Using ePortfoliosHolly Miles as Tiare Ahu

Reasons for Use

• Interactive learning • Display of work done by students• Student directed learning• Students decide what to put on their ePortfolio

• Progress checking so students can see how far they have come.

Components

• Plan education programs• Document knowledge, skills, and learning• Track development• Evaluate courses• Monitor performance• Student reflection

Benefits of Reflection

• Students are able to look back and decide how they want future work to look.

• Students become more aware of their preferred methods and styles of writing and work.

• Students can consider alternative approaches and make new risks for future work.

Challenges of ePortfolios

• Students can become easily overwhelmed. This is all new to them.

• The technology is new and learning it takes time.• Teachers need to be committed to the process and not

afraid to try new things.

ePortfolio and Asessment

• ePortfolios are a type of Authentic Assessment.• A task with a rubric for students to complete.

• Schools must help students become proficient at performing the tasks they will encounter when they graduate.

• The school must then ask students to perform meaningful tasks that replicate real world challenges to see if students are capable of doing so.