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Nailing Jelly to the Wall What do we mean by (e)portfolio ?
Dr John Couperthwaite, PebblePad
[email protected] @johncoup
TellingePor+olioStories,2009,UniversityofWolverhampton
Why is a definition of ‘Portfolio’ so important ?
‘Portfolio’ Systems
‘Portfolio’ Presentations
§ an e-submission system
§ a feedback (and feedforward) system
§ a personal and professional development tool
§ a recording and registration system
§ a system for evidencing competences and standards
§ a tool for recording and presenting graduate attributes
§ an electronic lab-book tool
§ a collaborative learning space
§ a blogging platform
§ a tool for building and maintaining dynamic CVs
§ a peer review system
§ a template management environment
§ a document storage and retrieval system
§ a workplace based assessment system
§ an eportfolio authoring environment
§ an assessment management tool
§ a content delivery vehicle
§ a learning design environment
§ a learning and research skills system
§ a mobile learning tool
§ a private, reflective space
§ a personal learning space
How we use Portfolios
Catalyst for Learning, http://c2l.mcnrc.org/
The e-portfolio implementation toolkit
The AAEEBL Webinar Series, 3rd Edition, Co-sponsored by EPAC and AAC&U - What Is An ePortfolio?, …evolved to "what is the eportfolio idea?"
RAPPORT (The International Journal for Recording Achievement, Planning and Portfolios) a new peer-reviewed online journal.
Cross-atlantic debates
An e-portfolio is ‘a purposeful aggregation of digital items - ideas, evidence, reflections, feedback etc which ‘presents’ a selected audience with evidence of a person’s learning or ability’
Sutherland and Powell, 2007
While this description refers to the ‘aggregation’ as ‘purposeful it is neutral as to what these purposes might be.
Strivens, 2015
A definition (?)
TypeA
Representone’sself
Narra@veStyle
TypeB
Presenta@onofevidence
FormStyle
TypeC
Demonstrateachievement
Competency/mappingStyle
A Definition as Typology
Strivens, RAPPORT (CRA), 2015
An alternative definition as Typology Me-Portfolios § Personal § Professional § Promotional Task-Portfolios § Process § Project § Placement § Production § Pedagogical.
Tend… to focus on the author
Tend… to focus on an activity
Sutherland, RAPPORT (CRA), 2015
Definitions…in context
Audience (&engagement)
FORMAT
context
Portfolio Format Model, Sutherland & Poot, 2015
Audience (&engagement)
FORMAT
context
Portfolio Format Model, Sutherland & Poot, 2015
Contexts for ePortfolios (Batson, 2015) Learning – what is eportfolio’s meaning for learning for both learners and teachers. Institutional assessment – how do eportfolios affect institutional assessment? Technology in education – how are eportfolios different form other technologies used in education? Culture and economy – what is the cultural significance of eportfolios?
Definitions…in context
portfolio practices
portfolio processes
portfolio platforms
portfolio presentations
From definition to implementation
Why?
How?
What?
Who?
…which is why it is no longer like ‘Nailing Jelly to a Wall’…hopefully!
The portfolio adoption game*
*no jelly was harmed in the production of this game
ClusteredagentsPeripheralsupport–riskaverse?
Fragmenteduptake,randomdrop-outs
LackofsupportRandomfailure
Late(robust)aQempttofix
DifferentproductsDifferentdepartmentsSinglesupportagents
OutoftheboxSinglesupportagent
Completesystemfailure…despitesupport
Success!Wellsupported
Usedacrossins@tu@on
portfolio practices
portfolio processes
portfolio platforms
portfolio presentations
Making your portfolio successful
Vision:WhyintroduceaPor+olio?Howwillitimprovestudent
learning?
Selec@on:Whatques@onstoask,eg:
employability,assessment,tutoring
Implementa@on:Howwillstudentsown
theirPor+olio?Whowillsupportandgive
feedback
Tool:Whatistherightso^ware?Howwillitintegrate?Whatdoes
itlack?
Any questions ?
Dr John Couperthwaite, PebblePad
[email protected] @johncoup
AAEEBL ‘What is an ePortfolio’ screen-side chats AAEEBL ‘Four-ways of seeing an ePortfolio’ Catalyst for Learning: ePortfolio resources and Research CRA, RAPPORT, International Journal for Recording Achievement, Planning and Portfolios, Vol 1 (Strivens and Sutherland papers) JISC ePortfolio Implementation Toolkit
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