Dilemma 5
What is an online portfolio?
A portfolio is a collection of best works selected for assessment. With some software, an electronic or online portfolio can be created.
The portfolio allows the student to select the works that will show that they have reached the learning objectives and allows them to redo work, update, and edit as they need. Online portfolios allow recording of voice, pictures, videos and other multimedia.
The student can feel secure that attempts that failed to achieve are not used in summative assessments. They are used for formative feedback and learning.
The works can be easily retrieved and used for display to others, like parents, school boards, classrooms.
What is an online portfolio?
A portfolio is a collection of best works selected for assessment. With some software, an electronic or online portfolio can be created.
The portfolio allows the student to select the works that will show that they have reached the learning objectives and allows them to redo work, update, and edit as they need. Online portfolios allow recording of voice, pictures, videos and other multimedia.
The student can feel secure that attempts that failed to achieve are not used in summative assessments. They are used for formative feedback and learning.
The works can be easily retrieved and used for display to others, like parents, school boards, classrooms.
They are authentic works that can receive rapid assessment and feedback towards learning and linked to learning outcomes. Completed portfolios can become learning tools for future students as they are easily stored and accessed.
The Electronic journal or e-journal records the student’s reflective practice. They can be used to build relationships and accessed by chosen others. They can form the basis for portfolio building, brainstorming, sharing work within a learning community and constructivism.
Is this what is really happening? What are your experiences in using e-portfolios?
Stages of development of a portfolio
Planning Stage Determine goals, audience, parameters for the portfolio assessment
Plan the content and sequencing
The Working/Process Portfolio Collect the multimedia pieces of work and assessment
The Connected/Product Portfolio. Share the portfolio for feedback from peers and teacher and use the feedback for improvement.
The Presentation/Showcase Portfolio. Formal presentation of works with respect for each person’s work and summative assessment.
Extra Reading List:
Wiseman, K (2005) Electronic portfolios in Eds C.Howard, J.Boettcher, L.Justice, K.Schenk, PL Rogers & GA Berg Encyclopedia of distance Learning , Vol 2, USA Idea Group Reference, pp 807-813
Retrieved USQ Library Database 13/5/2007
http://reference.igi-online.com.ezproxy.usq.edu.au/content/details.asp?id=8069&keywords=summative%2C+formative%2C+assessment
Barrett,H (2000)The electronic portfolio development process in Electronic Portfolios , American Association for Higher Education retrieved 10/5/2006
http://electronicportfolios.org/portfolios/aahe2000.html
Guhlin,M (2002) Electronic portfolios retrieved 10/5/2006
http://www.edsupport.cc/mguhlin/artifacts/writings/misc/99_2000/portfolios.html
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3 comments:
Joyce,
I have not used portfolios in my teaching before, though, I have an interest in online portfolios as a way of academics gathering evidence and showcasing their teaching. Shirley is actually leading a reference group within the University on e-portfolios.
I think as a way of students keeping a living record of their work and how it has evolved over time it is an excellent assessment and career development strategy. I think to be successful and promote deep learning from students though we need to consciously connect the portfolios to reflection about their development, and also encourage students to re-visit the portfolio and their work on a regular basis.
I like the portfolio idea too. Do you think you will try a small portfolio for your students ?
A simple display folder could contain 'my 5 best works' for realtime work. The students could use it to show parents, visitors etc and it could be a permanent treasure. Some of the online software is worth looking at although I have to admit that I didn't get that far in my research of the topic.A Blog would actually do the trick.
I like the idea of not having to use the failures or botch jobs that I seem to be good at producing but are useful to learn from.
I remember one course I did for this Master's course where we had to choose the 5 best posts we had submitted, according to certain criteria and put them into a folder or portfolio for assessment.
I found it a simple but useful excercise.
Does anyone else have portfolio experience they would like to share?
Joyce
In my college the Emirati students(women)invariably are asked to present portfolios of work which are part of their assessment in English. The fact that the portfolis's are available for public viewing by other students, teachers and sometimes parents is an enormous motivator for working harder to reach the standards others achieve. It is also a way for parents to be informed of how a college diploma is enhancing their daughters development. That women should have a tertiary education is a fairly new belief.
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