The document provides a comprehensive overview of portfolios and eportfolios, defining them as collections of work that showcase student achievements and development. It discusses various types of eportfolios, their context within European initiatives, and outlines their design, value, and future perspectives. Eportfolios are presented as tools for motivation, assessment, and personal development, emphasizing their portability and versatility in learning environments.

1. Electronic “Learning & Teaching Portfolios“ HL FAA WS 2008 - 09

2. Content What is a portfolio ? What is an ePortfolio ? (examples) ePortfolios in the context of European initiatives and programmes Types of ePortfolios Multiple dimensions of ePortfolios Design of ePortfolios Added value of ePortfolios Future perspectives

3. What is a portfolio ? A portfolio is a purposeful, meaningful collection of student work. This collection tells a story about the student's developmental growth , achievements and progress over time . All portfolios, regardless of type and purpose, are based upon the principles of students' collecting, selecting, and reflecting upon their work . All portfolios serve as windows on learning , enabling an audience to see a rich and complex view of student accomplishment , supported by authentic samples of student work . They are effective devices for communicating student achievement to parents, to teachers, and even to external reviewers such as employers and colleges. If portfolios become nothing more than storage containers for student work, their full potential is not realized. From: “What is a Portfolio ?” http://www.iloveteaching.com/tchweb/portfolio/def.htm

4. What is an ePortfolio ? An ePortfolio is a personal digital collection of information describing and illustrating a person‘s learning, career, experience and achievements. ePortfolios are privately owned, and the owner has complete control over who has access to what and when. EIfel 2005 website http://www.eife-l.org/portfolio

5. ePortfolios at PA/PH Baden Electronic language portfolios as learning portfolios ? Electronic teaching portfolios ? Electronic presentation portfolios ? Electronic assessment portfolios ? PA Baden: combination of several elements

6. ePortfolios: European context European Council & Commission: use of ICT in education and training, improvement of learning processes EIfEL / European Institute for E-Learning: Europortfolio http://events.eife-l.org/events/2008/newsflash0808-2/view

7. Types of ePortfolios Personal portfolio: eFolio, Webfolio Group / class / college portfolio Student / teacher portfolio

8. Multiple dimensions of ePortfolio Motivational tool: “quality booster“ ? Developmental tool: personal development,self-awareness, self-esteem Documentational tool: life-long learning, CPD Reflective tool: e.g.reflection on own learner type, learning processes, on specialist literature & implications for own work etc. Assessment tool: formative / summative Communicative tool: Networks, interest groups

9. Student & Teacher portfolios (Click on the website !)

10. Examples

11. Student portfolio / Sekundarstufe I Lower Secondary School (Click on the website ! Username: mhuber)

12. Towards a Future that Works The Dutch Committee on Labour Market Participation has recently produced a policy document entitled „ Towards a future that works“ recommending a digital portfolio for every member of the labour force.

13. Design of ePortfolios Office software: e.g. MS Powerpoint MS Frontpage Professional / commercial software Mahara: http://www.mahara.at OSPI: http://www.osportfolio.org/ (free !) Eduspaces: http://eduspaces.net/gerlindeb/profile / (free !) Protopage: http://www.protopage.com PUPILPAGES: http://www.pupilpages.com/ (subscription !) (30-day free demo-version)

14. ePortfolio based on professional software (Click on website ! Username: GBuchberger or mhuber)

15. PUPILPAGES / ePortfolio If you want to explore a sample ePortfolio or a ‘virtual‘ student portfolio, go to: http://www.pupilpages.com/welcome Type in the usernames: mhuber (student portfolio) GBuchberger (teacher portolio)

16. Added Value of ePortfolios Holistic perspective: owner‘s interests, talents, skills, likes/dislikes, discourse communities, resources, links ... Variety of media: text, pictures, sound, videos Flexible tool: artifacts can be easily updated Portability: can be uploaded to the Internet or saved on a USB stick / DVD easily; portability across applications

17. Future perspectives Development of standards for ePortfolios Portability across applications Comparability across organisations Interoperability with a variety of information systems, organisations and services (Darren Cambridge, George Mason University) Developing effective reflection with ePortfolios Community-building with ePortfolios Documenting informal learning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlETGJ0mnno&eurl=http ://internettime.pbwiki.com/The+Book

18. Future perspectives Ambitious aims: “ Empowering the individual for a learning society“ “ In 2010 every citizen will have an ePortfolio“ Unrealistic ? See a Welsh example: http:// www.careerswales.com