Using e-portfolios for alternative assessment A guide for the weary teacher

Using e-portfolios for alternative assessment

A guide for the weary teacher

Sirin Soyoz and Suzanne Mordue

No, it’s the same old stuff online with

added clipart. As though I don’t have

enough to do…

E-portfolios? Is that a spelling

mistake or what?

'An e-portfolio is a purposeful aggregation of digital items - ideas, evidence, reflections, feedback etc. which 'presents' a selected audience with evidence of a person's learning and/or ability’ 

e-portfoliosJICS

“The future demands skilled, digitally aware learners with the capacity to participate in learning throughout their life, using technologies of their own choosing”.

Learning literacies in a digital age JISC

“There is a push to free student work from paper and to make it organized, searchable, and transportable”

Batson, T: 2002

“Use of technology can no longer be purely course-based but more varied ways of expression using learning technologies should be investigated”

Becta, 'Emerging Technologies for Learning’: 2008

“E-portfolios are not discrete, they are part of the system”

Impact of E-portfolios on learningBecta

Sub-skills Goal setting Engagement Motivation ICT skills Reflection Collaboration Feedback Self-esteem Self-confidence Progression Lifelong learningBecta, 2008

Portfolio tools

Responses

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearning/eportfolios.aspx http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/e-portfolios

Thank you

Sirin Soyoz

Sirin.Soyoz@britishcouncil.org.tr

Suzanne Mordue

Suzanne.Mordue@britishcouncil.org.tr