[Advisory] How do e-portfolios benefit the learning process?
Pete Yeomans
peteyeomans@hotmail.com
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:18:18 +0000
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This is not an argumentative piece - I really struggle with the e-portfolio=
agenda=2C why is it a good idea to keep one=2C someone persuade me pleas=
e.....
Pete
Pete Yeomans
32 Millbay RoadPlymouthPL1 3EG
07885716200
Date: Mon=2C 2 Nov 2009 19:24:49 +0000
Subject: Re: [Advisory] primary curriculum re development
From: ianrlynch@googlemail.com
To: peteyeomans@hotmail.com
CC: rjt@maximise-ict.co.uk=3B advisory@talk.naace.org
On Mon=2C Nov 2=2C 2009 at 6:08 PM=2C Peter Yeomans <peteyeomans@hotmail.co=
m> wrote:
In support of Ray=2C have a look at the hole in the wall project on ted.co=
m. Kids are resourceful=2C they can teach themselves how to use computers=
and cameras and all sorts. What they don't need are teachers holding the=
m back!=20
Yes kids are resourceful and no doubt many would become literate without sp=
ecialist English lessons. That would depend on home support=2C having the r=
ight teachers=2C the right motivation and the right curriculum though if mo=
st kids were not to remain semi-literate at best. Take e-portfolios. How mu=
ch are they being used across all subjects in all schools? If you look at t=
he skill set required to put together an e-portfolio its Level 2ish in the =
QCF=2C that is A*-C level at GCSE based on the criteria in the Using Collab=
orative Technologies unit in the ITQ which is based on the national occupat=
ional standards (its more than just operating technologies in isolation jus=
t as English is more than spelling and punctuation but we still think it is=
important to teach these things). Now who is systematically providing the =
learning for both children and their teachers in order that the government =
(and EU) aspiration for all to have an e-portfolio by 2010 actually happens=
? Putting some frameworks and funding out is easy. Getting mass take up and=
productive use is much more difficult. It's rather like having a largely i=
lliterate population and decreeing everyone will record all their learning =
in exercise books without any English lessons. Let's get all those English =
teachers out of the way =3B-). Anyone want to bet on the likelihood of pick=
ing a learner of say age 14 at random in a school in say science and findin=
g all their experiments written up on line by 2010 with appropriate sized a=
nd resolution graphics files? At the current rate I'd be willing to bet a f=
iver on that not being the case in most schools in 2015. I'd look at it t=
he other way round. Good teaching in En=2C Ma and IT could deliver 90% of t=
he subject content in all the other areas because all the knowledge based s=
ubject content is out there on the internet. I'll take calls to abolish IT =
lessons seriously when we stop getting reports like the Importance of ICT (=
OFSTED 2009)=2C we stop wasting 500 million a go on COL and things like e-p=
orfolios actually get implemented effectively. All the evidence seems to me=
that there is too little emphasis on supporting appropriate learning in IC=
T so saying teachers get in the way is fanciful. I do agree that we don't h=
ave anywhere near enough teachers who really are capable so the key thing i=
s to do more to support them and change the styles of learning so that ther=
e is less dependency on specific technical knowledge. This in itself is a t=
all order but probably the only real chance of proviing a proper learning e=
ntitlement to the people that matter.
Ian
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<br>This is not an argumentative piece - I really struggle with the e-portf=
olio agenda=2C =3B why is it a good idea to keep one=2C =3B someone=
persuade me please.....<br><br>Pete<br><div>
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stopSpelling">Date: Mon=2C 2 Nov 2009 19:24:49 +0000<br>Subject: Re: [Advis=
ory] primary curriculum re development<br>From: ianrlynch@googlemail.com<br=
>To: peteyeomans@hotmail.com<br>CC: rjt@maximise-ict.co.uk=3B advisory@talk=
.naace.org<br><br><br><br><div class=3D"ecxgmail_quote">On Mon=2C Nov 2=2C =
2009 at 6:08 PM=2C Peter Yeomans <span dir=3D"ltr"><=3B<a href=3D"mailto:=
peteyeomans@hotmail.com">peteyeomans@hotmail.com</a>>=3B</span> wrote:<br=
><blockquote class=3D"ecxgmail_quote" style=3D"padding-left: 1ex=3B">
<div><div>In support of Ray=2C  =3Bhave a look at the hole in the wall =
project on <a href=3D"http://ted.com">ted.com</a>.  =3BKids are resourc=
eful=2C  =3Bthey can teach themselves how to use computers and cameras =
and all sorts.  =3BWhat they don't  =3Bneed are teachers holding th=
em back! =3B</div>
<div class=3D"ecxim"><div><br></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br>Yes k=
ids are resourceful and no doubt many would become literate without special=
ist English lessons. That would depend on home support=2C having the right =
teachers=2C the right motivation and the right curriculum though if most ki=
ds were not to remain semi-literate at best. Take e-portfolios. How much ar=
e they being used across all subjects in all schools? If you look at the sk=
ill set required to put together an e-portfolio its Level 2ish in the QCF=
=2C that is A*-C level at GCSE based on the criteria in the Using Collabora=
tive Technologies unit in the ITQ which is based on the national occupation=
al standards (its more than just operating technologies in isolation just a=
s English is more than spelling and punctuation but we still think it is im=
portant to teach these things). Now who is systematically providing the lea=
rning for both children and their teachers in order that the government (an=
d EU) aspiration for all to have an e-portfolio by 2010 actually happens? P=
utting some frameworks and funding out is easy. Getting mass take up and pr=
oductive use is much more difficult. It's rather like having a largely illi=
terate population and decreeing everyone will record all their learning in =
exercise books without any English lessons. Let's get all those English tea=
chers out of the way =3B-). Anyone want to bet on the likelihood of picking=
a learner of say age 14 at random in a school in say science and finding a=
ll their experiments written up on line by 2010 with appropriate sized and =
resolution graphics files? At the current rate I'd be willing to bet a five=
r on that not being the case in most schools in 2015. =3B =3B I'd l=
ook at it the other way round. Good teaching in En=2C Ma and IT could deliv=
er 90% of the subject content in all the other areas because all the knowle=
dge based subject content is out there on the internet. I'll take calls to =
abolish IT lessons seriously when we stop getting reports like the Importan=
ce of ICT (OFSTED 2009)=2C we stop wasting 500 million a go on COL and thin=
gs like e-porfolios actually get implemented effectively. All the evidence =
seems to me that there is too little emphasis on supporting appropriate lea=
rning in ICT so saying teachers get in the way is fanciful. I do agree that=
we don't have anywhere near enough teachers who really are capable so the =
key thing is to do more to support them and change the styles of learning s=
o that there is less dependency on specific technical knowledge. This in it=
self is a tall order but probably the only real chance of proviing a proper=
learning entitlement to the people that matter.<br>
<br>Ian<br></div></div> <br /><hr />New Windows 7: Find the righ=
t PC for you. <a href=3D'http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/buy/' target=
=3D'_new'>Learn more.</a></body>
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