e-portfolios and coninuing professional development

Graham AttwellElgg Jam 2007

E-portfolios and Continuing

Professional Development

e-portfolios - the DNA of the Personal Learning

Environment?

What is the purpose of an e-

Portfolio?

assessment portfolios

presentation portfolio

Personal Development

planning

Personal learning portfolio

the development and

implementation of e-Portfolios

reflects an engagement by the education and training systems and institutions

with changing demands for

education through society

and with changing forms of learning reflected through the use

of social software.

Drivers of change include more student centred pedagogic approaches, more flexible programme provision, a greater emphasis on lifelong learning, and a move toward competence based assessment.

issues

Changes in teaching and learning

Linear / slowBased on proprietary knowledgeViews ideas as strategic advantageFacilitated by mentorsLearning takes place by reverse engineeringProgresses by "shoulders of giants"Based on the wisdom of experts

‘Old Learning’

Exponential, networked, quickBased on shared knowledgeIdeas are "paid forward"Facilitated by MicromentorsLessons-learned benefit allProgress by the "mash-pit"Based on the wisdom of crowds

‘New Learning’

who provides the e-portfolio?

who owns the e-portfolio

PlanningValidatingAssessingRecording

RecognisingReflectingPresenting

VerifyingModeratingAccreditingCertifying

External world

Learner

Quality standards

e-Portfolios

Who owns the e-Portfolio?

open or closed?

who can access the e-Portfolio and

for what purposes?

what should an e-portfolio contain?

How do we represent and recognise informal learning?

how can we facilitate reflection

The challenge is to somehow encourage students to spend more time on this reflection stage, exploring more what they have done/achieved. I suspect that this would help them to design more useful plans and, by thinking about their learning, become that elusive better learner.”

reflection is always a fiction where students write specifically to the

needs of the tutor.

Expressing an opinionArticulating an opinion

Justifying an opinionDefending an opinion

Supporting opinions of otherChallenging others’ opinions

Questioning othersSeeking clarificationRepresenting others opinionsBuilding on others’ opinionsSorting fact from opinion

Forming an opinion

The development of reflection through e-Portfolios may work best in project-based learning and when

reflection is linked to activities

Assessment for learning or assessment of

learning

group assessment and authentic assessment

Personal and Organisational Learning Environment

Thanks for

Listening

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