1. http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/
ePortfolios
Nick Rate nick.rate@core-ed.org http://nickrate.com

2. The background...

3. “...teaching approaches that consistently
have a positive
impact on
student learning...”
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/ The New Zealand Curriculum

4. “...assessment for the purpose of
improving student learning...”
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/ The New Zealand Curriculum

5. “Schools should explore not only how
ICT can supplement traditional ways of
teaching but also how it can open up new
and different ways of learning.”
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nirak/ The New Zealand Curriculum

6. parents and caregivers as
“...working with
key partners who have unique
knowledge of their children and countless
opportunities to advance their children’s
learning.”
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/ The New Zealand Curriculum

7. learn as they engage in
“Students
shared activities and
conversations with other people...”
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/ The New Zealand Curriculum

8. “...all students should develop strategies
for self-monitoring and
collaborative evaluation of
their performance in relation to suitable
criteria.”
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/ The New Zealand Curriculum

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Developing students’ assessment capabilities
Michael Absolum, Evaluation Associates Ltd, Auckland
Lester Flockton, University of Otago
John Hattie, University of Auckland
Rosemary Hipkins, New Zealand Council for Educational Research
Ian Reid, Learning Media Ltd

10. “...young people should be educated in ways
that support them to assume control of
their own learningand that they can
only do this if they develop the
capability to assess their own learning.”
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/ Directions for Assessment in New Zealand

11. “...assessment’s primary function is to support
learning by generating feedback
that students can act upon in terms of
where they are going, how they are going, and
where they might go next.”
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/ Directions for Assessment in New Zealand

12. “Parents and the wider school community will
also need to get better at
understanding assessment
information and interpreting it in
ways that support learning...”
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/ Directions for Assessment in New Zealand

14. “No assessment technology is in itself
formative, but almost any technology
can be used in a formative way – if the
right conditions are set in place.”
Scoping a Vision for Formative e-Assessment

15. The container...
feedback
support
control
ePortfolios capability
elearning
engagement
collaboration
success criteria
self-monitoring
learning conversations
partnerships in learning
assessment as learning
http://www.flickr.com/photos/voglesonger/

17. “...what is produced when persons
collect, select, reflectively
interpret, and/or present their own
evidence to support their assertions
about what they have
learned, know and can or should
do...”
Cambridge, 2003

18. “...ideas of what an e-portfolio 'is' are
complex and to an extent the
definition and purpose will vary
depending on the perspective from
which a particular person is approaching
the concept...”
http://www.flickr.com/photos/darthdowney/ JISC ePortfolio Infokit

19. The styles...
The
Accountability
ePortfolio
The The
Process Showcase
ePortfolio ePortfolio
www.flickr.com/photos/96dpi

20. Process ePortfolio: Supports students towards achieving
their learning goals.
www.flickr.com/photos/viernest

21. Showcase ePortfolio: Celebrates learning outcomes &
shows the highest level of achievement.
www.flickr.com/photos/made2serve

22. Accountability ePortfolio: Documents learning for
achievement of specific outcomes or standards.
www.flickr.com/photos/abbyladybug

24. The benefits...
“The use of multimedia tools is one
strategy that involves and
engages learners.”
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/ Barrett, 2005

25. The power of ‘student voice’
should
not be underestimated. To hear students
reflecting on their own work, in their
own voice, with their own intonations and
expressions, conveys meaning in a manner that
is simply not possible in written form.
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/ Ian Fox 2008

26. ...thesocial networking potential
of the learning landscape and eportfolio-
related tools are features that facilitate
and enhance the making of
connections and the linking together
of people, ideas, resources and
learning...
Tosh et al., 2006

27. “...it is the quality, not just the
quantity, of feedback that merits our
closest attention.”
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/ Sadler, 1998

28. “...supporting the general process of
reflection, self-evaluation and action
planning for lifelong learning...”
MOSEP 2007

29. carry their
“...students can literally
eportfolio around with them and update
it at any time in any place.”
MOSEP, 2007

30. “...to define e-Portfolios as a process,
rather than just a product or a
technological system.
Attwell, 2007

31. The process...
Collect Project purpose
Select
Collect & organise
Reflect
Project Select learning
Interject personality
Reflect metacognitively
Inspect to self-assess
Perfect & evaluate
Connect & conference
Inject/Eject personality
Respect accomplishments
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/ Burke, Fogarty & Belgrade (1994)

32. ePortfolio Learning Cycle
Exemplars,
creating LI, SC, Students working towards Celebrating success
matrices/rubrics new goals in their learning and achievement
1st draft “finished”
teachers example
of writing
peers Feed back Learning Learning
story Feed back
artifact artifact video
& feed board & feed
embedded in embedded in
self forward & forward &
portfolio portfolio
reflection reflection
brainstorm 2nd draft
family

33. ePortfolio Learning Cycle
Exemplars,
creating LI, SC, Students working towards
matrices/rubrics new goals in their learning
Feed back Learning
& feed artifact
forward & embedded in
reflection portfolio

34. The solution...

36. The planning...
Purpose and Perspectives
Student Parents
ePortfolio
Solution
School
Teacher Management/
Leadership
Government Technician/
Policy... Network Admin

37. Parent/School
Students Teacher Leadership
Communty
Purpose:
Non-Negotiable Criteria/features:
What capability does the eportfolio need to support this purpose?
Additional criteria/features:
What else do you want to be able to do?

38. Parent /
Students Teacher Leadership
School Com
Purpose:
• Support assessment for learning. (criteria,
feedback, feedforward, peer/self-
assessment, reflection)
• Celebrate and share achievement.
• Ownership of learning
Non-Negotiable Criteria/features:
What capability does the eportfolio need to support this purpose?
• Upload/embed post learning examples
(photos, movies, Web 2.0 creations)
• Allow comments
• Ability to customise/personalise
Additional criteria/features:
What else do you want to be able to do?
Student retains ownership even if leaving or transferring schools.

39. The checklist...
Web based (anywhere, anytime, any device)
Web 2.0 tool integration/embedding
Ability to comment, reflect & feedforward on learning
Ability to demonstrate learning
Facilitate social networking
Secure
User friendly
Aesthetics
User storage space
Manageability
Expandability
Availability of technical support
Cost
Access/edit/contribute from mobile device

41. Should an eportfolio include all aspects of a
student’s life and learning?
www.flickr.com/photos/pasq

42. What happens when a student leaves school?
Transfers? Moves to a new class?
www.flickr.com/photos/bigtallguy

43. Who retains ownership and control?
www.flickr.com/photos/sveinhal

44. Open to the world?
www.flickr.com/photos/willfuller

45. Are your parents and teachers ready?
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/

46. Do your current internet policies cater for
eportfolios and use of Web 2.0 tools?

47. Will your eportfolios play a role in reporting
achievement against the National Standards?

48. Do you need a proprietary system or is a
mash-up of Web 2.0 tools OK?
www.flickr.com/photos/diathesis

49. Is it important for eportfolios in your school to
have a consistent look and feel?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/

50. Should your school expect the teachers to have
a reflective eportfolio just as the students do?
http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/

51. The management...
In order to be effective and support the process of student
learning, eportfolios:
•need to be embedded into your teaching and
learning.
•require a high level of access to technology.
•you need to set time aside for students to first learn
how and then to actively reflect and give feedback
on learning.
Start small, and work your way up. Get students actively blogging
in a class blog and move on to individual spaces

52. The management...
ePortfolios do not add to your workload. Instead you will need
to change some of the ways you:
• give feedback
• facilitate reflection
• engage students in self and peer assessments
and
• you need to adapt learning and teaching so that
the process and outcomes can be shared
digitally within the eportfolio platform.

53. The next steps for me...
ePortfolios ➡ National Standards
ePortfolios ➡ mobile phones
ePortfolios ➡ live streaming
ePortfolios ➡ No container necessary, just
mash
www.flickr.com/photos/opacity