[Advisory] How do e-portfolios benefit the learning process?
Peter Yeomans
peteyeomans@hotmail.com
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:09:28 +0000
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Now we are getting to the nub. Eportfolios support the learning of =20
those who thrive on a person centred approach, taking jungian =20
psychology as one example, only 50% of people are actually wired that =20=
way, the rest , me included would welcome a less therapeutic =20
approach to learning. Can learning be a more cerebral and =20
dispassionate process?
Pete
Sent from my iPhone
On 3 Nov 2009, at 16:27, "Ray Tolley" <rjt@maximise-ict.co.uk> wrote:
> @ Pete and Andrew,
>
>
>
> Two answers in one:
>
>
>
> Pete asked: You advocate a whole person approach. Is that approach =20=
> right for everyone?
>
> Yes, certainly in schools we need to see the broader picture of =20
> each student, ie learning is categorically NOT 9-4. And again in =20
> one subject a child might flourish and yet in another not much gets =20=
> done =E2=80=93 we need to be able to see what motivates throughout all =
10 Mu=20
> ltiple Intelligences. As the student matures they will then decide =20=
> which =E2=80=98bits=E2=80=99 of their makeup that they wish to =
emphasise. I use =20
> the example of applying for a job (we=E2=80=99ve all done it!) I =
might appl=20
> y for one job and wish to provide evidence of my HR management skill=20=
> s. Concurrently I might fancy a post as an ICT technician and yet a=20=
> lso for another post as an environmentalist. The point is, from my =20=
> one e-Portfolio I can use both common and different artefacts to sup=20=
> port presentations to different audiences.
>
>
>
> Andrew stated: Rather than having one eportfolio, a student or a =20
> child may find themselves creating a variety of eportfolios for =20
> different purposes. I don't see any problem with this.
>
> Hum, I do. (see link: =
http://efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-many-different-e-portfolios.=
html=20
> ) Why have separate e-Portfolios for different purposes when the =20=
> one e-Portfolio can present different =E2=80=98views=E2=80=99 to =
different =20
> audiences? =E2=80=93 and re-purposing artefacts for more than on =
audience. =20
> Why not allow teachers of one subject to be allowed to see how the c=20=
> hild gets on in other subjects or at home or when involved in extra-=20=
> curricular activities? Secondly, Why store the same artefacts in mu=20=
> ltiple places? This is the problem I have with =E2=80=98cloud =20
> computing=E2=80=99 - my digital ID scattered around the universe for =
all to=20
> see and not always able to be withdrawn. Certainly, as far as chil=20=
> dren are concerned and the less-able, I am concerned to ensure that=20=
> the e-Portfolio system used is child- and teacher-friendly, takes a=20=
> minimal time to establish and is maintained securely for permitted =20=
> audiences and causes no additional work for school technicians.
>
>
>
> See these links for further reading on:
>
> Feedback: =
http://efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/2009/09/what-is-feedback.html
>
> Reflection: =
http://efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-is-reflection.html
>
> Formative Assessment: =
http://efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/search/label/Formative%20Assessment
>
> How e-Portfolios can be used: =
http://www.maximise-ict.co.uk/eFolio-01.htm
>
>
>
> These and many more e-Portfolio related subjects can be found =20
> through my tags list
>
>
>
> Best Wishes,
>
>
>
> Ray Tolley FEIDCT, NAACE Fellow, MBILD
> ICT Education Consultant
> Maximise ICT Ltd
> P: http://raytolley.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/
>
> B: http://www.efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/
> W: http://www.maximise-ict.co.uk/eFolio-01.htm
> Winner of the IMS 'Leadership Regional Award 2009'
>
>
>
> From: Peter Yeomans [mailto:peteyeomans@hotmail.com]
> Sent: 03 November 2009 14:24
> To: Ray Tolley
> Subject: Re: [Advisory] How do e-portfolios benefit the learning =20
> process?
>
>
>
> Hi Ray .
>
>
>
> I can see the sense in what you say , if all people operated in the =20=
> same way. You advocate a whole person approach. Is that approach =20
> right for everyone?
>
>
>
> Pete
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On 3 Nov 2009, at 13:14, "Ray Tolley" <rjt@maximise-ict.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi, Pete,
>
>
>
> Rather than overload the NAACE forum, here is another response I =20
> sent recently to another organisation:
>
>
>
> 1. An e-Portfolio lends itself admirably to both blended and =20
> distance learning. After all, as tutors and assessors we need to =20
> understand =E2=80=98the whole person=E2=80=99.
>
> 2. If the e-Portfolio is learner-owned there will be an added =20=
> sense of identity and thus pride of ownership.
>
> 3. And thus every e-Portfolio will be different. It will =20
> showcase the interests and extra-curricula activities of each =20
> individual. It will indicate particular aspects of one=E2=80=99s =
personal l=20
> ife eg responsibilities such as caring for siblings, children, the e=20=
> lderly etc. Where the learner thinks that things are important to b=20=
> ack up their claims references to community support/clubs/activities=20=
> etc or team-activities etc.
>
> 4. Rather than just a collection of paper documents, an e-=20
> Portfolio is particularly useful for presenting any form of rich =20
> media. Any experienced tutor will see behind the face-value of any =20=
> such presentations and see more of the real or =E2=80=98hidden=E2=80=99 =
attitude =20
> or the learner.
>
> 5. When I refer to the silo mentality of the HE culture I am =20
> conscious that both undergraduates and those following post-grad =20
> research are intelligent and more able scholars who do not need to =20
> be protected by e-safety policies etc. These students during their =20=
> 3-5 years of study represent only a very small proportion of all =20
> learners over their lifetimes and do not consider the wider =20
> applications of e-Portfolios when they have the ability to use a =20
> wide range of Web2.0 tools. Thus tools for collaboration, polls, =20
> surveys and questionnaires etc are easily managed by such able =20
> people whereas for many less-able students the provision of such =20
> tools within an e-Portfolio is more desirable.
>
> 6. The e-Portfolios designed by top-level GCSE students, on =20
> the other hand, do not contain the higher level import/export =20
> facilities of IMS or LEAP2 and thus are not true e-Portfolios.
>
> 7. Although the examples in #5, #6 might meet an immediate =20
> need, they are not Lifelong nor Lifewide. They are not designed to =20=
> be used by all sorts and conditions of people. The logic of this is =20=
> that different e-Portfolios would be used for different purposes and =20=
> lifestyles. Inevitably this would lead to students having to =20
> repopulate a new e-Portfolio when joining a new institution.
>
> 8. This leads on to one of my principle mantras, that of =20
> transition. Any e-Portfolio should be capable of being re-purposed =20=
> throughout all of one=E2=80=99s life, from 5-95, or as Dr Helen =
Barrett says=20
> , =E2=80=98=46rom sperm to worm.=E2=80=99
>
> 9. Not only should an e-Portfolio mature with the owner, it =20
> should also be capable of representing different =E2=80=98views=E2=80=99=
of the =20
> owner to different audiences, concurrently. Ie artefacts from a sin=20=
> gle e-Portfolio can be selected an =E2=80=98reused=E2=80=99 so as to =
represent =20
> different aspects of oneself to different audiences.
>
> 10. For such a sophisticated system to be equally accessible for =20
> all ages and abilities it requires a level of end-user support and =20
> maintenance not available with the more esoteric =E2=80=98cloud-=20
> computing=E2=80=99 tools.
>
>
>
>
>
> Ray Tolley FEIDCT, NAACE Fellow, MBILD
> ICT Education Consultant
> Maximise ICT Ltd
> P: http://raytolley.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/
>
> B: http://www.efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/
> W: http://www.maximise-ict.co.uk/eFolio-01.htm
> Winner of the IMS 'Leadership Regional Award 2009'
>
>
>
> From: advisory-admin@talk.naace.org [mailto:advisory-=20
> admin@talk.naace.org] On Behalf Of Pete Yeomans
> Sent: 02 November 2009 20:18
> Cc: advisory@talk.naace.org
> Subject: [Advisory] How do e-portfolios benefit the learning process?
>
>
>
>
> This is not an argumentative piece - I really struggle with the e-=20
> portfolio agenda, why is it a good idea to keep one, someone =20
> persuade me please.....
>
> Pete
>
> Pete Yeomans
>
> 32 Millbay Road
>
> Plymouth
>
> PL1 3EG
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> 07885716200
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>
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>
> Date: Mon, 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; advisory@talk.naace.org
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 6:08 PM, Peter Yeomans =20
> <peteyeomans@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> In support of Ray, have a look at the hole in the wall project on =
ted.com=20
> . Kids are resourceful, they can teach themselves how to use =20
> computers and cameras and all sorts. What they don't need are =20
> teachers holding them back!
>
>
>
>
> Yes kids are resourceful and no doubt many would become literate =20
> without specialist English lessons. That would depend on home =20
> support, having the right teachers, the right motivation and the =20
> right curriculum though if most kids were not to remain semi-=20
> literate at best. Take e-portfolios. How much are they being used =20
> across all subjects in all schools? If you look at the skill set =20
> required to put together an e-portfolio its Level 2ish in the QCF, =20
> that is A*-C level at GCSE based on the criteria in the Using =20
> Collaborative Technologies unit in the ITQ which is based on the =20
> national occupational standards (its more than just operating =20
> technologies in isolation just as English is more than spelling and =20=
> punctuation but we still think it is important to teach these =20
> things). Now who is systematically providing the learning for both =20
> children and their teachers in order that the government (and EU) =20
> aspiration for all to have an e-portfolio by 2010 actually happens? =20=
> Putting some frameworks and funding out is easy. Getting mass take =20
> up and productive use is much more difficult. It's rather like =20
> having a largely illiterate population and decreeing everyone will =20
> record all their learning in exercise books without any English =20
> lessons. Let's get all those English teachers out of the way ;-). =20
> Anyone want to bet on the likelihood of picking a learner of say age =20=
> 14 at random in a school in say science and finding all their =20
> experiments written up on line by 2010 with appropriate sized and =20
> resolution graphics files? At the current rate I'd be willing to bet =20=
> a fiver on that not being the case in most schools in 2015. I'd =20
> look at it the other way round. Good teaching in En, Ma and IT could =20=
> deliver 90% of the subject content in all the other areas because =20
> all the knowledge based subject content is out there on the =20
> internet. I'll take calls to abolish IT lessons seriously when we =20
> stop getting reports like the Importance of ICT (OFSTED 2009), we =20
> stop wasting 500 million a go on COL and things like e-porfolios =20
> actually get implemented effectively. All the evidence seems to me =20
> that there is too little emphasis on supporting appropriate learning =20=
> in ICT so saying teachers get in the way is fanciful. I do agree =20
> that we don't have anywhere near enough teachers who really are =20
> capable so the key thing is to do more to support them and change =20
> the styles of learning so that there is less dependency on specific =20=
> technical knowledge. This in itself is a tall order but probably the =20=
> only real chance of proviing a proper learning entitlement to the =20
> people that matter.
>
> Ian
>
>
>
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<html><body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>Now we are getting to the nub. =
Eportfolios support the learning of those who thrive on a person =
centred approach, taking jungian psychology as one example, =
only 50% of people are actually wired that way, the rest , =
me included would welcome a less therapeutic approach to learning. =
Can learning be a more cerebral and dispassionate process? =
</div><div><br></div><div>Pete <br><br>Sent from my =
iPhone</div><div><br>On 3 Nov 2009, at 16:27, "Ray Tolley" <<a =
href=3D"mailto:rjt@maximise-ict.co.uk">rjt@maximise-ict.co.uk</a>> =
wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>
<div class=3D"Section1">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D">@ Pete and Andrew, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D">Two answers in one:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D">Pete asked: </span>You advocate a whole person approach.
Is that approach right for everyone?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D"> Yes, certainly in schools we need to see the =
broader picture of
each student, ie learning is categorically NOT 9-4. And again in =
one subject a
child might flourish and yet in another not much gets done =E2=80=93 we =
need to be able
to see what motivates throughout all 10 Multiple Intelligences. As =
the student
matures they will then decide which =E2=80=98bits=E2=80=99 of their =
makeup that they wish to
emphasise. I use the example of applying for a job (we=E2=80=99ve =
all done it!) I
might apply for one job and wish to provide evidence of my HR management =
skills.
Concurrently I might fancy a post as an ICT technician and yet also for =
another
post as an environmentalist. The point is, from my one e-Portfolio =
I can use both
common and different artefacts to support presentations to different =
audiences.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D">Andrew stated: </span>Rather than having one eportfolio, =
a
student or a child may find themselves creating a variety of
eportfolios for different purposes. I don't see any problem with =
this.<span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D">Hum, I do. (see link: <a =
href=3D"http://efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-many-different-e-por=
tfolios.html"><a =
href=3D"http://efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-many-different-e-por=
tfolios.html">http://efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-many-different=
-e-portfolios.html</a></a>
) Why have separate e-Portfolios for different purposes when =
the one e-Portfolio
can present different =E2=80=98views=E2=80=99 to different audiences? =
=E2=80=93 and re-purposing
artefacts for more than on audience. Why not allow teachers of one =
subject to be
allowed to see how the child gets on in other subjects or at home or =
when
involved in extra-curricular activities? Secondly, Why store the =
same
artefacts in multiple places? This is the problem I have with =
=E2=80=98cloud computing=E2=80=99
- my digital ID scattered around the universe for all to see and not =
always able
to be withdrawn. Certainly, as far as children are concerned and =
the less-able,
I am concerned to ensure that the e-Portfolio system used is =
child- and
teacher-friendly, takes a minimal time to establish and is maintained =
securely for
permitted audiences and causes no additional work for school =
technicians.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D">See these links for further reading =
on:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D">Feedback: <a =
href=3D"http://efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/2009/09/what-is-feedback.html"><=
a =
href=3D"http://efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/2009/09/what-is-feedback.html">h=
ttp://efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/2009/09/what-is-feedback.html</a></a><o:p=
></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D">Reflection: <a =
href=3D"http://efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-is-reflection.html"=
><a =
href=3D"http://efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-is-reflection.html"=
>http://efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-is-reflection.html</a></a>=
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D">Formative Assessment: <a =
href=3D"http://efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/search/label/Formative%20Assessm=
ent"><a =
href=3D"http://efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/search/label/Formative%20Assessm=
ent">http://efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/search/label/Formative%20Assessment=
</a></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D">How e-Portfolios can be used: </span><span =
style=3D"font-size:
=
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D"><a href=3D"http://www.maximise-ict.co.uk/eFolio-01.htm"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;
=
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://www.maximise-=
ict.co.uk/eFolio-01.htm</span></a></span><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D">These and many more e-Portfolio related subjects can be =
found
through my tags list<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D">Best Wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q=
uot;;
color:#1F497D">Ray Tolley FEIDCT, NAACE Fellow, MBILD<br>
ICT Education Consultant<br>
Maximise ICT Ltd<br>
P: </span><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D"><a href=3D"http://raytolley.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/"><span=
=
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q=
uot;">http://raytolley.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/</span></a></span><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q=
uot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q=
uot;;
color:#1F497D">B: </span><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D"><a href=3D"http://www.efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q=
uot;">http://www.efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/</span></a></span><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q=
uot;;color:#1F497D"><br>
W: </span><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D"><a =
href=3D"http://www.maximise-ict.co.uk/eFolio-01.htm"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q=
uot;">http://www.maximise-ict.co.uk/eFolio-01.htm</span></a></span><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q=
uot;;color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q=
uot;;
color:#C00000">Winner of the IMS 'Leadership Regional Award =
2009'</span><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt =
0cm 0cm 0cm">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span =
lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Peter Yeomans
[mailto:peteyeomans@hotmail.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> 03 November 2009 14:24<br>
<b>To:</b> Ray Tolley<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Advisory] How do e-portfolios benefit the learning
process?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hi Ray . <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I can see the sense in what you say , if =
all people
operated in the same way. You advocate a whole person approach. =
Is
that approach right for everyone?<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Pete<br>
<br>
Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>
On 3 Nov 2009, at 13:14, "Ray Tolley" <<a =
href=3D"mailto:rjt@maximise-ict.co.uk"><a =
href=3D"mailto:rjt@maximise-ict.co.uk">rjt@maximise-ict.co.uk</a></a>> =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
<div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";color:#1F497D">Hi,
Pete,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";color:#1F497D">Rather
than overload the NAACE forum, here is another response I sent recently =
to
another organisation:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"text-indent:-18.0pt"><span =
style=3D"font-size:
=
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D">1.</span><span =
style=3D"font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> &nbs=
p; </span><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";color:#1F497D">An
e-Portfolio lends itself admirably to both blended and distance =
learning.
After all, as tutors and assessors we need to understand =E2=80=98the =
whole person=E2=80=99.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"text-indent:-18.0pt"><span =
style=3D"font-size:
=
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D">2.</span><span =
style=3D"font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> &nbs=
p; </span><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";color:#1F497D">If
the e-Portfolio is learner-owned there will be an added sense of =
identity and
thus pride of ownership.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"text-indent:-18.0pt"><span =
style=3D"font-size:
=
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D">3.</span><span =
style=3D"font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> &nbs=
p; </span><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";color:#1F497D">And
thus every e-Portfolio will be different. It will showcase the =
interests
and extra-curricula activities of each individual. It will =
indicate
particular aspects of one=E2=80=99s personal life eg responsibilities =
such as caring
for siblings, children, the elderly etc. Where the learner thinks =
that
things are important to back up their claims references to community
support/clubs/activities etc or team-activities =
etc.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"text-indent:-18.0pt"><span =
style=3D"font-size:
=
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D">4.</span><span =
style=3D"font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> &nbs=
p; </span><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";color:#1F497D">Rather
than just a collection of paper documents, an e-Portfolio is =
particularly
useful for presenting any form of rich media. Any experienced =
tutor will
see behind the face-value of any such presentations and see more of the =
real or
=E2=80=98hidden=E2=80=99 attitude or the learner.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"text-indent:-18.0pt"><span =
style=3D"font-size:
=
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D">5.</span><span =
style=3D"font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> &nbs=
p; </span><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";color:#1F497D">When
I refer to the silo mentality of the HE culture I am conscious that both
undergraduates and those following post-grad research are intelligent =
and more
able scholars who do not need to be protected by e-safety policies =
etc.
These students during their 3-5 years of study represent only a very =
small
proportion of all learners over their lifetimes and do not consider the =
wider
applications of e-Portfolios when they have the ability to use a wide =
range of
Web2.0 tools. Thus tools for collaboration, polls, surveys and =
questionnaires
etc are easily managed by such able people whereas for many less-able =
students the
provision of such tools within an e-Portfolio is more =
desirable.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"text-indent:-18.0pt"><span =
style=3D"font-size:
=
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D">6.</span><span =
style=3D"font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> &nbs=
p; </span><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";color:#1F497D">The
e-Portfolios designed by top-level GCSE students, on the other hand, do =
not
contain the higher level import/export facilities of IMS or LEAP2 and =
thus are
not true e-Portfolios.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"text-indent:-18.0pt"><span =
style=3D"font-size:
=
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D">7.</span><span =
style=3D"font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> &nbs=
p; </span><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";color:#1F497D">Although
the examples in #5, #6 might meet an immediate need, they are not =
Lifelong nor
Lifewide. They are not designed to be used by all sorts and =
conditions of
people. The logic of this is that different e-Portfolios would be =
used
for different purposes and lifestyles. Inevitably this would lead =
to
students having to repopulate a new e-Portfolio when joining a new =
institution.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"text-indent:-18.0pt"><span =
style=3D"font-size:
=
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D">8.</span><span =
style=3D"font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> &nbs=
p; </span><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";color:#1F497D">This
leads on to one of my principle mantras, that of transition. Any
e-Portfolio should be capable of being re-purposed throughout all of =
one=E2=80=99s
life, from 5-95, or as Dr Helen Barrett says, =E2=80=98=46rom sperm to =
worm.=E2=80=99</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"text-indent:-18.0pt"><span =
style=3D"font-size:
=
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D">9.</span><span =
style=3D"font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> &nbs=
p; </span><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";color:#1F497D">Not
only should an e-Portfolio mature with the owner, it should also be =
capable of
representing different =E2=80=98views=E2=80=99 of the owner to different =
audiences,
concurrently. Ie artefacts from a single e-Portfolio can be =
selected an
=E2=80=98reused=E2=80=99 so as to represent different aspects of oneself =
to different audiences.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"text-indent:-18.0pt"><span =
style=3D"font-size:
=
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D">10.</span><span style=3D"font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> =
</span><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";color:#1F497D">For
such a sophisticated system to be equally accessible for all ages and =
abilities
it requires a level of end-user support and maintenance not available =
with the
more esoteric =E2=80=98cloud-computing=E2=80=99 =
tools.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q=
uot;;color:#1F497D">Ray
Tolley FEIDCT, NAACE Fellow, MBILD<br>
ICT Education Consultant<br>
Maximise ICT Ltd<br>
P: </span><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D"><a href=3D"http://raytolley.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/"><span=
=
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q=
uot;">http://raytolley.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/</span></a></span><o:p></o:=
p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q=
uot;;color:#1F497D">B:
</span><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D"><a href=3D"http://www.efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q=
uot;">http://www.efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/</span></a></span><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q=
uot;;color:#1F497D"><br>
W: </span><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";
color:#1F497D"><a =
href=3D"http://www.maximise-ict.co.uk/eFolio-01.htm"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q=
uot;">http://www.maximise-ict.co.uk/eFolio-01.htm</span></a></span><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q=
uot;;color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&q=
uot;;
color:#C00000">Winner of the IMS 'Leadership Regional Award =
2009'</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif=
";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt =
0cm 0cm 0cm">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span =
lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif&=
quot;">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif&=
quot;"> <a href=3D"mailto:advisory-admin@talk.naace.org"><a =
href=3D"mailto:advisory-admin@talk.naace.org">advisory-admin@talk.naace.or=
g</a></a>
[mailto:advisory-admin@talk.naace.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Pete =
Yeomans<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 02 November 2009 20:18<br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:advisory@talk.naace.org"><a =
href=3D"mailto:advisory@talk.naace.org">advisory@talk.naace.org</a></a><br=
>
<b>Subject:</b> [Advisory] How do e-portfolios benefit the learning =
process?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></=
o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif=
""><br>
This is not an argumentative piece - I really struggle with the =
e-portfolio
agenda, why is it a good idea to keep one, someone persuade =
me
please.....<br>
<br>
Pete</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial =
Black","sans-serif""><img border=3D"0" height=3D"2" =
id=3D"_x0000_i1049" src=3D"http://graphics.hotmail.com/greypixel.gif" =
vspace=3D"9"><span style=3D"color:#3366CC">Pete =
Yeomans</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span =
class=3D"ecapple-style-span"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial =
Black","sans-serif";
color:#3366CC">32 Millbay Road</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span =
class=3D"ecapple-style-span"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial =
Black","sans-serif";
color:#3366CC">Plymouth</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span =
class=3D"ecapple-style-span"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial =
Black","sans-serif";
color:#3366CC">PL1 3EG</span></span><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:#3366CC"><img =
border=3D"0" height=3D"2" id=3D"_x0000_i1050" =
src=3D"http://graphics.hotmail.com/greypixel.gif" =
vspace=3D"9"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial =
Black","sans-serif";color:#3366CC">07885716200</span><o:p><=
/o:p></p>
</div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif=
""><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<div class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" =
style=3D"text-align:center"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif=
"">
<hr size=3D"2" width=3D"100%" align=3D"center">
</span></div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif=
"">Date: Mon, 2 Nov
2009 19:24:49 +0000<br>
Subject: Re: [Advisory] primary curriculum re development<br>
From: <a href=3D"mailto:ianrlynch@googlemail.com"><a =
href=3D"mailto:ianrlynch@googlemail.com">ianrlynch@googlemail.com</a></a><=
br>
To: <a href=3D"mailto:peteyeomans@hotmail.com"><a =
href=3D"mailto:peteyeomans@hotmail.com">peteyeomans@hotmail.com</a></a><br=
>
CC: <a href=3D"mailto:rjt@maximise-ict.co.uk"><a =
href=3D"mailto:rjt@maximise-ict.co.uk">rjt@maximise-ict.co.uk</a></a>; =
<a href=3D"mailto:advisory@talk.naace.org"><a =
href=3D"mailto:advisory@talk.naace.org">advisory@talk.naace.org</a></a><br=
>
<br>
<br>
<br>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif=
"">On Mon, Nov 2, 2009
at 6:08 PM, Peter Yeomans <<a =
href=3D"mailto:peteyeomans@hotmail.com"><a =
href=3D"mailto:peteyeomans@hotmail.com">peteyeomans@hotmail.com</a></a>>=
;
wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif=
"">In support of Ray,
have a look at the hole in the wall project on <a =
href=3D"http://ted.com"><a href=3D"http://ted.com">ted.com</a></a>.
Kids are resourceful, they can teach themselves how to use
computers and cameras and all sorts. What they don't need =
are
teachers holding them back! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif=
""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif=
""><br>
Yes kids are resourceful and no doubt many would become literate without
specialist English lessons. That would depend on home support, having =
the right
teachers, the right motivation and the right curriculum though if most =
kids
were not to remain semi-literate at best. Take e-portfolios. How much =
are they
being used across all subjects in all schools? If you look at the skill =
set
required to put together an e-portfolio its Level 2ish in the QCF, that =
is A*-C
level at GCSE based on the criteria in the Using Collaborative =
Technologies
unit in the ITQ which is based on the national occupational standards =
(its more
than just operating technologies in isolation just 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 illiterate 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 ;-). 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 all 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 fiver on that not being the case in most schools in =
2015.
I'd look at it the other way round. Good teaching in En, Ma and IT could
deliver 90% of the subject content in all the other areas because all =
the
knowledge 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
Importance of ICT (OFSTED 2009), we stop wasting 500 million a go on COL =
and
things like e-porfolios actually get implemented effectively. All the =
evidence
seems to me that there is too little emphasis on supporting appropriate
learning 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 so =
that
there is less dependency on specific technical knowledge. This in itself =
is a
tall order but probably the only real chance of proviing a proper =
learning
entitlement to the people that matter.<br>
<br>
Ian</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
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