Exploring ePortfolios

University of Oregon

Exploring ePortfolios

University of Oregon 11/20/07

What is an ePortfolio?

Two dimensions of understanding:

1.Portfolio processes and outcomes

2.Making portfolios electronic

What is a portfolio?

• Effort, Progress, & Achievements over time

• Student Participation in Selecting Contents

• Criteria for Selection• Student Reflection• Goals, Standards, and/or

Program Requirements

Why use portfolios?

• Encourages self-directed learning.• Enlarges the view of what is learned.• Fosters learning about learning.• Demonstrates progress toward identified

outcomes.• Creates an intersection for instruction

and assessment.• Provides a way for students to value

themselves as learners.• Offers opportunities for peer-supported

growth.

Effective portfolios…

• Clearly state learner outcomes.

• Students' performance-based learning experiences

• Acquisition of key knowledge, skills, and attitudes

• Longitudinal samples of work.

Effective portfolios (cont.)…

• Representations of varied assessments.

• Contain a variety of work samples and evaluations of that work by the student, peers, and teachers, possible even parents' reactions.

Paul S. George, (1995). What Is Portfolio Assessment Really and How Can I Use It in My Classroom? Gainesville, FL: Teacher Education Resources.

Portfolios are...

A purposeful collection of students’ work that illustrates efforts, progress, and achievements... over time.

Why use portfolios?

Provides a richer picture of a learner’s performance than can be gained from more traditional, objective forms of assessment.

Traditional portfolios

Traditional standards-based portfolios are 3-ring notebooks, organized with dividers and sections for documents demonstrating each standard (Campbell, et.al., 1997)

What is an ePortfolio?

• Uses electronic technologies• Which allows students/teachers to

collect and organize portfolio artifacts in many media types (audio, video, graphics, text)

• Using hypertext links to organize material

• Connecting evidence to appropriate standards

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Portfolio Development into five stages:

1. Defining Portfolio context/goals

2. The Working Portfolio

3. The Reflective Portfolio

4. The Connected Portfolio

5. The Presentation Portfolio

(Barrett, 2001)

Purposes for Portfolios

• Summative (assessment) Purposes

• Formative (developmental) Purposes

• Marketing Purposes

Summative Portfolios

• University admission

• Meeting Course Requirements

• Performance Review & Promotion

• Professional Certification & Registration

• Effectiveness in performances

Formative Portfolios

Useful for “Deep Learning”Professional Development

PlanningRecording Continual

Professional DevelopmentCelebration of Achievements

Marketing Purposes

• Job Application• “Cold Calling”• Organizational Capability• Prospective professional

suitability

Why use technology?Sheingold (1992)

• Accessible, portable, examinable, widely distributable

• To make performance replayable and reviewable

• To address ownership issues of student-created work

• To address storage issues

Why use technology?

• Much work is created digitally to begin with• Allows clear connections between standards and artifacts• Enhances skills with technology• Models the use of technology for learning and productivity

- like the “real world”.• It’s fun and easier to manage the process (storage,

presentation, & duplication)

The Portfolio Connection(Burke, Fogarty, Belgrad, 1994)

• PROJECT purposes• COLLECT and organize artifacts• SELECT key artifacts• INTERJECT personality• REFLECT metacognitively• INSPECT to self-assess• PERFECT to evaluate• CONNECT and conference• INJECT/EJECT update• RESPECT accomplishments

The Virtual Portfolio

• http://vportfolios.wikispaces.com

• PORTFOLIO as Marketplace

• PORTFOLIO as Quest

• PORTFOLIO as Community

So where to start?

What will be your Organizing Framework?

Accreditation?

Professional Standards?

Student Learning Goals?

Retention and Recruitment?

Connection to the Greater Community?

What is the best ePortfolio Program?

• Specificity and range of purpose

• Faculty buy-in

• Available resources

• Assessment OF vs. Assessment FOR learning distinction

• Administrative and tech support

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