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ePortfolios for educators Dr Nicola Pallitt Lecturer, Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT) University of Cape Town Contact me: [email protected] http://niccipallitt. wordpress.com @nicolapallitt on Twitter

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Presentation for the EdTeach Summit in Cape Town on 11 August 2014. Details about the event: http://edtechsummitsouthafrica.com/ Follow me on Twitter @nicolapallitt PS: Links to URLs in the notes section of PowerPoint when you view the downloaded presentation. Please share the link to your ePortfolio as a comment - especially if you are a teacher:)

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ePortfolios for educators

Dr Nicola Pallitt Lecturer, Centre for Innovation in

Learning and Teaching (CILT)

University of Cape Town

Contact me:[email protected]://niccipallitt.wordpress.com@nicolapallitt

on Twitter

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What is an ePortfolio?A purposeful digital collection that…• Provides evidence of an educator’s

teaching (classes you’ve taught & grade level, sample lesson plans, student testimonials, letters of recommendation, awards),

• Demonstrates teaching as reflective practice (your teaching philosophy, your teaching style, reflections on lessons taught, etc),

• Showcases your professional bio & CV, • Demonstrates your continuing education

and creativity

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What is an ePortfolio?BUT…There are MANY definitions & uses

No one ‘correct’ way to design it – depends on how you wish to use it & the audience you envision

What is common: inward & outward lookingPROCESS & PRODUCT

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How does an ePortfolio differ from a teaching portfolio?• Using the affordances of digital

media• Artefacts for supported reflection

(documents, photos, video clips, etc.)

• Ethics RE online sharing sometimes depends on school, does your school have an Internet policy?

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Audience

Purpose Message

Educator

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Audience

Purpose Message

Educator

• Potential employers• Fellow educators• Parents and learners

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Audience

Purpose Message

Educator

• Job seeking, showcasing for potential employers

• Reflecting on teaching to improve practice

• Participating in online communities of educators around shared interests

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Audience

Purpose Message

Educator

• Hire me!• I’m a reflective educator• Let’s share and learn from each other

• I’m keeping you updated on what’s happening in my classroom

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Examples

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Differences: ePortfolios & blogs

Links to best work, awards, PDF of CV, etc. What you include depends on how you intend to use it.More static presence?Less maintenance, desire to update less frequently?Professional ‘me’ stuff only?

Try About.me or Tackk.com

General ePortfolio situation: When you are being assessed by someone as a professional

A blog by definition is presented in reverse chronological order with the newest entries at the top= Always moving forward

bPortfolio (Helen Barrett)

You can use a blogging platform to create an ePortfolio It’s not WHAT you use but the PURPOSE you use it for How often to post? Up to you

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• Read this post: http://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/4435• Nice ePortfolio too

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Common elements of an ePortfolio• Teaching philosophy / statement• Evidence of experience, learning &

professional development• Lesson plans• Classroom artefacts• Photographs of learners – ethical issues• Reflective accounts of teaching practice• CV• See Norms & Standards for Educators Policy

doc & think of creative ways you can demonstrate these competencies

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What platform can I use?• WordPress• WikiSpaces• Google sites• About.me• Tackk.com• WixPurpose before platform

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“It is no longer enough to do powerful work if no one sees it”.

- Chris Lehmann

Where can I see your powerful work?

Thank you

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Interesting cool stuff to take a look at…

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"What I'd done was written a casual blog," she wrote in a post on Saturday to address the issue. She argues she kept her blog "as anonymous as possible" and never named names of students or disclosed her location.

Munroe's attorney Steve Rovner argues she did nothing wrong, even if she offended people. "There's no Internet policy at her school district. She was free to write and she free to express herself; it was like a personal diary," he told ABC.

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Great resource See https://tackk.com/eportfolios