Digital Paper (text & images)
Local Storage (hard drives, CD)
Blog and Wiki
Constructivist, Connectivist
Learning-focused
Open Standards
Digital Story (multimedia)
Network Storage (Lifetime Personal Web Space)

College Student ePortfolio Emphasis
Technologies: Social Technologies, Online Productivity Tools, Online Audio & Video
Reflection in Higher Education: Demonstrating Competence, Personalizing Standards-Based Portfolios: Choice and Voice

How is social networking impacting ePortfolio development?
It is having a huge impact on our social and political world!

Professional ePortfolio Emphasis
Technologies: Social Networks, Productivity Tools, Micro-Blogging (Twitter) and Second Life
Reflection on the Job: Sharing Experiences, Building a Community of Learners

Life Portfolio – planning for an extended midlife transition (50-90)
An intentional combination of passions and pursuits
Envision new possibilities
Plan ahead – visualize a new life
Not “retirement” but “rewirement”

Portfolio Way of Thinking
Careers have a shelf life; portfolios can be timeless (p.x)
… expands into a mindset that is ageless, in the broader sense of figuring out what really matters in life. (p.5)
In the zone between total career mode and total retirement, many want to discover or rediscover their passion… create a legacy… turn careers into callings, success into significance… to make a difference…
…portfolios become an ongoing, ageless framework for self-renewal

Quote
“ Portfolio responds to a calling that is knit into the fabric of our very being. It is about what our motivations are, what makes us feel most alive. Portfolio development is what our true work should be, for it’s where our deep gifts, and our gladness, meet the needs of the world.” p. 43

Strategies for a Portfolio Life
Tell the Story of Your Life: Narrative is a powerful tool for self-discovery
Accomplishments Leave Clues… and increase self-esteem
Connect with Others -- Networking
Develop Your Goals: Goals Prepare us for Change… Goals Yield Purpose
Revise, Reflect, Rebalance

Over 50’sePortfolio Emphasis
Technologies: Digital Stories, Reflective Journal (blog), Social Networks
Reflection for Later Life: Building a Legacy, Generativity, Planning for a Meaningful Life beyond Work

Balancing the 2 Faces of e-Portfolios

Some Basic Concepts
“ePortfoliois both process and product”
Process: A series of events (time and effort) to produce a result- From Old French proces(“‘journey’”)
Product: the outcome/results or “thinginess” of an activity/process- Destination
Wiktionary

Types of ePortfolio Implementation
Working Portfolio
The Collection
The Digital Archive
Repository of Artifacts
Reflective Journal(eDOL)
Collaboration Space
Portfolio as Process-- Workspace (PLE)“shoebox”
Presentation Portfolio(s)
The “Story” or Narrative
Multiple Views (public/private)
Varied Audiences(varied permissions)
Varied Purposes
Portfolio as Product-- Showcase

Structure of E-Portfolio Types
Portfolio as Process/ Workspace
Organization: Chronological – eDOL(Electronic Documentation of Learning – U. of Calgary) Documenting growth over time for both internal and external audiences
Primary Purpose: Learning or Reflection
Reflection: immediate focus on artifact or learning experience
Portfolio as Product/ Showcase
Organization: Thematic – Documenting achievement of Standards, Goals or Learning Outcomes for primarily external audiences
Primary Purpose: Accountability or Employment
Reflection: retrospective focus on Standards, Goals or Learning Outcomes (Themes)

What is the best tool?
Do you need an all-in-one system or multiple tools?

Less abouttellingMore about talking!
- Julie Hughes, University of Wolverhampton
Take advantage of Web 2.0 strategies in ePortfolio development

electronicportfolios.org/categories.html
Web 2.0

Why Web 2.0 for e-portfolios?
Access from Anywhere!
Interactivity!
Engagement!
Lifelong Skills!
Mostly FREE!

Web 2.0 Technologies
Advantages
Free, often open-source tools on the WWW
“Me Publishing (blog and wiki)
Shared Writing (GoogleDocs)
Web Publishing(Google Sites)
Disadvantages
May require higher technology competency
Mostly not secure websites
“Small Pieces, Loosely Joined”

http://electronicportfolios.org/web20portfolios.html

Process & Web 2.0 Tools

All you need is… an <Embed> Code!
Hall Davidson

Blogs
Advantages
Quickly, easily create a learning journal, documenting growth over time with entries that are date-stamped.
WordPress allows additional pages and sub-pages.
Interactivity is maintained through RSS feeds and Comments that can be added.
WordPress file limit 3 GB!
WordPress blogs can be password-protected (as well as individual entries).
Disadvantages
Prescribed order (reverse-chronological) of entries.
Does not allow organizing attached files into folders.
Limited attachments in Blogger.
Blogger does not allow passwords, often blocked in schools

Wikis
Advantages
Free (for education) online system.
Wikispaces allows 2 GB online storage (PBWiki limits 50 MB).
Page can be edited by approved members.
Discussion link on top of every page.
Saves draft pages and keeps versions.
Allows embedding media and building tables on pages.
Disadvantages
Set up own system for managing the feedback on student work.
Does not allow organizing files into folders.
Archived version does not save navigation menu.

GoogleDocs
Advantages
Documents, presentations or spreadsheets can be edited
Maintains a record of all revisions, with identity of author.
Interactivity is maintained through comments and co-authoring.
Easily embed presentations into blog.
Convert all documents to Microsoft Office or OpenOffice or PDF.
Disadvantages
Requires full time high speed Internet access.
No attachments, only hyperlinks to documents.

Google Pages NOW Google Sites
Advantages
Free website builder
Easy-to-use
Flexibility and creativity in portfolio authoring.
Helps students build technology skills.
Automatically store pages online.
100 MB limit on uploaded attachments
Disadvantages
No Interactivity
More of a web page builder than a portfolio program.

Public Google Tools vs. GoogleApps for Education?
Public Google Tools (Gmail account)
Student owns the account for life (must be over 13)
Student has complete control of access
FREE for anyone
No uploading to Google Video (must use YouTube to embed videos)
Start immediately
Google Apps for Education
Protected environment (school assigns account)
School can control access (limit to members)
FREE for education
Limited use of Google Video (2 GB)
Need some advanced set-up time
http://sites.google.com/site/colettecassinelli/proscons

Move beyond text-only artifacts
Encourage development of multimedia artifacts
Introduce alternative strategies for reflection
Digital storytelling (audio & video)
Blogging (including Twitter)

Do Your e-Portfolios have VOICE?
Individual Identity
Reflection
Meaning Making
21st Century Literacy
“When words are infused by the human voice, they come alive.”
- Maya Angelou

Wordle.net
This following Word Cloud was created collaboratively by educators around the world, who contributed keywords that came to their mind when thinking about Digital Storytelling. Words that appear larger were used by more contributors.
http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/07/27/digital-storytelling-part-ix-wordle/

New Google Sitesinvitation for collaborators
Reflection for Learninghttp://sites.google.com/site/reflection4learning
ePortfolio Survey Instrumentshttp://sites.google.com/site/eportfoliosurveys
Assessment for Learninghttp://sites.google.com/site/assessment4learning
CIC Websites due in the fall: Multimedia Records of Practice, Electronic Portfolios & Digital Storytelling

Google Groups to Join
Researching Web2.0 Portfolioshttp://groups.google.com/group/web2eportfolios
Using Google Apps for ePortfolios in K-12 Educationhttp://groups.google.com/group/k12eportfolios
What is Web 2.0? (online course)http://groups.google.com/group/what-is-web-2-0

Invitation to Collaborate
Help me write a book for ISTE on Interactive Portfolios for Learning
Need K-12 teachers familiar with portfolios and comfortable with technology
Use primarily Web 2.0 tools (blog, wiki, GoogleApps)
Send me an email

My Final Wish…
May all yourelectronic portfoliosbecome dynamic celebrationsandstories of deep learningacross the lifespan.

Dr. Helen Barrett
Researcher & ConsultantElectronic Portfolios & Digital Storytelling for Lifelong and Life Wide Learning
eportfolios@gmail.com
http://electronicportfolios.org/

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