NZConnectED: e-portfolios: big progress from small steps

e-portfolios: big progress from little steps Learning intentions: By the end of this session, participants will have learnt more about: what an e-portfolio is, what it can do and why you would use one with your students creating learner profiles, capturing learning stories and reflection, documenting Learning as Inquiry supporting project-based assessment through planing, progress and reporting phases. engaging families and whanau in learning. Case study: Albany Senior High School Focusing question: How do you currently encourage the development of reflection skills with your students? End-of-session reflection question: How could e-portfolios support your teaching? Mark Osborne mosborne@ashs.school.nz This prezi: http://bit.ly/a6fII4 (Those are capital 'i's) Vision: At Albany Senior High School we nurture each other we inspire each other we empower each other to achieve highly and become good citizens. We Value: Excellence in all that we do. Warm, mutually respectful relationships. Families as part of our learning community. Fairness, openess, honesty and trust. Learning together and making decisions together. Using evidence and reflection to make decisions. Curiosity and enquiry, creativity and innovation. Contributing to our local and global communities. Protecting and enhancing the environment. Diversity that enriches our learning community. And in the life of the school we honour the unique place of Maori as tangata whenua of New Zealand. Reflection tools: Blogs Written reflection Video/audio Process: Dedicated time in tutorials Once a fortnight conference One artefact per subject Reflection blog: What's going well in your learning? What are you having difficulty with in your learning? What's one thing you can do in the next two weeks to support your learning? Triangulation: e-portfolio Three way learning dialogues Parent Portal Reflection question: How does your school record i) evidence of learning and ii) evidence of achievement? Reflection question: How many different metaphors for e-portfolios can you come up with? Create an e-portfolio: 1) In groups of 2/3, build a paper aeroplane 2) Refine the process down to three steps 3) Reflect on the process using www/ebi Together we'll build an e-portfolio on paper aeroplanes Key competency dilemmas: Assessing the KCs Capturing competence Cross pollination Student ownership Feedback/Feed forward In and across contexts Engaging/e-learning/multimedia Perfomance-based Family/whanau Granular permissions Private/ public/ friend/ group/ secret URL Time limits Feedback built in