DISCUSSING ABOUT EDUCATION: E-Portfolios- EMMA MOOC

giovedì 29 dicembre 2016

E-Portfolios- EMMA MOOC

This year I discovered a European website - called EMMA- which provides MOOCs, many have to do with education and learning. It is a useful website which can enhance our learning and help us develop as teachers and life-long learners.
EMMA is an innovative platform that provides free MOOCs. Some are self-paced - this implies that we can choose when to do the MOOC. I could enroll to do the MOOC about E-Portfolios before the summer but only in December I could work on the lessons as I was busy while working at school. If you do 70% of the activities you are given a certificate of attendance.
The course online was released in 2015 but they offered a " Self-development course" in 2016 too:

We had to watch videos, reflect on what we had seen and think about our ideas about ePortfolios.

The link to the Mooc https://platform.europeanmoocs.eu/course_eportfolio_self_development_st
will show you what the main content of the course was about.

Lessons were presented by providing an introduction, videos and a lot of links and documents online.The tutors made a list of sources for each lesson and I must admit that I bookmarked them as I am going to check them later.
The overall framework was clear and well-organized. I must admit that I have been given a great introduction to what is now required at work,at school and at university too.

Definition of e-Portfolios

EPortfolios have been used for showcasing learner work and to support formative or summative assessment processes.

Now ePortfolios offer many more possibilities like storing, archiving, thinking, reflecting, storytelling, collaborating and publishing about one's learning experiences.

E-Portfolios can show your achievements, your reflections and what you have been doing as part of your professional development

http://www.plymouth.edu/eportfolio/view/view.php?id=3715

Helen Barrett 's presentation was an interesting source as I could enter the world of E-Portfolios:

E-Portfolios as Digital Stories of Deep Learning from Helen Barrett on Vimeo.

More resources about what E-Portfolios can be found by following these links :

E-Portfolios can be used in different ways:

- to demonstrate the skills and competences - a good example is the curriculum vitae

- to reflect as a teaching tool- good examples are blogs where technology is used a collaborative learning tool

- to enhance or improve formative and integrative assessment

CASE STUDY

Different Perspectives

The Learner Perspective

The Instructor

https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/instructor-perspectives-on-eportfolios

The Employer

E-Portfolios- Guide : https://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/e-portfolios

CPD and E-Portfolios

This is an interesting use of Portfolios and I think that we will be required to use them in our profession: this is what I have been doing when I do MOOCs online and in many cases I have been asked to reflect online and share my reflections after attending some conferences online.

ePortfolios Ownership

We can have different types of Portfolios:
- Individual ePortfolio
- Institutional / Organization ePortfolio
A good example is the European Language Portfolio
- Individual ePortfolio within an institution/organization
I am already familiar with the European Language Portfolio:

http://www.coe.int/en/web/portfolio

The Structure
The structure of an e-Portfolio can vary depending on the perspectives and aims.
Google Apps can be used :https://sites.google.com/site/eportfolioapps/overview/process

Some guidelines can be found online http://sites.elmira.edu/portfolio/guidelines

Web 2.0 Tools and Social Media can help you develop and construct your E-Portfolio:

Eifel2011 monam web2 from Helen Barrett

Helen Barrett has shared a lot of information about Portfolios:

http://epac.pbworks.com/w/page/12559686/Evolving%20List%C2%A0of%C2%A0ePortfolio-related%C2%A0Tools

Professional Development

In Education ePortfolios offer the opportunity to create and manage an online space of digital artefacts that provide evidence of competencies and abilities acquired over a specific period of time.

They should support growth and change .

My Reflections and what I would like to do in class with my students

First think about modern tools which can be used by them: Google Apps and in particular New Google Sites can be used to showcase their artefacts.

Here are some interesting Tutorials: I have just started my new website and I must admit that it is very easy. I might therefore support my students but I am sure they will be successful.

Second think about creating a class site for presenting the class activities : I have found an interesting website created by an Italian teacher who has worked on this activity which is worth sharing: http://classe4eupercoto.weebly.com/ http://classe4eupercoto.weebly.com/

More ideas can be found by reading this slide created by Shelly Terrell:

Eportfolios for Meaningful Student Learning from Shelly Sanchez Terrell

As a teacher I will continue blogging ....................................

As a teacher I will continue blogging and I will write about my profession and for my CPD as education requires reflecting on what we do in class, what we have learnt and how we can improve our methodologies: