digital portfolios

Digital Portfolios

Presented By Derek Moore

“We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.”

John Dewey (1859 - 1952)

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21st Century Education

Do teachers have a clear vision of what and how our students should know in this century?

21st Century Education

“The illiterates of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.”

Alvin Toffler

21st Century Education

“The principle task of education is to create men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done before.”  

Jean Piaget

21st Century Education

"The future is already here, it's just not evenly distributed."

William Gibson

Overview

• Portfolio Metaphors• What is a Portfolio?• Portfolio Process• Portfolio Template• What to Put in Your Portfolio• Questions and Answers

Attic

• “A portfolio is an attic filled with rich memories that are evoked by the artefacts stored up there”

Dr. Helen Barrett

From Barrett, H. C. Metaphors for Portfolios http://electronicportfolios.org/metaphors.html

Briefcase

• “A portfolio is a briefcase filled with intellectual assets and investments in time and learning ”

Butler• “A portfolio is

a butler that provides important auxiliary services”

Serge Ravet

From Barrett, H. C. Metaphors for Portfolios http://electronicportfolios.org/metaphors.html

Campfire • “A portfolio is a campfire around which we can tell our stories. It draws people together. It gives a place to sing songs, find healing for wounds, and be illumined by the wisdom of peers.”

Dr. Joanne Carney

From Barrett, H. C. Metaphors for Portfolios http://electronicportfolios.org/metaphors.html

Caterpillar

• “A portfolio is an emerging form... undergoing metamorphosis through personal growth... from a caterpillar to a butterfly”

From Barrett, H. C. Metaphors for Portfolios http://electronicportfolios.org/metaphors.html

Companion

• “A portfolio is a companion or familiar friend to whom we can turn at any hour of the day or night, anywhere, any place.”

Ray Tolley

From Barrett, H. C. Metaphors for Portfolios http://electronicportfolios.org/metaphors.html

Confessional

• “A portfolio is a place where I can quietly and privately recount acts of commission and omission and confess such to a selected audience. It is a place of catharsis and refreshment. Upon leaving this sanctuary I am inspired to new levels of enlightenment and endeavour.“

Ray Tolley

From Barrett, H. C. Metaphors for Portfolios http://electronicportfolios.org/metaphors.html

Dashboard

• “A portfolio is an informative display of the state of my skills and knowledge” Serge Ravet

From Barrett, H. C. Metaphors for Portfolios http://electronicportfolios.org/metaphors.html

Journey

• “A portfolio is a trip where we talk, learn, and collect mementoes. Along the way we’ll predict what's ahead; discuss problems as adventures and failures as false starts.”

Pearl & Leon Paulson

From Barrett, H. C. Metaphors for Portfolios http://electronicportfolios.org/metaphors.html

Jungle

• “A rich and dense collection of my growth”

From Barrett, H. C. Metaphors for Portfolios http://electronicportfolios.org/metaphors.html

Kaleidoscope

• “A portfolio is a place that allows me to see how my learning experiences connect together to create endless possibilities”

Dr. Joan E. Dominick

From Barrett, H. C. Metaphors for Portfolios http://electronicportfolios.org/metaphors.html

Kitchen

• “A portfolio is where I create, simmer and stew mind food. My students are my dinner guests that sample my learning concoctions”

Laboratory

• “A laboratory where I construct meaning from my accumulated experience”

Pearl & Leon Paulson

From Barrett, H. C. Metaphors for Portfolios http://electronicportfolios.org/metaphors.html

Map• “A portfolio provides a map for me to look at. I use it

to set goals for my own progress” Dr. Mary Diez

From Barrett, H. C. Metaphors for Portfolios http://electronicportfolios.org/metaphors.html

Mirror

• “A portfolio assists you to see yourself”

Dr. Mary Diez

Snapshots of Learning

• A collection of snapshots about my learning that I use to reflect about my progress.

Sonnet

• “My portfolio, like the sonnet, it is simply a form, a structure that I use to help me express meaning.”

Dr. Mary Diez

From Barrett, H. C. Metaphors for Portfolios http://electronicportfolios.org/metaphors.html

Story• “I use what I have made

and thought to tell a story from my perspective. This is my story, with start, plot and ending”

Pearl & Leon Paulson

From Barrett, H. C. Metaphors for Portfolios http://electronicportfolios.org/metaphors.html

Test

• “My portfolio is a test. It contains written reflections (a form of an essay) and products representative of my skills, and performance”

From Barrett, H. C. Metaphors for Portfolios http://electronicportfolios.org/metaphors.html

Theatre

• It’s my digital theatre - where the audience is by invitation only. Ray Tolley

From Barrett, H. C. Metaphors for Portfolios http://electronicportfolios.org/metaphors.html

Window

• My portfolio is a window. Not only can others look inside, but windows offer me the the chance to look outside as well.”

Rebecca Fiedler

From Barrett, H. C. Metaphors for Portfolios http://electronicportfolios.org/metaphors.html

What is a Portfolio

• A portfolio is a collection of evidence that is gathered together to show a person’s learning journey over time and to demonstrate their abilities.

Butler,P. A Review Of The Literature On Portfolios And Electronic Portfolios

What is a Digital Portfolio

• (A digital portfolio) …is a collection of electronic evidence assembled and managed by a user, usually on the Web. Such electronic evidence may include inputted text, electronic files, images, multimedia, blog entries, and hyperlinks. (Digital Portfolios) are both demonstrations of the user's abilities and platforms for self-expression

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_portfolio

What is a Portfolio

• A tool for – assessing a students work and progression.– structuring learning and teaching. – enhancing communication and

collaboration. – sharing experiences and resources – supporting the construction of a "community

of practice".

http://www.it.hiof.no/prosjekter/hoit/html/nr1_00/hakont.html

Portfolio Process

• Collect• Select• Reflect• Present• Share

Tutor Guide to accompanying young adults in developing their ePortfolio

Portfolio Process

Reflection• When you start to think about how your work

meets the criteria; when you analyze the effectiveness your efforts, and plan for improvement …then you are engaging in reflection

• Reflection is:– Metacognition– Regulation of cognition

Portfolio Template

• Skills for a Changing World Example

Tutor Guide to accompanying young adults in developing their ePortfolio

What should be in a Portfolio

Portfolio = Artefacts + Reflection + Validation

Questions and Answers

• Who wants to create an electronic portfolio, and why?

• Who wants to read an electronic portfolio, and why?

• What skills will students need to develop?• How will the portfolio be introduced?• How will the portfolio be reviewed?

Butler,P. A Review Of The Literature On Portfolios And Electronic Portfolios

21st Century Education

• Do we have a clear vision of what and how our students should know?

21st Century Education

ICT Enhances our• Access to Data • Ability to Conduct

Deeper Analyses• Ability to Plan and

Prioritise • Our Insight into Others• Access to Alternate

PerspectivesLearners

21st Century Education

Learners want to engage and would like to – Archive– Link – Narrate– Collaborate– Publish

Learners

21st Century Education

“It is through the interaction of the human mind and digital technology that the digitally wise person is coming to be.”

Marc Perensky

21st Century Education

“Some people see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not?”

George Bernard Shaw

21st Century Education

"Education is the lighting of a flame, not the filling of a vessel." Socrates”

21st Century Education

What and how are you helping students to know?  

References and Credits

• H C Barrett (2008) ‘Metaphors for Portfolios’ Available http://electronicportfolios.org/metaphors.html

• P. Butler (2006). `A Review Of The Literature On Portfolios And Electronic Portfolios'. Tech. rep., eCDF ePortfolio Project. Available https://eduforge.org/docman/view.php/176/1111/ePortfolio%20Project%20Research%20Report.pdf

• Marc Prensky (2009) ‘H. Sapiens Digital: From Digital Immigrants and Digital Natives to Digital Wisdom’. Innovate, Fischler School of Education and Human Services Available http://innovateonline.info/?view=article&id=705

• ‘Electronic portfolio.’ Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 18 Feb 2009, 19:59 UTC. 25 Feb 2009 Available http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Electronic_portfolio&oldid=271640969.

• Bonnie Dudley Edwards and Angela Baker (2006) “Tutor Guide to accompanying young adults in developing their ePortfolio”

Images• Stock Exchange Central http://www.scx.hu