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ePortfolios for educators
Dr Nicola Pallitt Lecturer, Centre for Innovation in
Learning and Teaching (CILT)
University of Cape Town
Contact me:[email protected]://niccipallitt.wordpress.com@nicolapallitt
on Twitter
What is an ePortfolio?A purposeful digital collection that…• Provides evidence of an educator’s
teaching (classes you’ve taught & grade level, sample lesson plans, student testimonials, letters of recommendation, awards),
• Demonstrates teaching as reflective practice (your teaching philosophy, your teaching style, reflections on lessons taught, etc),
• Showcases your professional bio & CV, • Demonstrates your continuing education
and creativity
What is an ePortfolio?BUT…There are MANY definitions & uses
No one ‘correct’ way to design it – depends on how you wish to use it & the audience you envision
What is common: inward & outward lookingPROCESS & PRODUCT
How does an ePortfolio differ from a teaching portfolio?• Using the affordances of digital
media• Artefacts for supported reflection
(documents, photos, video clips, etc.)
• Ethics RE online sharing sometimes depends on school, does your school have an Internet policy?
Audience
Purpose Message
Educator
Audience
Purpose Message
Educator
• Potential employers• Fellow educators• Parents and learners
Audience
Purpose Message
Educator
• Job seeking, showcasing for potential employers
• Reflecting on teaching to improve practice
• Participating in online communities of educators around shared interests
Audience
Purpose Message
Educator
• Hire me!• I’m a reflective educator• Let’s share and learn from each other
• I’m keeping you updated on what’s happening in my classroom
Examples
Differences: ePortfolios & blogs
Links to best work, awards, PDF of CV, etc. What you include depends on how you intend to use it.More static presence?Less maintenance, desire to update less frequently?Professional ‘me’ stuff only?
Try About.me or Tackk.com
General ePortfolio situation: When you are being assessed by someone as a professional
A blog by definition is presented in reverse chronological order with the newest entries at the top= Always moving forward
bPortfolio (Helen Barrett)
You can use a blogging platform to create an ePortfolio It’s not WHAT you use but the PURPOSE you use it for How often to post? Up to you
• Read this post: http://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/4435• Nice ePortfolio too
Common elements of an ePortfolio• Teaching philosophy / statement• Evidence of experience, learning &
professional development• Lesson plans• Classroom artefacts• Photographs of learners – ethical issues• Reflective accounts of teaching practice• CV• See Norms & Standards for Educators Policy
doc & think of creative ways you can demonstrate these competencies
What platform can I use?• WordPress• WikiSpaces• Google sites• About.me• Tackk.com• WixPurpose before platform
“It is no longer enough to do powerful work if no one sees it”.
- Chris Lehmann
Where can I see your powerful work?
Thank you
Interesting cool stuff to take a look at…
"What I'd done was written a casual blog," she wrote in a post on Saturday to address the issue. She argues she kept her blog "as anonymous as possible" and never named names of students or disclosed her location.
Munroe's attorney Steve Rovner argues she did nothing wrong, even if she offended people. "There's no Internet policy at her school district. She was free to write and she free to express herself; it was like a personal diary," he told ABC.
Great resource See https://tackk.com/eportfolios