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May 12, 2009, Ottawa, Canada

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Susan MoiseyDebra Hoven

Richard KennyMarguerite Koole

Centre for Distance Education, Athabasca University


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Introduction Current Research on e-Portfolios Our e-Portfolio Project Selection of e-Portfolio System MDE e-Portfolio Competencies e-Portfolio Structure Example of an MDE e-Portfolio Current implementation & future directions Discussion


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Comprehensive exams E-Portfolios

BenefitsPromote program qualityConstrain workload for students & facultyPositive final experience

BenefitsPromote program quality & currencyMeaningfulness - Constructivist learningUse after graduation

IssuesMeaningfulness of experience?Purpose of the activityCurrency of questions

IssuesOngoing vs. end of program portfoliosImplementation – choice of platformExtend workload for students & faculty?


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Product created by learners collection of digital artifacts articulating

experiences, achievements & learning

OR Purposeful aggregation of digital items:

Ideas, evidence, reflections, feedback, etc. 'presents' a selected audience with evidence

of a person's learning and/or ability’ (Sutherland & Powell, 2007)


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Process? Showcase? Assessment?

(Abrami & Barrett, 2005)OR… a combination of above?


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Process? Purposeful collection of student work that tells

the story of a student’s effort, progress and/or achievement in one or more areas

based on the principles of socio-constructivism

(Abrami & Barrett, 2005) (1) collection (2) selection (3) reflection (4) **evaluation (self- & peer)** and (5) celebration

(QESN-RÉCIT (2004)


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Showcase Illustrating

• learner competencies & achievements• workplace skills & accomplishments

Assessment? External evaluation or judgment

• formative &/or • summative

Of complex evidence in a variety of forms To demonstrate

• lifelong learning and personal reflection• workplace training

For assessment of prior learning

(Abrami & Barrett, 2005)


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1. Collection2. Selection3. Reflection4. Evaluation5. Refinement6. Celebration & discussion


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Research and development of e-portfolio tools (Barrett, 2000; Challis, 2005; Abrami & Barrett, 2005)

Australian ePortfolio Project

http://www.eportfoliopractice.qut.edu.au / Different skills and competencies

Lifelong learning (Abrami & Barrett, 2005) Communities (Brandes & Bockic, 2008; Hallam, 2008;

Hiradhar & Gray, 2008) Nexus between Formal, Informal & Non-formal Learning (Foti

& Ring, 2008; Crichton & Kopp, 2008; Hiradhar & Gray, 2008) Self-reflection & self-regulation (Abrami et al. 2008; van Wesel

& Prop, 2008) Learning effectiveness studies on e-portfolios

E.g. Handbook of research in e-portfolio Inter/national coalition for electronic portfolio research

(Abrami & Barrett, 2005; Barrett, 2009)

http://www.eportfoliopractice.qut.edu.au/



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Selection of an appropriate platform

Graduate profile

Previous work done on creating the list of skills and competencies

Identification of major skills and competencies of graduates of MDE program

Development of the list of skills and competencies through series of synchronous and asynchronous sessions among the project team members


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Systems investigated (some of them) Newcastle University ePortfolio

http://www.eportfolios.ac.uk/FDTL4 Petal (Sakai)

http://petal.k-int.com/https://portfolio.alt.ac.uk/cmalt/index.jsp

ELGGhttp://elgg.org/

Maharahttp://www.mahara.org/

http://www.eportfolios.ac.uk/FDTL4

http://petal.k-int.com/

https://portfolio.alt.ac.uk/cmalt/index.jsp

http://elgg.org/

http://www.mahara.org/


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Features: Essential to have as a graduate of MDE Built up over progression of whole

program of study Combination of personal, professional,

academic characteristics


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1. Problem solving, analysis & decision making

2. Instructional design & development3. Communication technologies &

networking4. Communication & interpersonal

skills5. Research6. Management, organization &

leadership


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Introduction 5 + artefacts Short reflections on how meet

competencies Concluding synthesizing reflection Oral exam on E-portfolio


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Questions? Comments?

Thank you!


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Abrami, P., & Barrett, H. (2005). Directions for research and development on electronic portfolios. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 31(3). Retrieved January 29, 2005http://www.cjlt.ca/index.php/cjlt/article/view/92/86

Abrami, P., Wade, A., Pillay, V., Aslan, O., Bures, E. & Bentley, C. (2008). Encouraging self-regulated learning through electronic portfolios. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 34(3). Retrieved April 21, 2009

http://www.cjlt.ca/index.php/cjlt/article/view/507/238

Barrett, H. 2008. Online personal learning environments: Structuring electronic portfolios for lifelong and life-wide learning.

http://electronicportfolios.org/portfolios/Hawaii08.htm &

http://electronicportfolios.org/portfolios.html#conf

Barrett, H. (2009). http://electronicportfolios.org/portfolios.html



http://electronicportfolios.org/portfolios/Hawaii08.htm

http://electronicportfolios.org/portfolios.html



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Brandes, G. & Boskic, N. (2008). E-Portfolios: From description to analysis. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 9 (2). Retrieved April 21, 2009

http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/issue/view/31

Crichton, S. & Kopp, G. (2008). The value of eJournals to support ePortfolio development for assessment in teacher education. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 34(3). Retrieved April 21, 2009


Challis, D. (2005). Towards the mature ePortfolio: Some implications for higher education. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 31(3). Retrieved January 29, 2007 http://www.cjlt.ca/index.php/cjlt/article/view/93/87

Foti, S. & Ring, G. (2008). From ePortfolios to iPortfolios: The find, refine, design, and bind model. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 34(3). Retrieved April 21, 2009


http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/issue/view/31





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Hallam, G. (2008). The Australian ePortfolio project and the opportunities to develop a community of practice. In Hello! Where are you in the landscape of educational technology? Proceedings ascilite Melbourne 2008.

http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/melbourne08/procs/hallam.pdf

Hiradhar, P. & Gray, J. (2008). From a social digital identity to an academic digital identity: Introducing ePortfolios in English language enhancement courses. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 34(3). Retrieved April 21, 2009


QESN-RECIT. (2004). Portfolio process: On-line resources for teachers. Retrieved August 17, 2004

http://www.qesn.meq.gouv.qc.ca/portfolio/port_eng.html

Sutherland, S. & Powell, A. (2007). Cetis mail list discussions. Retrieved July 9, 2007

www.jisc.ac.uk/arcives/cetis-portfolio.html




http://www.qesn.meq.gouv.qc.ca/portfolio/port_eng.html

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/arcives/cetis-portfolio.html


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Van Wesel, M. & Prop, A. (2008). Comparing students’ perceptions of paper-based and electronic portfolios. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 34(3). Retrieved April 21, 2009




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The CDE Moodle site on eportfolioshttp://cde.lms.athabascau.ca/(select MDE ePortfolio Orientation & Instructions)Helen Barrett’s information on Reflection

http://newali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1000156/Reflections.html

Some other links & resourceshttp://electronicportfolios.org/portfolios.htmlhttp://www.jisc.ac.uk/eportfoliohttp://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/publications/effectivepracticeeportfolios.aspxhttp://www.eportfoliopractice.qut.edu.au/Some links to Teacher Ed portfolioshttp://electronicportfolios.org/teachers/index.htmlLinks to a Business student & a nursing student’s sample e-

Portfolios (in Quicktime tour format)http://www.studenteportfolio.qut.edu.au/forstudents/

samples.jsp

http://cde.lms.athabascau.ca/




http://www.jisc.ac.uk/eportfolio

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/publications/effectivepracticeeportfolios.aspx

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/publications/effectivepracticeeportfolios.aspx


http://electronicportfolios.org/teachers/index.html

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