Pedagogical and digital tool for the tertiary level: the

learning portfolio

Andrea Ximena Castaño,URV, ES

#ECER_2010 Helsinki-Finland25th August 2010

Witnessing

learning

Assessment

2 Conte

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2 Experiences

Presentation

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36,9% of the

initiativ

es come

from a group of

professors

35,4 come from

a professor in

particular

51.8% used as a

exclusive

assessment tool

48.2% mixed with other assessment strategies

17,5% students

decided over

the structure

and design

EPORTFOLIO AS A LEARNING EVENT IN THE LATINA COURSE

The LATINA course is

presented by the LATINA / lab.

This is a laboratory for research and production of e-learning for Oslo University College (OUC) and partners.

LATINA stands for

Learning and Teaching in a Digital World

Photo retrieved from www.pedit.hio.no

PreparationWorkshop

Keep them blogging and reflecting

Self evaluation criteria

Evaluation formal criteria

Figure retrieved from http://pedit.hio.no/~latina/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/

I worked in two ways: writing the resource and presenting it,and it allowed me to learn to pass on information through the web and orally’.

Participant. Course Spring 2009

EPORTFOLIO INITIATIVE AT THE ROVIRA I VIRGILI UNIVERSITY

Main objective of a project

Finding a viable solution for a problem previouslyidentified in their educational reality

Drawing on the resources available

Considering the conditions imposed bythe task to be developed and by the context

Education Reality URV

ePortfolio characterisitics Learning Outcomes

Student Centered Each student could be able to develop their own interest/motivation in the academic and professional field

Competence Oriented Each student could be able to identify and respond to the training needs

Action and reflection Each student can define and develop the academic route considering their formative needs, interests, and academic and professional motivations.

EPORTFOLIO INITIATIVE AT THE ROVIRA I VIRGILI UNIVERSITY

Monitoring Learning

Summative Assessment

Formative

Assessment

Monitoring Learning

Reflection

InteractionSelf Assessment

Formative Assessment

IONSTENSI

DicentralizedCentralized

DicentralizedCentralized

OpenClose

DicentralizedCentralized

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PublicPrivate

DicentralizedCentralized

OpenClose

PublicPrivate

Short Term Long Term

DicentralizedCentralized

OpenClose

PublicPrivate

Short Term Long Term

Imposed Choosen

DicentralizedCentralized

OpenClose

PublicPrivate

Short Term Long Term

Imposed Choosen

Institutional control Personal control

Learners will create and Innovate If They Can express ideas and concepts in Space and Through Their Own expertise

(Siemens )

Reflection

InteractionPeople want to participate … but they will only do so one they

have “permission” and a forum in which to utilize existing communication/technological skills(Siemens )

Self-assessment

Criteria

Learning

Learning is personal, it has to occur one learner at a time. The support needed for learners to learn is a critical value point

Siemens

Learning blogsMap Performance criteria to assignments

Develop the curriculum map

Clarify expectations with rubrics

Students reflect on criteria

Students connect to profession

Monitoring Learning

Rubric for an ePortfolio

• Self – Assesment

• Matching the learning outcomes of a course?

How much should a e-Portfolio be considered a tool for assessment and how much for reflection on learning?

RubricCATEGORY Initial In progress Intermediate Advanced

Critical Thinking

Selection of evidence of the process

Quality of entries-Reflection

Goal definition

Interaction

Direction -Purpose of the tool

Contrucction of evidences

Summative Assessment

The portfolio itself is being graded

The portfolio is the source from which students extract material to present digitally for examinations

Presentation of propose for improving of portfolio work with intentions of professional publishing

ICT – Supporting

ELGG Pluggins (enhance social collaboration)(simple_pie, river_comments, blog_watch)

Integration with Moodle --– Modules

Blogoshere (Open ePortfolio)

The Portfolio is one of the best methods for visualizing and evaluating the competences

acquired in formal and informal contexts

Jens Bjornavold (2001)

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