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ePortfoliosNick Rate nick.rate@core-ed.org http://nickrate.com

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The background...

“...teaching approaches that consistently

have a positive impact on

student learning...”

The New Zealand Curriculumhttp://flickr.com/photos/torres21/

“...assessment for the purpose of

improving student learning...”

The New Zealand Curriculumhttp://flickr.com/photos/torres21/

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“Schools should explore not only how

ICT can supplement traditional ways of

teaching but also how it can open up new

and different ways of learning.”

The New Zealand Curriculum

“...working with parents and caregivers as

key partners who have unique knowledge of their children and countless

opportunities to advance their children’s

learning.”

The New Zealand Curriculumhttp://flickr.com/photos/torres21/

The New Zealand Curriculumhttp://flickr.com/photos/torres21/

“Students learn as they engage in

shared activities and

conversations with other people...”

“...all students should develop strategies

for self-monitoring and

collaborative evaluation of their performance in relation to suitable

criteria.”The New Zealand Curriculumhttp://flickr.com/photos/torres21/

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Developing students’ assessment capabilities

Michael Absolum, Evaluation Associates Ltd, Auckland

Lester Flockton, University of Otago

John Hattie, University of Auckland

Rosemary Hipkins, New Zealand Council for Educational Research

Ian Reid, Learning Media Ltd

Directions for Assessment in New Zealand

“...young people should be educated in ways

that support them to assume control of

their own learning and that they can only do this if they develop the

capability to assess their own learning.”http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/

Directions for Assessment in New Zealand

“...assessment’s primary function is to support

learning by generating feedback

that students can act upon in terms of where they are going, how they are going, and where they might go next.”

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Directions for Assessment in New Zealand

“Parents and the wider school community will also need to get better at

understanding assessment

information and interpreting it in

ways that support learning...”

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Scoping a Vision for Formative e-Assessment

“No assessment technology is in itself

formative, but almost any technology

can be used in a formative way – if the right conditions are set in place.”

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ePortfolios

The container...

feedbacksupportcontrol

capability elearning

engagementcollaboration

success criteriaself-monitoring

learning conversationspartnerships in learningassessment as learning

“...what is produced when persons

collect, select, reflectively interpret, and/or present their own evidence to support their assertions

about what they have learned, know and can or should do...”

Cambridge, 2003

“...ideas of what an e-portfolio 'is' are complex and to an extent the

definition and purpose will vary

depending on the perspective from which a particular person is approaching the concept...”

JISC ePortfolio Infokithttp://www.flickr.com/photos/darthdowney/

TheShowcaseePortfolio

TheAccountability

ePortfolio

TheProcess

ePortfolio

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The styles...

Process ePortfolio: Supports students towards achieving their learning goals.

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Showcase ePortfolio: Celebrates learning outcomes & shows the highest level of achievement.

www.flickr.com/photos/made2serve

Accountability ePortfolio: Documents learning for achievement of specific outcomes or standards.www.flickr.com/photos/abbyladybug

“The use of multimedia tools is one

strategy that involves and

engages learners.”

Barrett, 2005http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/

The benefits...

Ian Fox 2008

The power of ‘student voice’ should not be underestimated. To hear students

reflecting on their own work, in their own voice, with their own intonations and expressions, conveys meaning in a manner that

is simply not possible in written form.

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...the social networking potential of the learning landscape and eportfolio-

related tools are features that facilitate

and enhance the making of

connections and the linking together

of people, ideas, resources and

learning...Tosh et al., 2006

“...it is the quality, not just the

quantity, of feedback that merits our closest attention.”

Sadler, 1998http://flickr.com/photos/torres21/

“...supporting the general process of reflection, self-evaluation and action

planning for lifelong learning...”MOSEP 2007

“...students can literally carry their

eportfolio around with them and update

it at any time in any place.”

MOSEP, 2007

“...to define e-Portfolios as a process, rather than just a product or a technological system.

Attwell, 2007

Burke, Fogarty & Belgrade (1994)

CollectSelectReflectProject

Project purpose

Collect & organise

Select learning

Interject personality

Reflect metacognitively

Inspect to self-assess

Perfect & evaluate

Connect & conference

Inject/Eject personality

Respect accomplishments

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The process...

Exemplars, creating LI, SC, matrices/rubrics

Learning artifact

embedded in portfolio

Feed back & feed

forward & reflection

Students working towards new goals in their learning

Celebrating success and achievement

Feed back & feed

forward & reflection

1st draft of writing

story board

brainstorm

teachers

peers

self

family

Learning artifact

embedded in portfolio

“finished” example

2nd draft

video

ePortfolio Learning Cycle

Exemplars, creating LI, SC, matrices/rubrics

Students working towards new goals in their learning

ePortfolio Learning Cycle

Learning artifact

embedded in portfolio

Feed back & feed

forward & reflection

The solution...

Purpose and Perspectives

Student

TeacherSchool

Management/Leadership

Parents

ePortfolioSolution

Government Policy...

Technician/Network Admin

The planning...

Students TeacherParent/School

CommuntyLeadership

Purpose:Purpose:Purpose:Purpose:

Non-Negotiable Criteria/features: What capability does the eportfolio need to support this purpose?

Non-Negotiable Criteria/features: What capability does the eportfolio need to support this purpose?

Non-Negotiable Criteria/features: What capability does the eportfolio need to support this purpose?

Non-Negotiable Criteria/features: What capability does the eportfolio need to support this purpose?

Additional criteria/features:What else do you want to be able to do?

Additional criteria/features:What else do you want to be able to do?

Additional criteria/features:What else do you want to be able to do?

Additional criteria/features:What else do you want to be able to do?

Students TeacherParent /

School ComLeadership

Purpose:Purpose:Purpose:Purpose:• Support assessment for learning. (criteria, feedback, feedforward, peer/self-assessment, reflection)• Celebrate and share achievement.• Ownership of learning

Non-Negotiable Criteria/features: What capability does the eportfolio need to support this purpose?

Non-Negotiable Criteria/features: What capability does the eportfolio need to support this purpose?

Non-Negotiable Criteria/features: What capability does the eportfolio need to support this purpose?

Non-Negotiable Criteria/features: What capability does the eportfolio need to support this purpose?

• Upload/embed post learning examples (photos, movies, Web 2.0 creations)• Allow comments• Ability to customise/personalise

Additional criteria/features:What else do you want to be able to do?

Additional criteria/features:What else do you want to be able to do?

Additional criteria/features:What else do you want to be able to do?

Additional criteria/features:What else do you want to be able to do?

Student retains ownership even if leaving or transferring schools.Student retains ownership even if leaving or transferring schools.Student retains ownership even if leaving or transferring schools.Student retains ownership even if leaving or transferring schools.

Web based (anywhere, anytime, any device)Web 2.0 tool integration/embeddingAbility to comment, reflect & feedforward on learningAbility to demonstrate learningFacilitate social networkingSecureUser friendlyAestheticsUser storage spaceManageabilityExpandabilityAvailability of technical supportCostAccess/edit/contribute from mobile device

The checklist...

Should an eportfolio include all aspects of a student’s life and learning?

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What happens when a student leaves school? Transfers? Moves to a new class?

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Who retains ownership and control?

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Open to the world?

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Are your parents and teachers ready?

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Do your current internet policies cater for eportfolios and use of Web 2.0 tools?

Will your eportfolios play a role in reporting achievement against the National Standards?

Do you need a proprietary system or is a mash-up of Web 2.0 tools OK?

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Is it important for eportfolios in your school to have a consistent look and feel?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/

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Should your school expect the teachers to have a reflective eportfolio just as the students do?

In order to be effective and support the process of student learning, eportfolios:

•need to be embedded into your teaching and learning.

•require a high level of access to technology.

•you need to set time aside for students to first learn

how and then to actively reflect and give feedback

on learning.

Start small, and work your way up. Get students actively blogging in a class blog and move on to individual spaces

The management...

ePortfolios do not add to your workload. Instead you will need to change some of the ways you:

• give feedback• facilitate reflection• engage students in self and peer assessments

and

• you need to adapt learning and teaching so that

the process and outcomes can be shared

digitally within the eportfolio platform.

The management...

ePortfolios ➡ National StandardsePortfolios ➡ mobile phonesePortfolios ➡ live streamingePortfolios ➡ No container necessary, just mash

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The next steps for me...