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E-PORTFOLIOS FOR TEACHER DEVELOPMENT:A SIMPLE APPROACH
Read and learnE-portfolios for teacher development - A simple approach
What is an eportfolio?
• A place to collect work• A place for reflection with:
• self• tutor• peers
• An assessment tool
• store personal reflections
• keep track of work
• share with peers
• showcase teaching It’s just a file store!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B3tujXlbdk
Read and learnE-portfolios for teacher development - A simple approach
Why use eportfolios for teacher development?
A general CPD tool• Use for CV/resumé building• Build evidence of development• Problem – it’s another thing to do
Course specific• Encourage reflective learning/practice• Place for assessment - easy to integrate assessment into reflective cycle• Already use the platform• Already have a peer group/tutor to share reflections with
Read and learnE-portfolios for teacher development - A simple approach
Some eportfolio examples
Mahara (https://mahara.org/features)
• Sharing of artefacts ‘easy’• File Repository• Blogs• Social networking (limitation – can’t set up groups)• CV builder• Moodle integration• LEAP2A compliant• Open source
Read and learnE-portfolios for teacher development - A simple approach
Some eportfolio examples
PebblePAD (http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/) • Navigation through ‘pads’ (flash based)• Good ability to create and share ‘assets’• Good range of reflective tools• Mobile version/iPhone app available• Moodle integration• Potentially expensive• LTI compliant
Read and learnE-portfolios for teacher development - A simple approach
Ten Essential Questions
http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/essentialquestions.asp
1 What type of system are you after?2 Will you build, buy or co-create your eportfolio software?3 Do you want to have the system internally or externally hosted?4 Who will use the system?5 Can the system support your institutional aims and processes?6 Is the system applicable across broad contexts?7 Can the system support assessment processes?8 Is content private, secure, and owned and controlled by the user?9 What support is available to assist implementation, use and maintenance of the system?10 Are you confident in the longer term availability, viability and continued improvement of the system?
Read and learnE-portfolios for teacher development - A simple approach
Our goal
... to provide an assessable physical record (either on line or in hard copy) of each participant's development during a teacher development course (online or face-to-face) providing participants with a sense of ownership and clear evidence of applying input to local context(Adapted from Matthew Davies)
Read and learnE-portfolios for teacher development - A simple approach
Moodle core tools used in our eportfolios
• Online text assignments – self reflection and reflection with tutor• Forum – reflection with peer group• Course assignments in the ‘portfolio Moodle course’• Reflective materials connected to the course included in the
portfolio• Private files (Moodle 2)• Ability to export – LEAP2, HTML, google docs, etc
• Examples: English for Teaching Certificate in Secondary ELT
Read and learnE-portfolios for teacher development - A simple approach
Blog export portfolio plugin
• Export artefacts from all ‘Moodle courses’ to the Moodle blog• Assignments• Chats• Database entries• Forum posts• Glossary entries
• Use RSS feed to export externally
Download from:
https://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=portfolio_blogexport
Read and learnE-portfolios for teacher development - A simple approach
Blog export portfolio plugin in use
• Live for 1 month:• 2700 uses• 90% private (unpublished) – shows used for reflection• Huge increase in public blogging for reflection• http://
courses.britishcouncil.org/teachertraining/blog/index.php?courseid=0
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Useful links:• jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearning/eportfolios.aspx • jiscinfonet.ac.uk/e-portfolios
Thanks to Justin Hunt: poodll.com
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E-portfolios for teacher development - A simple approach