An ePortfolio System for Life
Shane SutherlandePortfolio Project Director
University of Wolverhampton
What is an ePortfolio?
A systematic and organized collection of evidence used by the teacher and the student to monitor the growth of the student's knowledge, skills, and attitudes.Cole et al, 2000
What is produced when persons collect, select, reflectively interpret, and/or present their own evidence to support their assertions about what they have learned, know, and can or should do.Cambridge, 2003
…a collection of authentic and diverse evidence, drawn from a larger archive, that represents what a person or organisation has learned over time, on which that person or organisation has reflected, designed for presentation to one or more audiences for a particular rhetorical purposeNLII
What is an ePortfolio?
An ePortfolio is a personal digital collection of information describing and illustrating a person’s learning, career, experience and achievements. ePortfolios are privately owned and the owner has complete control over who has access to what and when.
the digital portfolio… is even more interesting for its contribution to the learning processEIfEL, 2005
…a haphazard collection of artifacts (i.e. a scrapbook) but rather a reflective tool which demonstrates growth over time Barrett, 2000
Paper and e-portfolios are inherently limiting Love et al, 2004
Webfolios are static Web sites where functionality derives from HTML links. ePortfolio therefore, now refers to database-driven, dynamic web sites, not static, HTML-driven sites.Batson, 2002
What is an ePortfolio NOT?
a portfolio is a purposeful collection of student work that tells the story of a student's
personal self and a student's achievement or growth characterized by strong vision
of content, skills and processes addressed, built on student selection of work going
in and referenced to criteria. Portfolios may demonstrate a wide range of student
work. Students control the selection of portfolio content and material. Unlike
standardized tests portfolios are direct indicators of a student's learning
experiences. Portfolios allow teachers and parents to share real display of a
student's performance without interpretation of test scores. Portfolios provide a
natural medium for teacher-pupil discussions and the customization of individual
learning experiences and goals. Comprehensive portfolios, maintained over a period
of time, can exhibit comparisons of student work and illustrations of growth.
Portfolios can grow and carry into the learners work life beyond the school
environment. An increasingly self-reliant work force is evolving at an ever increasing
pace. Today's technology allows electronic portfolios to be one career tool for life
long learners in today's workplace. Bergman
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Shane’s definition
A system which allows users, in any of their learning identities, to
selectively record any abilities, events, plans or thoughts that are
personally significant; it allows these records to be linked, augmented or
evidenced by other data sources and allows the user to integrate
institutional data with their personal data. It facilitates self-awareness,
promotes reflection, supports enrichment through commentary and
feedback from the recipients of shared assets. It grows, develops and
matures as the user accesses, it without constraint, over time. It provides
tools for aggregating assets in multiple forms; for telling myriad stories to
diverse audiences and ensures absolute user-control over what is
shared, with whom, for what purpose and for how long. It is a personal
repository; a personal journal; a feedback and collaboration system; and
a digital theatre - where the audience is by invitation only.
Shane’s definition
A system which allows users, in any of their learning identities, to
selectively record any abilities, events, plans or thoughts that are
personally significant; it allows these records to be linked, augmented or
evidenced by other data sources and allows the user to integrate
institutional data with their personal data. It facilitates self-awareness,
promotes reflection, supports enrichment through commentary and
feedback from the recipients of shared assets. It grows, develops and
matures as the user accesses it, without constraint, over time. It provides
tools for aggregating assets in multiple forms; for telling myriad stories to
diverse audiences and ensures absolute user-control over what is
shared, with whom, for what purpose and for how long. It is a personal
repository; a personal journal; a feedback and collaboration system; and
a digital theatre - where the audience is by invitation only.
Event Input Entry
Ability
Experience
Action Plan
Achievement
Meeting
Thought
The WebFolio, WebCV or
WebLog may be arranged in
diverse ways and may be distributed
to multiple audiences
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The ePortfolio System
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ePortfolio asset repository
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Abilities AuditModule 1
Initial Diagnostic Assessment
TransferredFrom College
Careers Action Plan
Careers Meeting
ReflectionsModule 1
FeedbackModule 1
My Thoughts
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PresentationModule 4
PlacementAction Plan
PlacementCV
PlacementExperience
PlacementReflections
PlacementReport
My ThoughtsFeedbackModule 5
WorkExperience
OfficerSU
Personal TutorMeeting
PersonalStuff
Growing Asset Store
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ePortfolio Repository
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ePortfolio Repository
ILP WebFolio
Module WebFolio
Assessment WebFolio
Career WebFolio
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