electronic portfolio
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Electronic Portfolio. Melody Griffith and Omar Santiago. Definition:. ”A purposeful collection of a student’s work that exhibits the student’s efforts, progress, and achievements in one or more areas” (Yancey). How they can be used. Why teachers use them. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIOMelody Griffith and Omar Santiago
DEFINITION: ”A purposeful collection of a student’s work
that exhibits the student’s efforts, progress, and achievements in one or more areas” (Yancey)
How they can be used.
WHY TEACHERS USE THEM
For students to become more technologically advanced
As an assessment tool Meeting accreditation requirements
PROS AND CONS
Pros Cons
Much of what educators generate is already in an electronic format
Portfolio development takes time
Can support complex organization for effective documentation
Portfolio development can be stressful
Much easier to reproduce, distribute, and access.
Electronic portfolios may not meet your needs
Inexpensive depending on budget
Expensive depending on budget
It’s an effective way to demonstrate technology skills or learn new ones.
Portfolio development takes technology skills
(Heath)
TYPES OF PORTFOLIOS There are many different types of
portfolios, but all of those types can be lumped into two groups which are: student portfolios and professional portfolios (there are also personal portfolios that one can make on their own, but they are not as pertinent to educated fields as much as the other two)
STUDENT ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO.
PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIOS
HOW TO CREATE A PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO
Include a copy of your resume, documents, licenses, tests, etc.
classes you've taught and include what level you teach.
copies a lesson or recent lesson plans. Also talk about what references or
previous jobs or even honors you’ve received.
CLASS ACTIVITY
Go to your mybgsu. Click on your edtl link on the right hand side Click on course documents on the left
WORKS CITED Heath, Marilyn. "Are You Ready to Go Digital? The Pros
and Cons of Electronic Portfolio Development." Library Media Connection 23.7 (2005): 66-70. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 22 Mar. 2011.
Yancey, Kathleen Blake. "Electronic Portfolios a Decade into the Twenty-first Century: What We Know, What We Need to Know." Peer Review 11.1 (2009): 28-32. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 22 Mar. 2011.
Ntuli, Esther, Jared Keengwe, and Lydia Kyei-Blankson. "Electronic Portfolios in Teacher Education: A Case Study of Early Childhood Teacher Candidates." Early Childhood Education Journal 37.2 (2009): 121-126. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 22 Mar. 2011.