Getting started with E-portfolio

Tona Perišić Pintek E-learning Centre

University Computing Centre

Zagreb, April 19, 2012

Advantages of e-portfolio over classic portfolios

• Better availability

• Easier content management

• Possibility of growth/expansion

• Exchange of information

• Possibility to use a variety of data types (e.g. multimedia)

E-portfolio definition

• portfolio, webfolio, e-portfolio, digital portfolio • a collection of digital resources • a collection of documents describing student/teacher work, efforts, progress and achievement in one or more areas over time • different types of data • organized, categorized and structured collected data • flexible and transportable

E-portfolio for presentation

• showcase • personal online space • personal or team presentations • evidence of individual’s progress and achievements • virtual narrative identity • organization skills, critical thinking • demonstration of competences

E-portfolio as personal online space

• personal collection and organization of artifacts related to education, hobbies and interests • reflection on achievements, learning process and personal development planning • workspace • résumé • access level

E-portfolio as the assessment tool

• in formative and summative assessment • main purpose in supporting assessment for learning • demonstrates students’ learning process during the course • enables students to take active part in their learning, to personalize it and reflect on it

E-portfolio as a mean for monitoring learners’ progress

• learning activity in a course • students’ reflections on the course content or some topic, what they have heard or learned • possibility to participate in a different way using different resources • raising awareness on students’ achievements and knowledge gained

E-portfolio implementation at the UniZg

• 2008. • 17% • e-portfolio installations at some faculties

Tools

• Generic

• Open source

• Integrated

• Commercial

• Self-developed

HTML editors, multimedia tools

Exabis, Moofolio, Blackboard Portfolio

PebblePad, Opens, EdCube

Digital Diagnostic Portfolio, Learning Record Online

Mahara, Elgg, OSPI

Mahara

• Independent installation

• Page – displays the selected content of an e-portfolio

• Unlimited number of Pages

• Page access level

• Comments

• Diaries

• Search by keywords

• Export

E-portfolio implementation at the UniZg

• University of Zagreb E-learning strategy • e-portfolio system to support students during their education and as a tool to present their competences and qualifications for future employers • E-learning Centre • http://merlin.srce.hr/eportfolio • Merlin

E-portfolio at SRCE

• for the University and its constituent units

• E-learning Centre

• Merlin

• Support

– user manual

– animations

– workshop

– helpdesk

– consultations

Numbers

E-portfolio at SRCE

– 83 groups

– 4218 unique users

– views/pages • 2009 – 301

• 2010 – 2273

• 2011 – 3800

• 2012 – 1733