North Highland College UHI

10/04/2023 Effective Practice with e-Portfolios

Joan WalkerJISC RSC Scotland

support@rsc-scotland.ac.uk

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“e-Portfolio tools typically offer an online personal space or repository of digital items combined with a means of presenting selected items to others, plus tools to support the processes involved such as authoring, synthesising and presenting material for different purposes and audiences, capturing and reflecting on learning, setting targets and engaging in dialogue.”Crossing the Threshold

Moving e-portfolios into the mainstreamJISC 2012

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PDPprocesses

Rep

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ePortfolio for...

ePortfolio for...

Showcase for Skills &

Knowledge

Assessment &

Accreditation

Private use

ePortfolio for...

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A Question of Balance

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Institution controllede-Portfolio

Learner controllede-Portfolio

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Assessment of Learning

Results in Accreditation

Work submitted for manual marking or to an assessment

management system

Assessor determines and evaluates

evidence

An archive of evidence + evaluation

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Institutional e-Portfolio

• Management of the system - control and admin overheads

• Structuring and mapping to performance criteria of courses

• Is using the e-Portfolio mandatory ? Are accessible alternative formats provided ?

• Interoperability with other systems

• Can others apart from the learner make changes to the e-Portfolio ?

Focuses on the achievement of standards

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Assessment for Learning

How am I doing?

What is really making me

think?

Where do I have to

focus my revision?

What are my

targets?

What are my

strengths and

weaknesses?

Is this the best way for me to

learn?

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Assessment & feedback theoriesUnderpinning concepts

David Nicol

David Boud

Royce Sadler

David Carless

Developed 12 principles of assessment & feedback. Focuses on principles of good assessment and feedback design

Focuses on developing students’ own skills in assessment, self-evaluation, authentic assessment, assessment in the workplace

Focuses on the transition from feedback to self-monitoring and developing independence in learning

Focuses on learning oriented assessment (LOA), sustainable feedback practices, feedback timing

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Learner e-Portfolio

• How can e-Portfolios be evaluated to ensure validity and reliability of data ? Is it an official record of a learner’s work ?

• Who owns it and takes responsibility for the content ?

• How long should it be kept what mechanisms in place for exporting to another system or portable media ?

• How should an institution promote and support its use ?

• How do staff encourage deeper learning through critical reflection by using e-Portfolio system ?

Focuses on growth & development

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Embedding Effective Practice

Purpose needs to be aligned to context to maximise benefits

Learning activities need to be designed to suit the purpose

Processes need to be supported technologically and pedagogically

Ownership needs to be student centred

Transformation (disruption) needs to be planned for

e-portfolio implementation principles

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Further Information»Jisc RSC Scotland web resources

http://www.scoop.it/t/e-portfolios-in-practice

»Crossing the Threshold – moving e-Portfolios into the mainstreamhttp://bit.ly/KL8FO0

»Effective pratctice with e-Portfolioshttp://bit.ly/19OZfyn

»Implementation toolkithttp://www.jisc.ac.uk/eportimplement

»e-Portfolios – What institutions really need to knowhttp://bit.ly/1dHs1oT

»e-Portfolio Toolkit from Jisc InfoNethttp://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/e-portfolios