Enriching learning experience in work-integrated education using weblog and e-portfolio Dr Paula Hodgson Educational Development Centre The Hong Kong Polytechnic University This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License .

Converting theories into practice Lecture/tutorial Placement

Reflection through forum

Web log “ A [we]blog is a frequently updated website, organized in a diary form with individual [reverse] chronologically ordered entries or posts.” Tosh and Werdmuller 2004

“ A [we]blog is a frequently updated website, organized in a diary form with individual [reverse] chronologically ordered entries or posts.”

Tosh and Werdmuller 2004

Reflection through blogging community

Peer feedback through blogs

Blog experience Can share what we want, MORE FUN Freedom is given when we create our own entries I like to share and express whatever I want via different media , i.e. videos and pictures Student-oriented — can do editing and updates whenever the writer wants I think it is a valuable experience to interact with other weblog editors, and also share with them It is such a valuable piece of memory for the whole class to run a blog together

Can share what we want, MORE FUN

Freedom is given when we create our own entries

I like to share and express whatever I want via different media , i.e. videos and pictures

Student-oriented — can do editing and updates whenever the writer wants

I think it is a valuable experience to interact with other weblog editors, and also share with them

It is such a valuable piece of memory for the whole class to run a blog together

“ The portfolio is intended to be a formative document which allows the student space to reflect on each week’s (or month’s) activities, personal and professional development (or lack thereof).” Huntington et al . 1999 Learning through e-portfolio

“ The portfolio is intended to be a formative document which allows the student space to reflect on each week’s (or month’s) activities, personal and professional development (or lack thereof).”

Huntington et al . 1999

Self-assessment Self-expression Documenting learning Reviewing values and assumptions Reviewing theories in practice Self-assessing areas for improvement Constructing knowledge through writing

Self-expression

Documenting learning

Reviewing values and assumptions

Reviewing theories in practice

Self-assessing areas for improvement

Constructing knowledge through writing

Portfolio presentation

Reflection on key competences

Structured placement portfolio

Communication with supervisor

Quality learning through e-portfolio “ A quality portfolio evidences complex thinking and problem solving and invokes authentic applications that represent significant learning.” Montgomery and Wiley 2004

“ A quality portfolio evidences complex thinking and problem solving and invokes authentic applications that represent significant learning.”

Montgomery and Wiley 2004

“ Students found that a personal portfolio, which reflected the work placement year, had an intrinsic value of its own.” Morgan and Turner 2000 Personal/professional development through e-portfolio

“ Students found that a personal portfolio, which reflected the work placement year, had an intrinsic value of its own.”

Morgan and Turner 2000

Self-reflection/self-assessment