Objectives:

Participants will...

Explore strategies to develop ePortfolios.

How is it going so far?

How is it going so far? Is the information I am providing helpful? At this time think about what you have learned. Hopefully you had a chance to work on the planning sheet in the previous unit. This should really help organize your thoughts and give you some direction. If you need help or have questions, please feel free to leave me a comment in the discussion page at the top of this page. If you have questions then it is likely others have questions too.

Did you find information that you would like to share with the rest of us? Below you will find a RESOURCE section. Please feel free to add links or ideas that you would like to share with the rest of us! I appreciate your input.

Ok, on with the course!

What content should be included in an ePortfolio?

Well this depends on you. What would you like your students portfolio to reflect? Will you only include one discipline or all subjects? Will the portfolio include photos, videos, audio clips? Will it contain reflective pieces or final assessments? There is a lot to think about.

Take a look at some examples:

A portfolio that shows growth or change over time might contain:

early and later pieces of work
early and later test/scores
rough drafts and final drafts
reflections on growth
goal-setting sheets
reflection on progress toward goal(s)

A Portfolio that shows development of process skills may contain:

samples which reflect growth of process skills
self-reflection sheets accompanying samples of work
reflection sheets from teacher or peer
identification of strengths/weaknesses
goal-setting sheets
reflections on progress toward goal(s)

A portfolio that showcases accomplishments may contain:

samples of best work
samples of earlier and later work to document progress
final test or scores
discussion of growth over semester/year
awards or other recognition
teacher or peer comments

A portfolio that is evaluative in nature may contain:

Samples of representative work in each subject/discipline
samples of work documenting level of achievement on course/grade-level goals/standards/objectives
test/scores
rubrics/criteria used for evaluation of work
self-reflective of attainment of goals/standards
identification of strengths/weaknesses

Whatever direction you choose to go in, I think it is really important to let your students have a say in what they include in their portfolio. It is their portfolio and they should be using it as a tool to take ownership in their learning.

Process and the Product

This is a brief (8 min) video highlighting the benefits of developing ePortfolios with your students. A summary of sorts for this course so far. http://youtu.be/YMs_4JmXpnw

Resource

Last step

When you are ready please move on to the last unit in this mini-course

Unit 4: How do I assess an ePortfolio?

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Creating a Digital Archive: ePortfolio's for Elementary Student's Mini-course