WEB 2.0 TOOLS FOR CREATING E-PORTFOLIOS IN HIGHER EDUCATION Gabriela GROSSECK Ramona BRAN West University of Timisoara E-Portfolio Process in Vocational Education; Present and Future Bucharest 3 May
Since we started to explore and use Web 2.0 technologies in our own development/ improvement, we have been intrigued by their potential and, especially, by the possibility of integrating them in education and in particular in the students’ portfolios. In this article we provide a discussion about what Web 2.0 is, the pros and cons of using it, and how Web 2.0 technologies change the online portfolio development.
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1. WEB 2.0 TOOLS FOR CREATING E-PORTFOLIOS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Gabriela GROSSECK Ramona BRAN West University of Timisoara
E-Portfolio Process in Vocational Education; Present and Future
Bucharest 3 May
2. Agenda
Introductory Remarks
What is Web 2.0?
Web 2.0 Opportunitiesa nd Limitations
HowD oes Web 2.0 Apply to E- p ortfolios?
Invitation To Dialogue
3. e or i-portfolio?
e=electronic
e=enhanced
ei
i=interactivity
i=interaction
4. What is Web2.0?
Blogs
Wikis
RSS
Pod(video)casting
Social bookmarking
Sharing of photos, videos and other artifacts
Etc.
5. Web2.0: PROS
reduction of costs
flexibility
easier and faster access to information
the integration of a variety of Web 2.0 technologies
extensive opportunities of information and collaboration
possibility to control access to resources by authenticating
users
sharing accumulated experiences
independence from the platform
compatibility with the elements of the educational field
the low level of complexity needed for use
reliability in continuous usage
redistribution of effort
the increase in number of modalities of use
the possibility to test the existing didactic practices
the major focus on didactic innovation
creating digital content
6. Web2.0: CONS
an Internet connection is required
it hides behind it a sum of technologies and concepts
it is based on Ajax
it determines variations of interpretation between types of
browsers
it offers free things
it leads to a low quality of the actual content
it promotes amateurishness
it gives everyone the opportunity to complain
it has monetary quantification (Google)
it is a kind of second-hand Web
it has limited security
the speed of programs is incomparably lower than the one of
desktop programs
it is just electronic junk
the extremely diversified offer of technologies make the actual
selection process difficult
time and knowledge invested
7. The classic e-portfolio (1.0) 2006, Helen C. Barett 8. The
new look at e-Portfolios from the framework of Web 2.0 2006, Helen
C. Barett 9. Next step?
