The document discusses the role of e-portfolios in higher education staff development, highlighting their significance for lifelong learning, career development, and the creation of sustainable learning communities. It emphasizes the importance of reflection, collaboration, and the integration of new technologies in enhancing educational practices. Additionally, it outlines strategies for implementing e-portfolios effectively within educational programs.

1. E-Portfolios for Higher
Education Staff Development
Madhumita Bhattacharya & Steven Coombs
School of Education
The University of the South Pacific
Suva, Fiji

2. E-Portfolio Contents
 Transformation
 What is an e-portfolio?
 What is a systemic approach to learning?
 Lifelong Learners
 New and Emerging Technologies
 Formative Assessment as a Key Process of Embedded Learning
 Brainstorming and Concept Mapping
 Authentic Video Evidence for E-Portfolios – An Example
 E-Portfolios for Career Development
 Ways of introducing e-portfolios
 E-Portfolios to Enable Sustainable Learning Communities
 E-portfolio helps in creating a “knowledge society”
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3. Transformation requires
Diversity Emergence
Transformation
Decentralized
Innovation
Collaboration
Authenticity
Trust
Nature
Openness
Intuition
DEDICATION

4. What is an e-portfolio?
 A purposeful selection of artifacts together with reflections that
represent some aspect of the owner's learning Lorenzo & Ittelson,
2005.
Cotterill S. J. What is an ePortfolio? ePortfolios 2007,
Maastricht
 An ePortfolio is a purposeful collection of information and digital
artifacts that demonstrates development or evidences learning
outcomes, skills or competencies.
 The process of producing an ePortfolio (writing, typing, recording
etc.) usually requires the synthesis of ideas, reflection on
achievements, self-awareness and forward planning; with the
potential for educational, developmental or other benefits.
http://elearning.ubc.ca/toolkit/eportfolios/

5. Scans
Pictures
Files
Movies
Sounds
Transcript
Ability
Achievement
Action Plan
Experience
Meeting
Thought
Activity
Blog
WebFolio
Shared
Printed
Create
Edit
Review
Pp ePortfolio
Asset Store
http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/
Asset
Published
CV
Proforma Exported
Profile
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6. Why it is important now?
 The nature of the learning community aligns with the
conceptual underpinnings of the ePortfolio…..“ A
community of inquiry is based upon discourse and the
security to explore and challenge ideas.
 It bridges the private reflective world of the individual
and the public shared world of society” (Macpherson,
2007).
 “Reflection as an individual, collaborative and
contextual process” (Hubball, Collins & Pratt, 2005)
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7. What is a systemic approach to learning?
Graduate
Attributes
• Program
• Course
Learning • Objectives
• Events/Activities
Evidence • Assessment

8. USP Graduate Attributes
Academic Excellence
Extensive knowledge of and relevant skills in a
particular discipline or professional area;
Capacity for independent critical thinking and self-directed,
life-long learning;
Advanced information and communication
technology knowledge and skills;
Research skills.

9. Intellectual curiosity and integrity
Deep respect for truth and intellectual
integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship;
Intellectual curiosity and creativity,
openness to new ideas;
Commitment to inter-disciplinary
understanding and skills;
Respect for the principles, values and
ethics of a chosen profession.

10. Capacity for leadership and
working with Others
Effective interpersonal communications
skills;
Leadership, organisational, teamwork
and time management abilities;
Personal maturity and self-confidence.

11. Appreciation of the cultures of the
Pacific Islands
Knowledge and appreciation of the unity
Understanding of the diverse economies
Commitment to the maintenance and
strengthening of the societies of the
Pacific.

12. Cross-cultural competencies
Understanding and appreciation of social,
cultural, and linguistic diversity;
Respect for human rights and dignity in a
global context;
Commitment to accountability, ethical
practice and social responsibility;
in the English language.

13. Lifelong Learners
Madhumita Bhattacharya
Graduates should be lifelong learners who have both discipline
specific knowledge and skills as well as a range of generic
skills or competencies.
 These personal competencies, attributes or qualities are:
 ...critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, problem solving,
logical and independent thought, effective communication,
and related skills in identifying, accessing and managing
information: personal attributes such as intellectual rigor,
creativity and imagination; and values such as ethical practice,
integrity and tolerance.
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VC Symposium, USP, Laucala Campus, Suva 3-4 October, 2013 Madhumita Bhattacharya

14. New and Emerging Technologies- Pros & Cons
•Mobile technologies-phones, tablets
•Electronic library resources
•Time management-while using multiple
technologies
•Social software
•Some examples are:
Elgg, Google Docs, Adobe Connect, Elluminate,
Inspiration, Mind Manager, Cmap tools, Onenote-
MS, bloggers.com, Wikispace, facebook,----
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15. Formative Assessment as a Key Process of
Embedded Learning
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Bhattacharya, M & Novak, S., 2007, ICALT 07 proceedings

16. Brainstorming and Concept Mapping
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17. Madhumita Bhattacharya
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19. Matrix to record formal, informal
and non-formal learning
Bhattacharya, M., Heinrich, E., & Rayudu, R., 2006 FIE conf. proceedings
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20. E-Portfolios for Career Development
1. E-portfolios can be used by students as a dynamic
form of CV with multiple forms of rich evidence to
share with prospective employers.
2. E-portfolios can contain a wide range of multi-media
evidence, e.g. a video format of a personal
statement as well as any standard written text
version.
3. E-portfolios can become the main tool to track and
record the evidence from lifelong learning
experiences across many employments.
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21. Ways of introducing e-portfolios
 In a programme where a group of faculty work as a team to
develop the skill sets
 Activities are then designed in a way so that students can
provide evidences
 It could be a part of the assessment or final graduate profile.
 Qualitative approaches to assessment of portfolios along
with interviews
 Students reflections on their learning and their experiences
could be considered for quality assurance of any
programme.

22. E-Portfolios to Enable Sustainable Learning Communities
 Faculty Learning Communities using e-portfolios can encourage
collaboration across disciplines, reflections and innovation
 Inclusiveness not exclusiveness
 Membership vs. attendance
 Connection to colleagues valued and fostered
 Staff and Faculty co‐facilitators leading sessions
 Collaborative research projects
 Development of curriculum modules
 Training and group gatherings supplement
 small cohort meetings
 Intrinsic rewards
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23. E-portfolio helps in creating a
“knowledge society”
Leadership
Creative
ideas
Accessibility
Communication
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Flexibility
Feedback
Innovation
Brainstorming
If not captured all the information (the process) from
generating “creative ideas” to “innovation” get lost.
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