Introducing the e-Portfolio

Sally and her e-Portfolio...

How do e-Portfolios

Impact Learning?

Assist the integration of the NZ Curriculum Key Competencies

Provide a forum for student goal setting, self-assessment and reflection

Build greater home/school partnerships

Increase student engagement and motivation

Encourage student ownership of their learning

Provide 24/7 access to learning opportunities

Help parents better understand and engage in their child's education

Support feedback and feedforward

Encourage collaborative learning

Foster personalised learning

Make progress and attainment more obvious to both teachers and students

Encourage students to think more about their learning

Build students' self-esteem through celebrating achievements

Develop important skills for the 21st Century

Support lifelong learning

Build "confident, connected, actively involved life-long learners."

(NZ MOE Curriculum 2007)

"e-Portfolios are not about technology; they are about pedagogy and learning"

(Editure 2009, pg 17)

Introducing the

e-Portfolio

11+ years old = "Showcase, Process + ACCOUNTABILITY e-Portfolio"

7+ years old = "Showcase + PROCESS e-Portfolio"

(Focusing on the 5-18 Age Group)

5+ years old = "Showcase e-Portfolio"

http://nickrate.com/2009/12/02/portfolio-visualisation

Banks, B. (2004) "e-Portfolios: Their Use and Benefits" pg 3

http://www.bigreboot.com/pdf_library/eportfolios_their_use_and_benefits.pdf

"An e-Portfolio is an electronic format for learners to RECORD their work, their ACHIEVEMENTS and their GOALS, to REFLECT on their learning, and to SHARE and be SUPPORTED in this. It enables learners to represent the information in different formats and to take the information with them between institutions."

What is an e-Portfolio?

Research

http://bit.ly/diMN8m

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/effectivepracticeeportfolios

http://bit.ly/b4tuzN

http://www.bigreboot.com/pdf_library/eportfolios_their_use_and_benefits.pdf

http://www.scribd.com/doc/9336533/ePortfolios-and-Assessment-for-Learning

http://bit.ly/cT9DVT

According to this Research,

e-Portfolios...

When coupled with:

• Assessment FOR learning

AND

• An integrated classroom program

http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/National-Standards/Key-information/Fact-sheets/Assessment-for-learning

http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Curriculum-documents/The-New-Zealand-Curriculum/Vision

http://bit.ly/b4tuzN

Illustrations by Angela Captein