Making Portfolios digital in their 3-fold dimension

Dr Asuncion Sanchez-VillalonUniversidad de Castilla La Mancha

Dr Pedro Pablo Sanchez-VillalonAsuncion.Sanchez@uclm.es

ED-Media 2011 Lisboa,

Portfolios in language education • European Language Portfolio (ELP, 2000)

• Self-assessment Grid, based on Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR, 2001)

Goal: to validate informal learning & personal achievements together with formal grading and qualifications

The ELP to reflect on their learning, level of domain & skills under the guidance of the Language Passport, with questions on every strategy on the Biography,producing a final document for certification, proven upon showing the evidence in the Dossier

Other Portfolios …

Portfolios for languagesLanguage Frameworks:• CEFR (European)• ACTFL (the USA)• CLB (Canada)

Portfolio Components• Europass, Linguistic Biography & Dossier (CEFR)• Global Language Portfolio, Linguafolio (ACTFL)

• Not really working online Dossiers (only samples or PDF documents)They don’t implement eDossier in a structured way

eDossierThe eDossier : a selection of the works to show the language competences and skills achieved:

Certificates, qualifications, acknowledgements, written works and reports, projects, recordings - audio, video, pictures, presentations, travels, stays, etc.

It reports learning achieved (formal & informal learning).

• The ePortfolio to describe past learning achievements, current abilities and future learning plans

• A set of learning tools: Reading & Listening (News, Podcasts,Video Viewing) Writing (AWLA), Integrating Learning (WebQuests)

• Using ICT to design language learning plans and enhance the learning process. Online Learning Environments: AIOLE

• AIOLE: PAMCEL applies CEFR framework references and focusses on ePortfolio edition.

Learning enhanced with AIOLE

Learning Process• Learning tools

– to guide their own learning – to report their learning achievements based

on standards & finally learn independently

• With ICT digitalization on the Web we can– select learning activities, – design their learning plans & – edit the Europass online, reflect on the

Linguistic Biography and make the eDossier

Learning strategies with Media• File Management facilities let users upload

multimedia files:

(Scanned certificates,photos from mobiles)

• Online writing and editing allows designing learning:(taking descriptors and searching the Web for materials to practise the sklls related,organizing the file edition – with WebWriter 2.0)

Conclusion• AIOLE (an interactive learning environment generator)

allows the design of language learning scenarios applying the CEFR recommendations (like in PAMCEL) and implementation of a true 3-fold ePortfolio to be edited online, saving time, money & effort.

• AIOLE PAMCEL is accessible from:• http://www.awlaole.com/aiole

THANKS! Contact: Asuncion.Sanchez@uclm.es

sanchezvillalon@gmail.com

Reseach funded by Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, SpainLisboa, Junio 2011, ED-MEDIA. AACE