A summary of ePortfolios
I think the
use of an ePortfolio tool can showcase the learner’s reflections, help organize
some research, projects and displays artefacts. Artefacts It can also be a place where you can store
information. As ePortfolio’s have the capability of targeting your growth such
as writing skills you see the writing getting stronger as time progresses.
Goals can be identified then in later submissions the goals can be
accomplished. “Learners are able to best engage with curriculum when they are
able to record their own progress, self-assess against learning outcomes and
reflect critically upon their development over time. This approach provides
students with the opportunity to become stakeholders in their own progress and
also provides an environment for deep learning to occur.” (Pelliccione &
Dixone, 2008, pg. 751-752) There is a shift to learning as it is just as
essential to reflect and take ownership of what student’s are learning. Such as
what will they do with the information given? There is a depth to the content
when they are asked how have you internally changed from reading the content of
the curriculum. “ePortfolios shift the focus of the traditional higher
education paradigm as students are encouraged to take responsibility for what
and how they learn.” (Pelliccione & Dixone, 2008, pg. 752)
The ePortfolio
can be created in tech tools such as PowerPoint. This digital display of a
learner’s progression is an achievement in accessing discussions in a more
active manner. “An ePortfolio approach that spans a course of study and beyond
to a professional setting allows participants to originate and maintain
‘conversations’ about their learning and by doing so they become active in
formative assessment rather than passive receivers of graded
results.”(Pelliccione & Dixone, 2008, pg. 752) The students take ownership
of what is written and shared on their ePortfolio so this ensures an active
participation in their learning rather a static one-sided interaction of
learning.
ePortfolios in curriculum
I
think there is a use for ePortfolios as people are posting their status on
social media this is a way of presenting student’s self/peer assessments,
projects, multi media links and etc. This will allow student engagement using a
digital forum. “Each
activity builds upon other tasks so that over time a personal learning resource
is achieved. The resource, such as a portfolio can be used to validate the
extent of student engagement with the learning outcomes and it can also serve
as a form of summative assessment prior to the completion of each unit of
study, course, as a pathway to graduation and also as an ongoing professional
tool once engaged in the workplace for the purposes of appraisals, assessments
and revalidation/accreditation.” (Pelliccione & Dixone, 2008, pg. 752) The
ePortfolio is a use of tracking student’s self-progression from school to that
person who is striving for growth.
The value in creating a personal teaching ePortfolio
The ePortfolio offers the student to engage
in their journey of learning. This is documented through the ePortfolio with
the activities assigned by the instructor. “Each activity builds upon other
tasks so that over time a personal learning resource is achieved. The resource,
such as a portfolio can be used to validate the extent of student engagement with
the learning outcomes and it can also serve as a form of summative assessment
prior to the completion of each unit of study, course, as a pathway to
graduation and also as an ongoing professional tool once engaged in the
workplace for the purposes of appraisals, assessments and
revalidation/accreditation.” (Pelliccione & Dixone, 2008, pg. 752) Therefore
it is the student; who then continually prepares their ePortfolio. The Assessment Toolkit Assessing with
ePortfolios article states, “ePortfolios
are planned and compiled by the owner (students) rather than by the educator.”
(2015, para. 1) Here the student may need to recognize this may take time to develop their personal teaching ePortfolio.
Remember to discuss/address the topic plagiarism with the students as addressed in Joanne Reid's rubric for the ePortfolio activity module for Vancouver Community College Certificate in Online/eLearning. My instructor states "discussing the implications of plagiarism and illustrating the importance with examples" (Reid, 2016, para. 2) There is a need to discuss this important topic especially when student's have so much access to information.
Remember to discuss/address the topic plagiarism with the students as addressed in Joanne Reid's rubric for the ePortfolio activity module for Vancouver Community College Certificate in Online/eLearning. My instructor states "discussing the implications of plagiarism and illustrating the importance with examples" (Reid, 2016, para. 2) There is a need to discuss this important topic especially when student's have so much access to information.
The artifacts I would use in an ePortfolio
I like the
idea of having a number of artefacts in the ePortfolio. ePortfolio’s can have a “variety of media –
text, video, digital stories, websites, animation.” (Pelliccione & Dixone,
2008, pg. 754) ‘Screencast-O-Matic’ and ‘YouTube’ would be good artefacts to
record video. These easy to use and uploaded videos to an ePortfolio can be
helpful in the learning process. It also brings a dynamic to the different
learning styles. I would like to use ‘Prezi’ to showcase a way to express a
concept that has been learned. The progression of the zoom feature adds an
element to a project. The choice of so many tools available it is important to remember not to have artefacts that are distracting for the user to use and their audience.
References
Pelliccione
l., Dixone, K. (2008) Portfolios: Beyond assessment to empowerment in
the learning landscape. Conference proceedings Ascilite 2008. Retrieved from
http://www.ascilite.org/conferences/melbourne08/procs/pelliccione.pdf
the learning landscape. Conference proceedings Ascilite 2008. Retrieved from
http://www.ascilite.org/conferences/melbourne08/procs/pelliccione.pdf
Reid, Joanne. (2016) Complete ePortfolio activity. www.vcc.ca. Retrieved from
http://moodle.vcc.ca/mod/page/view.php?id=319344&inpopup=1
(2015) Assessment Toolkit Assessing with
ePortfolios. unsw.edu.au. Retrieved
from https://teaching.unsw.edu.au/printpdf/535
