eportfolios for higher education
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ePortfoliosfor Higher Education
July 31, 2012
Don Presant
VideoePortfolio at LaGuardia
What is ePortfolio?
http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/e-portfolios
Personal Planning and LearningOnline Locker, Interactive Workbook
• Online archive– Personal & downloaded documents, links
• Resources for self-directed learning– Webinars, videos, self-assessment surveys
• Learning plans and tracking tools– Set goals and track progress to them (Learning Plans)– Keep records of learning activities over time (CPD)
• Personal journal– Reflect on goals and alternative futures– Keep ad hoc “notes to self”, prepare agendas, etc.
• Ongoing Personal Learning Environment (PLE)– “Continuous Learning Environment”
Employment & related purposesDemonstrate, assess & improve Human Capital
• Qualification Recognition– Initial, formative, summative assessment
• Academic recognition– PLAR/RPL for courses and programs
• Career Development– Gap analysis, exploration of alternatives, building pathways
• Employment (Web CV)– Hiring, career advancement, team building tool for employers
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)– Tracking ongoing learning activities and reflection on practice– Recertification
ePortfolios & Higher EducationPoints of Convergence
• Institution/Program admission– Assessment, gap training
• Undergraduate learning– First year general studies– Course specific/program wide– Work experience, internships
• Capstone– Graduate Attributes– Employability (“School to work”)
• Continuing Education/ Professional Development• Personal Learning Environment
Benefits
• Supports undergraduate learning– Embedded learning activities
• Holistic view of the graduate– Diverse evidence aligned to graduate outcomes– Interdisciplinary, lifewide
• Supports professional identity development– Scaffolded reflection
• Ongoing professional development tool– Personal Learning Environment
Affordances of “e”• Information Management capabilities
– Collecting, archiving, making different versions• Easy sharing
– “One to many”, digital copies, links to specific pages• Collaboration
– Easy to add comments, edit, mentor, coach– Can integrate with other ICT systems
• Measurement– Link to frameworks, rubrics, track learning over time
• Easy to illustrate/demonstrate with multimedia– Pictures, PowerPoint, Audio, Video
• Integration with Internet skills– Online research: documents, networks– Internet literacy– Builds personal network, grooms digital identity
Evidence to demonstrate outcomes
• Authentic Evidence or Documentation– Artefacts: assignments, reports, presentations,
videos, images of objects, etc.
• Explanations or Reflections– Curation of evidence, learning journals, etc.
• Validation Entries or Observations (3rd party)– Evaluations, testimonials, etc.
…more than scanned documents – images, videos, audio clips, forum entries, newsfeeds, etc.
Success FactorsStudent perspective
• Watch the frame of reference– Emphasize “internal” (personal values & interests) over “external”
(expectations of employers & recruiters)
• Focus on learning, not just assessment– PLE, lifelong companion, personal narrative– Private, shared and public space
• Start early and monitor progress• Emphasize content over technology• Opportunities for peer interaction
– Peer review, brainstorming, portfolio buddies, presenting portfolios
• Take small steps with lots of scaffolding– Simple tasks to begin, provide examples– Provide technical and content support and feedback
• Eat your own dog food (i.e. build your own eportfolio)
Success FactorsOrganizational perspective
• Burning platform– Program outcomes, impact on accreditation
• Principles of change management– Accelerating vs. accepting the maxim: “change
happens one retirement at a time”
• Faculty portfolios (“eportfolio is good for you”)– Graduate portfolios– Hiring Portfolios– Continuing Professional Development
• Department portfolio to support accreditation
Constellation of Possible ePortfolio Stakeholders
Penny Light T., Chen H., Ittelson J. 2012. Documenting Learning with ePortfolios – A Guide for College Instructors. Jossey Bass
careerportfolio.mb.ca
Link to the support page for this presentation:
bit.ly/eP4HigherEd