e-portfolios and coninuing professional development
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Presentation to the ElggJam 2007 held at Brighton UniversityTRANSCRIPT
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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