The Final Not-So-Final Portfolio
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THE FINAL NOT-SO-FINAL
PORTFOLIOVirginia Albing
Portfolio PresentationMaster of Arts in Adult Education
East Carolina UniversityNovember, 2009
SUMMARY Personal Philosophy Learning Profile Teaching Profile Samples of Scholarly Writing Selection of Applied Projects Cultural Competence and Diversity Example of Technological Proficiency Plan for Continuing Professional
Development Final Reflection
PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY Predominately progressive Somewhat humanistic Adults are problem-centered Adults want results that can be applied Adults are self-directed Adults have interests and goals Adults use their experiences Adults are motivated
SUMMARY QUOTE Education’s function
Integration of the student into status quoPractice of freedomMeans by which adults deal critically with
their realityParticipation in the transformation of the
world Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paolo
Freire
LEARNING PROFILE - CHILDHOOD
I participated quietly I was free to explore I followed the motto, “Live and learn” I was independent
LEARNING PROFILE - ADULTHOOD Tony Grashaw
“Learning With Style” Independent learner and participant
Felder and Solomon “Learning Styles and Strategies” Visual and global learner
TEACHING PROFILE Idealist Facilitator
Teaching involves empathy Teaching involves creativity
SAMPLES OF SCHOLARLY WRITING Bloom’s Taxonomy
Valuable for educators Levels of learning
Teaching the Disadvantaged and UnderrepresentedValuable for understanding issues
SELECTION OF APPLIED PROJECTS Effective teaching experience Exploratory case study Both projects:
Opportunity to practice before doing real thing
Opportunity to apply theory
CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY Nature of AE is diverse Nick Zepke: AE incorporates diversity
Different points of viewDifferent ways of making meaningDifferences of socializing men and womenDifferences class, age, developed abilityDifferences in race, cultural and religious
heritages
Cultural Norm
MY TECHNOLOGICAL PROFICIENCY Blog – short for “Web log” Personal web site used as journal, diary,
or for professional purposes Internet publishing as alternative Implications for practice
professional purposescollaboration with other educatorsas instructional technology
PLAN FOR CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Advocacy for adult literacy issues Learning disabilities in adulthood Credentialing process Relevant journal articles Best practices Activities for sheer joy of learning
FINAL REFLECTION Reinforced ideas I already had Challenged ideas I already had Reflected on new ideas Practiced What I now know is…
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