[Secondary], [Advisory] How do e-portfolios benefit the learning process?

[Albin Wallace]

Hi Pete. 

There are some bits and pieces here:

Carney, J (2004). Setting an Agenda for Electronic Portfolio Research: A
Framework for Evaluating Portfolio Literature. Paper presented at the
AERA Annual Meeting, San Diego.
Crook, C K (2002). The Social Character of Knowing and Learning:
Implications of Cultural Psychology for Educational Technology. Journal
of Information Technology in Teacher Education, 10, 19-36.
Crook, C K (2002). Learning as Cultural Practice. In Lea, M & Nicoll, K
(eds): Understanding Distributed Learning, 152-169. London: Routledge
Falmer. 
Harley, P & Smallwood, A (2006). Implementing an Institution-free Model
of E-portfolio Practice Across Educational Sectors: The Nottingham
Experience. Paper presented at EIfEL conference: Oxford. 
Hartnell-Young, E, & Vetere, F (2006). 'Pretty Good Examples': Using
Mobile Phones for E-portfolio Evidence and Reflection
Lincoln, Y, & Guba, E (1985). Naturalistic Inquiry. Newbury Park, CA:
Sage.

Albin

Dr. Albin Wallace
Group Director of ICT and e-Learning
United Church Schools Trust/United Learning Trust
www.ucst.org.uk/www.ult.org.uk




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[mailto:advisory-admin@talk.naace.org] On Behalf Of P.R.Bradshaw
Sent: 06 November 2009 13:53
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Subject: RE: Re:[Secondary], [Advisory] How do e-portfolios benefit the
learning process?

Albin

My research anecdotally/tangentially suggests the same (although it is
not my focus).

Can you point me at the research you refer to?

Thanks

Pete

Pete Bradshaw
Dept of Education | The Open University
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From: advisory-admin@talk.naace.org
[mailto:advisory-admin@talk.naace.org] On Behalf Of Albin Wallace
Sent: 06 November 2009 10:19
To: advisory@talk.naace.org; secondary@talk.naace.org
Subject: RE: [Secondary] RE: [Advisory] How do e-portfolios benefit the
learning process?

There is some evidence from recent research that children (whether we
like it or not) are ignoring commercial products for creating
e-portfolios and are using facilities that are more readily and freely
available (google docs etc). It is also being shown that they move their
data easily from platform to platform. I suspect that they have left
behind some of our quaint ideas. It is also suggested however, that the
work that needs to be done is with issues relating to plagiarism,
ownership, attribution, knowledge production etc.

Albin

Dr. Albin Wallace
Group Director of ICT and e-Learning
United Church Schools Trust/United Learning Trust
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From: advisory-admin@talk.naace.org
[mailto:advisory-admin@talk.naace.org] On Behalf Of Ray Tolley
Sent: 06 November 2009 10:04
To: advisory@talk.naace.org; secondary@talk.naace.org
Subject: RE: [Secondary] RE: [Advisory] How do e-portfolios benefit the
learning process?

Ian wrote:
Because the real world simply doesn't work like that. Most of the early
adopters of social networking sites (and e-portfolios are just a
particular specialist example of this type of content) have numerous
accounts on different applications.

By that argument should we still be using separate and incompatible
applications?  We should still be following the advice of the 'early
adopters' and using BBC 'B's, Betamax and Multiplan.  No, we have moved
on - we currently have good applications that perform in a multitude of
ways and over a wide variety of operating systems and devices: a
wordprocessor that has interactive spreadsheet functions, hyperlinks
from the Contents list, embedded video or MP3 links, the ability to
export this note as a .pdf file or send this wordprocessed document as
an e-mail or to read on my iPhone.  And that is how I see the
e-Portfolio being used.  Yes we might still use a range of specialist
tools as 'add-ons' but the resultant artefacts can be stored in one
logical place.

There is, of course, another danger, that of thinking of an e-Portfolio
as a brand of social networking.  Many of the American institutions in
particular and HE in this country seem to have this same myopic view of
the e-Portfolio and use open blogs or wikis as their so-called
'e-Portfolio'.  No!  Even before we start thinking about social
networking, the e-Portfolio is primarily a tool for Learning, for self
organisation and representation, for reflection, for planning, for
formative assessment by mentors and presentation to a selected and
controlled audience.

But my real complaint is about the defence for the status quo, 'have
numerous accounts on different applications.'   Why be overruled by
outmoded technologies? I ask.  Why not contain all of one's assets in
one place where they can be more easily managed, where they can be
uploaded, modified or withdrawn without the risk of outdated artefacts
being left forgotten in the ether?

However, actually, I agree with Ian's conclusion: It's all about
learning not administration, procurement frameworks and other
bureaucratic systems.  Until teachers have the freedom to teach, to
explore and develop their own teaching styles and to innovate, I doubt
that we will ever be able to motivate and inspire our youngsters as we
would wish.

BW

Ray Tolley  FEIDCT, NAACE Fellow, MBILD
ICT Education Consultant
Maximise ICT Ltd
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From: Ian Lynch [mailto:ianrlynch@googlemail.com]
Sent: 04 November 2009 15:37
To: Ray Tolley
Cc: advisory@talk.naace.org; secondary@talk.naace.org
Subject: Re: [Secondary] RE: [Advisory] How do e-portfolios benefit the
learning process?

Andrew stated: 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.
Hum, I do. (see link:
http://efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-many-different-e-portfolio
s.html  )  Why have separate e-Portfolios for different purposes when
the one e-Portfolio can present different 'views' to different
audiences?

Because the real world simply doesn't work like that. Most of the early
adopters of social networking sites (and e-portfolios are just a
particular specialist example of this type of content) have numerous
accounts on different applications.  I think we can get too hung up on
the term e-portfolio like with IWBs. What we are talking about is a
flexible use of on-line information through which learning can take
place and for which the user can create a subset of their activities to
display to interested parties. To do that a savvy person could use
generic tools freely available on the web now. The deficiency is not in
web tools and technologies, its deficiency in the skills to use what is
there and the experience to work in a different way. Its all about
learning not administration, procurement frameworks and other
bureaucratic systems. Until that is grasped I don't hold out much hope
and there is no quick fix. It requires people to have the motivation to
change the way they work. It will happen eventually, the question is to
what extent it can be sped up? Unfortunately, a lot of the money aimed
at trying to do that seems to be actually doing the reverse.

Ian

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