e learning&teaching portfolios
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Mag.Gerlinde Buchberger, PA Baden
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Electronic “Learning & Teaching Portfolios“
The Vienna ConneXion
TEA Symposium, 21 – 23 October, 2005
Content
What is a portfolio ? What is an ePortfolio ? (examples) ePortfolio in the context of European
initiatives and programmes Types of ePortfolios Multiple dimensions of ePortfolios Design of ePortfolios Advantages of ePortfolios Future perspectives
What is a portfolio ?A portfolio is a purposeful, meaningful collection of student work. This collection tells a story about the student's developmental growth achievements and progress over time. All portfolios, regardless of type and purpose, are based upon the principles of students' collecting, selecting, and reflecting upon their work. All portfolios serve as windows on learning, enabling an audience to see a rich and complex view of student accomplishment, supported by authentic samples of student work. They are effective devices for communicating student achievement to parents, to teachers, and even to external reviewers such as employers and colleges. If portfolios become nothing more than storage containers for student work, their full potential is not realized.
From: “What is a Portfolio ?”http://www.iloveteaching.com/tchweb/portfolio/def.htm
What is an ePortfolio ?
An ePortfolio is a personal digital collection of information describing and illustrating a person‘s learning, career, experience and achievements.
ePortfolios are privately owned and the owner has complete control over who has access to what and when.
EIfel 2005 website http://www.eife-l.org/portfolio
ePortfolios at PA Baden
Electronic language portfolios as
learning portfolios ?
Electronic teaching portfolios ?
Electronic presentation portfolios ?
Electronic assessment portfolios ?
PA Baden: combination of several elements
ePortfolio: European context
European Council & Commission: use of ICT in education and training, improvement of learning processes
EIfEL / European Institute for E-Learning: Europortfolio
Types of ePortfolios
Personal portfolio: eFolio, Webfolio
Group / class / college portfolio
Student / teacher portfolio
PA: Development of ePortfolios
Sample of “amateur portfolios“ /Mediator 5 Pro, EYL/European Year of Languages –
2001
Student & Teacher portfolios(Click on the website !)
Student portfolio / Sekundarstufe I Lower Secondary School
(Click on the website ! Username: mhuber)
Multiple dimensions of ePortfolio
Motivational tool: “quality booster“ ?
Developmental tool: personal development,self-awareness, self-esteem
Documentational tool: life-long learning, CPD
Reflective tool:e.g.reflection on own learner type, learning processes, on specialist literature & implications for own work etc.
Assessment tool: formative / summative
Communicative tool: Networks, interest groups
Design of ePortfolios
Office software: e.g.- MS Powerpoint- MS Frontpage
Professional / commercial software- OSPI: http://www.osportfolio.org/ (free !)- ELGG: http://elgg.net/ (free !)- iWebfolio: http://www.iwebfolio3.com/ (subscription !)- PUPILPAGES: http://www.pupilpages.com/
(subscription !) (30-day free demo-version)
ePortfolio based on professional software
(Click on website ! Username: GBuchberger)
PUPILPAGES.COM ePortfolio
If you want to explore my ePortfolio or the ‘virtual‘ student portfolio, go to:
http://www.pupilpages.com/welcome
Type in the usernames: mhuber (student portfolio) GBuchberger (teacher portolio)
Advantages of ePortfolios
Holistic perspective: owner‘s interests, talents, skills, likes/dislikes, discourse communities, resources, links ...
Variety of media: text, pictures, sound, videos
Flexible tool: artifacts can be easily updated
Portability: can be uploaded to the Internet or saved on a USB stick / CD-ROM easily; portability across applications
Future perspectives
Relevant conferences: “ePortfolio Forum Austria 2005“ (27 April 2005 / Salzburg)http://eportfolio.salzburgresearch.at/ see downloads “Präsentationen”
“eLearning:Towards a Learning Society“(19-20 May 2005 / Brussels)
http://www.elearningconference.org
“ePortfolio 2005“ (26-28 October 2005) Cambridge)
http://www.eife-l.org/portfolio/ep2005/
Future perspectives (continued)
Ambitious aims: “Empowering the individual for a learning society“ “In 2010 every citizen will have an ePortfolio“
Unrealistic ? See a Welsh example: http://www.careerswales.com
Future perspectives (continued)
Further development of eLearning aimed at: ICT-enhanced learning Development of standards for ePortfolios
- Portability across applications- Comparability across organisations- Interoperability with a variety of informations systems,
organisations and services (Darren Cambridge, George Mason University)
Developing effective reflection with ePortfolios Community-building with ePortfolios
Thank you for your attention !
Mag. Gerlinde Buchberger MA
Pädagogische Akademie des Bundes in NÖ
Email: [email protected]