Balancing the Two Faces of E-Portfolios (Helen Barrett)
This really stuck out as I read the above article.
Reflection is the "heart and soul" of a portfolio, and is essential to brain-based learning (Kolb, 1984; Zull, 2002). We need to develop strategies that better support reflection in the learning process, supporting different types of reflection to improve learning.
There are three levels to ePortfolios for K-12 teachers.
Level 1--focuses on one curriculum area and is really about storage and getting student contents converted into digital format and saved on a server. Collection is regular.
Level 2--ePortfolios is about the PROCESS or Workspace
This level is about the collection and reflection on a regular basis about artifacts. More than one curriculum are is covered. At this level blogging and reflecting is being included.
Level 3--ePortfolios as a SHOWCASE or product
Focus as product and documentation of achievement.
Looking through the two faces of ePortfolios, I am both excited and a bit overwhelmed. I think Level 1 will be an easy with the school server and ability to scan hard copies of student work into digital formats. I know I can do this level! Yeah!
My goal would be to get my students blogging about different curriculum areas. Good news, I have a class website already set up, so I can begin introducing how to blog with my students. I keep telling myself to breathe...take baby steps...I CAN do this with third graders.
As for level 3 of ePortfolios, I am glad I will be getting to experience this first hand through this class. I am understanding the two faces of ePortfolios. I am just NOT ready to do this with my current class.
Below I've noted some key differences between the two faces of ePortfolios.
This really stuck out as I read the above article.
Reflection is the "heart and soul" of a portfolio, and is essential to brain-based learning (Kolb, 1984; Zull, 2002). We need to develop strategies that better support reflection in the learning process, supporting different types of reflection to improve learning.
There are three levels to ePortfolios for K-12 teachers.
Level 1--focuses on one curriculum area and is really about storage and getting student contents converted into digital format and saved on a server. Collection is regular.
Level 2--ePortfolios is about the PROCESS or Workspace
This level is about the collection and reflection on a regular basis about artifacts. More than one curriculum are is covered. At this level blogging and reflecting is being included.
Level 3--ePortfolios as a SHOWCASE or product
Focus as product and documentation of achievement.
Looking through the two faces of ePortfolios, I am both excited and a bit overwhelmed. I think Level 1 will be an easy with the school server and ability to scan hard copies of student work into digital formats. I know I can do this level! Yeah!
My goal would be to get my students blogging about different curriculum areas. Good news, I have a class website already set up, so I can begin introducing how to blog with my students. I keep telling myself to breathe...take baby steps...I CAN do this with third graders.
As for level 3 of ePortfolios, I am glad I will be getting to experience this first hand through this class. I am understanding the two faces of ePortfolios. I am just NOT ready to do this with my current class.
Below I've noted some key differences between the two faces of ePortfolios.
Primary Purpose Organized as Reflection is Feedback/Evaluation | Learning or reflecting PROCESS Chronological Immediate (Present) · social networking · blog entries Feedback is FORMATIVE Assessment FOR learning Documentation of learning—personal learning | Accountability PRODUCT Thematic Retrospective (Past) * pages/screens organized thematically Evaluation is SUMMATIVE OF learning Documentation of achievement—Assessment Management System |