What are Portfolios

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What are Portfolios?

• A portfolio is a purposeful collection of student
  work that exhibits the student's efforts,
  progress and achievements in one or more areas.
• The collection must include student participation
  in selecting contents, the criteria for
  selection the criteria for judging merit, and
  evidence of student self-reflection.
• (Northwest Evaluation Association, 1990)

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What are Portfolios?

• In 1990s, the traditional storage format for
  portfolios in education is paper-based, usually
  in manila folders, three-ring notebooks or larger
  containers.
• Most often, the artifacts are comprised of text
  and images on paper, although the use of video or
  audio tape has been emerging.

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Why implementing learning portfolios in schools?

• Learning to Learn - The Way Forward in
  Curriculum (March 2004)
• Empowering Learning and Teaching with
  Information and Technology (July 2004)
• Technology Education
• (Key Learning Area Curriculum Guide P.1 S.3)
• Digital Landscape in 21st Century

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Portfolios and Assessment

• Types of portfolios
• Formative
• e.g. Draft, Showcase
• Summative
• e.g. Project-based, Report

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Framework

• Framework for the portfolio development process
• Collection
• Selection
• Reflection
• Projection
• Presentation

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Role of Portfolios in Education

• How do portfolios bring curriculum, instruction
  and assessment together?
• What are the pedagogical benefits for schools,
  teachers, parents and students in using
  portfolio?

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Introduction to e-Portfolios

• Helen C. Barrett, University of Alaska Anchorage
  (1991)
• many documents are initially created with a
  computer
• Hypertext links allow clear connections between
  standards and portfolio artifacts
• Creating an electronic portfolio can develop
  skills in using multimedia technologies
• If teachers develop electronic teaching
  portfolios, their students will be more likely to
  have their own electronic portfolios
• It's fun and easier to manage the process,
  especially storage and presentation

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What are e-Portfolios?

• An electronic portfolio uses electronic
  technologies, allowing the portfolio developer to
  collect and organize portfolio artifacts in many
  media types (audio, video, graphics, text).
• A standards-based portfolio uses a database or
  hypertext links to clearly show the relationship
  between the standards or goals, artifacts and
  reflections.

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Characteristics of e-Portfolios
Multimedia
Network
Hyperlink
Electronic Portfolio
System
Database
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How e-Portfolio enhances Quality Learning

• to support the shift of classrooms from
  teacher-centered to a student-centered
• to foster active and constructive learning
• to develop students generic skills
• to give teachers, parents and students
  participate in the assessment process

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Pedagogical Benefits

• Student
• Promote reflective self-learning
• Enhance study motivation
• Develop generic skills (eg. creativity, IT
  skills)
• Teacher
• Authentic assessment
• Gather students formative and summative result
• School
• Enrich students record
• Present students success
• A channel that connect school, parents and
  students

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e-Portfolio
Example of Good Practices International Local
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Examples from worldwide

• Nogales High School (Arizona)
• http//www.nusd.k12.az.us/nhs/seniorproject/digita
  l.portfolios/ramon.salazar/page1.htm

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Examples from worldwide

• LaGuardia Community College
• http//www.eportfolio.lagcc.cuny.edu/lagcc_student
  _eport.html

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Examples from worldwide

• Southern Utah University
• http//dagwood.dgrc.crc.ca/eportfolio/portfolio//8
  51//10214235711049.html

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Examples from worldwide

• Penn State University
• http//www.portfolio.psu.edu/gallery/index.shtml

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Examples from Hong Kong

• United Christian College
• http//dagwood.dgrc.crc.ca/epgroup/ucc/portfolio//
  16//109030773039.html
• http//dagwood.dgrc.crc.ca/epgroup/ucc/portfolio//
  24//109030724041.html

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Examples from Hong Kong
Fung Kai Primary School http//fkpsam.fungkai.edu.
hk/mainframe/pl_web/PLFRAME.htm
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Stages of e-Portfolio Development

• Stage 1 Defining the Portfolio Context
• Identify the assessment context, including the
  purpose of the portfolio
• Identify the learner outcome goals
• Identify the resources available for electronic
  portfolio development
• Identify the audience for the portfolio

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Stages of e-Portfolio Development

• Stage 2 The Working Portfolio
• Identify the content of portfolio items
  (determined by the assessment context) and the
  type of evidence to be collected
• Select the software development tools most
  appropriate for the portfolio context and the
  resources available.
• Identify the storage and presentation medium most
  appropriate for the situation
• Gather the multimedia materials that represent a
  learner's achievement

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Stages of e-Portfolio Development

• Stage 3 The Reflective Portfolio
• Record self-reflection on work and achievement of
  goals
• Record feedback on work and achievement of goals

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Stages of e-Portfolio Development

• Stage 4 The Connected Portfolio
• Organize the digital artifacts
• Identify patterns through the "linking" process
• Final review of the portfolio and goals
• Share the portfolios with an appropriate audience

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Stages of e-Portfolio Development

• Stage 5 The Presentation Portfolio
• Record the portfolio to an appropriate
  presentation and storage medium
• Present the portfolio before an audience
• Evaluate the portfolio's effectiveness in light
  of its purpose and the assessment context

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Levels of e-Portfolio Development and
Implementation

• Level 1 Text only
• Level 2a with Graphics
• Level 2b with Audio and Video
• Level 3 with Navigational links
• Level 4 with WWW links
• Level 5 with interactive multimedia

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Tools for Developing e-portfolios

• Common tools
• e.g. Powerpoint, Frontpage and Dreamweaver
• Customized systems
• e.g. Chalk and Wire Electronic Portfolio

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Example of Customized Systems

• e.g. www.chalkandwire.com

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Comparison of advantages and limitations of the
tools
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Consideration and suggestion for implementing
electronic portfolio in school

• Purpose
• Target
• Tools
• Storage
• Budget

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Portfolio for Teacher

• So far we have covered the part for students
  only. Do teachers need portfolios for themselves?

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Portfolio for Teacher
Kelly's Teaching Portfolio (Secondary) Jims
on-line education portfolio (Secondary) http//cu
rry.edschool.virginia.edu/class/edlf/589_004/sampl
e.html Preparing A Teaching Portfolio http//www.
utexas.edu/academic/cte/teachfolio.html
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