Implement ePortfolios K-20 with Web 2.0 and Mobile Tools

Helen BarrettCynthia LucenaAAEEBL ConferenceJuly 25, 2011

electronicportfolios.org/slideshare.net/eportfolios/

Hashtag: #eportfoliosAccount: @eportfolios

Key Concepts in Workshop

• Context & Definitions (What?)

• Purpose (Why?)

– Reflection

– Identity Development

– Online Branding

• Mobile Apps (How?)

• Digital Storytelling

• Q & A

WHAT ARE INTERACTIVE PORTFOLIOS?

Portfolios using Web 2.0 tools to: • reflect on learning in multiple formats• showcase work online to multiple audiences• dialogue about learning artifacts/reflections• provide feedback to improve learning

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WHAT?

PortfolioOne Word,

Many Meanings

Specialty Case Responsibilities

InvestmentsArt Work Collection of Artifacts

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kspa

ce Showcase

DEFINITIONS

Who was the first famous “folio” keeper?

Leonardo da Vinci’s Folio

What is a Portfolio?• Dictionary definition:

a flat, portable case for carrying loose papers, drawings, etc.

• Financial portfolio: document accumulation of fiscal capital

• Educational portfolio: document development of human capital

+Electronic• digital artifacts organized online

combining various media (audio/video/text/images)

• interactivity/conversation/feedback

Electronic Portfolios

• almost two decades (since 1991)• used primarily in education to

– store documents – reflect on learning– feedback for improvement – showcase achievements for

accountability or employment

Social networks • last five years

–store documents and share experiences,

–showcase accomplishments, –communicate and collaborate– facilitate employment searches

Boundaries Blurring (between e-portfolios & social networks)

• Structured Accountability Systems? or…

• Lifelong interactive portfolios

Mash-upsMash-ups FlickrFlickr

YouTubeYouTubeblogsblogswikiswikis TwitterTwitter

PicasaPicasa

FacebookFacebook

NingNing

Process/ProductePortfolio is both process and product”

Process: A series of events (time and effort) to produce a result- From Old French proces Journey

Product: the outcome/results or “thinginess” of an activity/process Destination

Wiktionary

Portfolio as Workspace

Portfolio as Showcase

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Processes

Portfolio

Collection

Selection

Reflection

Direction/Goals

Presentation

Feedback

Technology

Archiving

Linking/Thinking

Digital Storytelling

Collaborating

Publishing

Social Networking

Connect(“Friending”)

Listen(Reading)

Respond(Commenting)

Share(linking/tagging)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/damienbasile/3629544077/

Discuss!What are the Engagement Factors in Social networks?

How can we build those factors into e-portfolios?

E-Portfolio Components < Multiple Portfolios for

Multiple Purposes-Celebrating Learning-Personal Planning-Transition/entry to courses-Employment applications-Accountability/Assessment

< Multiple Tools to Support Processes-Capturing & storing evidence-Reflecting-Giving & receiving feedback-Planning & setting goals-Collaborating-Presenting to an audience

< Digital Repository(Becta, 2007; JISC, 2008)

WHY?

Lifelong Context for ePortfolios

Multiple Purposes from Hidden Assumptions

What are yours?• Showcase • Assessment • Learning

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http://www.rsc-northwest.ac.uk/acl/eMagArchive/RSCeMag2008/choosing%20an%20eportfolio/cool-cartoon-346082.png

Digital Identity

• Creating a positive digital footprint

Purpose• The overarching purpose

of portfolios is to create a sense of personal ownership over one’s accomplishments, because ownership engenders feelings of pride, responsibility, and dedication. (p.10)

• Paris, S & Ayres, L. (1994) Becoming Reflective Students and Teachers. American Psychological Association

Passion and Self-Directed Learning

Lisa Nielsen’s “The Innovative Educator” blog entries:

• Preparing Students for Successby Helping Them Discover and Develop Their Passions (Renzulli’s Total Talent Portfolio)

• 10 Ways Technology Supports21st Century Learners in Being Self Directed

http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/

“Know Thyself”Temple at Delphi

Managing Oneself

• “Success in the knowledge economy comes to those who know themselves – their strengths, their values, and how best they perform.”

• Purpose: Use ePortfolios for managing knowledge workers' career development

• What are my strengths?• How do I perform?• What are my values?• Where do I belong?• What should I contribute?• Responsibility for

Relationships• The Second Half of your

Life

Peter Drucker, (2005) Harvard Business Review

Reflection

• Source: http://peterpappas.blogs.com/copy_paste/2010/01/taxonomy-reflection-critical-thinking-students-teachers-principals-.html

• Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy (Revised)

BlBlooggMobilesMobiles

Web SitesWeb Sites

Self-Regulated LearningAbrami, P., et. al. (2008), Encouraging self-regulated learning through electronic portfolios. Canadian Journal of

Learning and Technology, V34(3) Fall 2008. http://www.cjlt.ca/index.php/cjlt/article/viewArticle/507/238

Blog PagesBlog Pages

Captions/Journals

Deep Learning• involves reflection,• is developmental,• is integrative,• is self-directive, and• is lifelong

Cambridge (2004)

The Learning CycleDavid Kolb from Dewey, Piaget, Lewin, adapted by Zull

Experiential Learning ModelLewin/Kolb with adaptations by Moon and Zull

Concrete

experience

Observations and

reflections

Formation of abstract

concepts and

generalizations

Testing implications

of concepts in new

situations

(Kolb, 1984, p.21)

Try out what you have learned

Learn from the experience

Reflect on the experience

Have an experiencePractice

Metacognition

“metacognition lies at the root of all learning”

“…self-knowledge, awareness of how and why we think as we do, and the ability to adapt and

learn, are critical to our survival as individuals…”

James Zull (2011) From Brain to Mind:Using Neuroscience to Guide Change in Education (Stylus Publishers)

Action -> Discovery -> Joy

• Action and Exploration lead to Discovery

• Discovery leads to Joy “The ultimate outcome of the

journey is to understand our own understanding.” (p.15)(metacognition)

“Emotional links generate motivation… The brain rewards itself with joy.” (p.17)

Zull (2011) From Brain to Mind: Using Neuroscience to Guide Change in Education. Stylus Publishing

HOW?

Balancing the Two Faces of E-Portfolios

Working PortfolioDigital Archive

(Repository of Artifacts)

Collaboration SpaceReflective Journal

Portfolio as Process

Workspace

Presentation Portfolio(s)The “Story” or Narrative

Multiple Views (public/private)

Varied Audiences & Purposes

Portfolio as Product

Showcase

DocsSites

Blog

Japanese

Structure of E-Portfolio Types• Portfolio as Process/

Workspace– Organization:

Chronological – Documenting growth over time for both internal and external audiences

– Primary Purpose: Learning or Reflection

– Reflection: immediate focus on artifact or learning experience

• Portfolio as Product/ Showcase– Organization:

Thematic – Documenting achievement of Standards, Goals or Learning Outcomes for primarily external audiences

– Primary Purpose: Accountability or Employment or Showcase

– Reflection: retrospective focus on Standards, Goals or Learning Outcomes (Themes)

blog

website

mobiles

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fritzon/4711241023/

IS THE FUTURE OF E-

PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT

IN YOUR POCKET?“Capture the Moment”

with iOS, Android devices

Categories of Toolshttp://electronicportfolios.org/categories.html

Matching Portfolio Purpose to Portfolio Tools

Purposes Strategies Processes

Tools

Learning/ProcessProjects

Collection ReflectionCapture Experience

Journal/BlogProductivity ToolsMobile tools?

Showcase/ Employment/ College

SelectionPresentation

Website/Wiki/Social Network

Assessment/ Accountability

Evaluation (Self & Teacher) Evidence w/Rubrics

Database Excel

Mobile Touch: A Guide to Implementing Mobile E-learning in Your Organisation

Mobile Year in Review 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mCkbrYKQyI

Capture the Moment with Mobile Phones

• SMS messages– Twitter posts– Facebook updates

• Camera – Still – video

Why Mobile is a Must• Kids today are captivated by the personalization and

socialization of online tools--the ability to build large networks of friends; share their thoughts, feelings, and goals; and communicate as they wish. …And not only is it possible, it's possible anytime and anywhere, via a plethora of devices and widely available cellular and WiFi networks.

• The upshot is, these digital natives now have in their hands the tools to shape their own education in once unimagined ways. They have the ability to interact with other learners at their convenience, with differences in time and place presenting no hurdle. They can research, on the spot, any topic of interest. And they can capture the moment, whether it's in a picture, a video, or a blog entry.

• -- Mary McCaffrey “Why Mobile is a Must” T.H.E. Journal http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/02/08/why-mobile-is-a-must.aspx

Posted on ePortfolio Conversations Google Group:

• Question: How to collect evidence of informal learning rather than formal education.

• Response: "Start with SMS [on mobile phones] - it’s the morse code of the present generation...and it works.”

What functions can be achieved with mobile phones for each of these processes?

• Capturing & storing evidence - this evidence of learning can be in the form of text, images, audio or video

• Reflecting - “the heart and soul of a portfolio” - this reflection could be captured in real time in different formats: writing, voice capture (and voice-to-text conversion), video capture and digital stories

• Giving & receiving feedback - one of the most effective uses of a portfolio is to review a learner’s work and providing feedback for improvement

• Planning & setting goals - a very important part of the portfolio process is personal development planning and setting goals for achievement

• Collaborating - learning is a social activity - technology provides new forms of collaboration

• Presenting to an audience - at specific points in the learning process, a learner may put together a presentation of their learning outcomes for an audience, either real or virtual

Mobile Web is becoming the Personal Learning Environment

of the “Net Generation”

Learning that is… oSocial and Participatory oLifelong and Life WideoIncreasingly Self-DirectedoMotivating and Engagingo… and Online all the time!

Speak-to-Tweet• SayNow.com

bought by Google, January 25, 2011

Twittermicro-blogging

Level 1 Workspace: Collection in the Cloud

CAPTURE THE MOMENT

With iOS

(iPod Touch,

iPhone, iPad)

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Integrate file storage with computer and website

Hyperlink to files in Public folder!

Try it!

Dropbox AppsPlainText DropVox

• Records audio (.m4a) and sends it directly to your Dropbox account

• Creates plain text file (.txt) and saves directly to Dropbox account. Can create folders.

Dragon Dictation

• Voice recognition• Share in many ways

Level 2 Workspace: Learning/Reflection

Blogging* by eMail*the act of sharing yourself

Tumblr Posterous• Set up account on website• Send email to:

myaccount.tumblr.com• iPhone App• Call in your posts for audio

post to blog• Cross-post to Facebook &

Twitter

• Just email to post@posterous.com

• iPhone App• Cross-post to Facebook &

Twitter

Reflection with WordPress App

Post to from Mobile Phones

• Send email to pre-arranged email address

• Use BlogPress iOS app ($2.99)• Set up Blogger Mobile and

send SMS

EvernoteOne Account, Many Devices

• Capture Anything• Access Anywhere• Find Things Fast• Capture something in one

place -- access it from another• Web page access

Emailing your memoriesEmail notes, snapshots, and audio directly into your account. Emailed notes will go directly into your default notebook.

Evernote• All in one recording/saving to

Evernote Account (email address)• Grades 3-5, Trillium Charter

School, Portland (see my blog)

iPod Touch4 $239 & Lexmark Pinnacle Pro901 $199

Case Study: Grades 3-5

Trillium Charter School, Portland, ORhttp://blog.helenbarrett.org/2011/06/evernote-for-intermediate-portfolios.html

iPod Touch 4

Level 3: Primary Purpose: Showcase/AccountabilityShowcase

Web Authoring Tools that can be “branded” with your own domain (annually)

• Weebly.com ($40)

• Webs.com ($100)

• Yola.com ($100)

• Apps.google.com ($10+)

• Squarespace.com ($144+)

• WordPress.com ($12-$17)

Why?• Integrated EcoSystem• Single Sign-On• Walled Garden• Transferable

Public Google Tools vs. GoogleApps for Education?

Public Google Tools (Gmail.com accounts) Google Apps for Education• Student owns the account

for life (must be over 13)• Student has complete

control of access• FREE for anyone• No uploading to Google

Video (must use YouTube to embed videos)

• Start immediately

• Protected environment (school assigns account)

• School can control access (limit to members)

• FREE for education• Limited use of Google Video

(10 GB)• Need some advanced set-up

time• $10/year for domain name

http://sites.google.com/site/colettecassinelli/proscons

Using Google Apps

• diagram

Creating an ePortfolio with GoogleApps

1. Storage = Google Docs

2. Reflective Journal = Blogger or Google Sites Announcements page type

3. Presentation = Google Sites

iPhone App for PebblePad (U.K.)

More PebblePad Screens

Successful ePortfolio Process:• Develop multimedia artifacts through

Project-Based Learning with Docs & Learning with Laptops

• Engage students in reflection to facilitate deep learning through…–Digital storytelling – Journal/Blog & Presentation Portfolio –

Workspace + Showcase

3 Levels of My Portfolio

1. My website (where most artifacts are stored)http://electronicportfolios.org/ PDF version from 2000: http://electronicportfolios.org/samples/

2. My Blog = My Reflective Journal(Blogger) http://blog.helenbarrett.org/

3. My Professional/Presentation Portfolio(Google Sites) http://sites.helenbarrett.net/

E-portfolios should be more Conversation

than PresentationBecause Conversation transforms!

Help students find

their Purpose and Passionthrough Reflection &

Goal-Setting inE-Portfolio Development

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Social Learning

•Interactivity!

EXAMPLESOnline

Portfolios & Blogs

GOOGLE SITE REFLECTIVE PORTFOLIO FOR EVIDENCE OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE

Dr. Cynthia LucenaCollege of EducationUniversity of Puerto RicoRío Piedras CampusCynthia.lucena@upr.edu

Student examples

• Hunter Park Kindergarten & Abigail's E-Profile (NZ) – Blogger

• Kim Cofino’s 6th graders (Japan) - Blogger• Pt. England School (NZ) - Blogger• Ryan’s Senior Project (US) – Google Sites• My Google Sites Presentation Portfolio

TEACHER DASHBOARD DEMO

(Optional)A tool to help teachers manage Google Apps in the classroom being built in New Zealand

http://hapara.com/

REAL*

ePortfolio

Academy

for K-12Teachers

*Reflection

Engagement

Assessment for

Learning

Initial Online Courses Planned1. Overview of Student-Centered Electronic Portfolios

in K-12 Education (tool-neutral – focus on “Portfolio” Reflection Process & Feedback)

2. Implement Electronic Portfolios with K-12 Students using Google Apps (Docs, Sites, Blogger, YouTube, Picasa, Digication, Teacher Dashboard) (focus on “Electronic”)

3. Add Voice to E-Portfolios with Digital Storytelling

4. Create Your Professional Portfolio (tool neutral)

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Reflection & Relationships• … the “Heart and Soul” of an

ePortfolio…• NOT the Technology!

A Reminder…

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My Final Wish…

DR. HELEN BARRETT

Researcher & ConsultantElectronic Portfolios & Digital Storytelling for Lifelong and Life Wide Learning

Founding FacultyREAL* ePortfolio Academy for K-12 Teachers*Reflection, Engagement, Assessment for Learning

eportfolios@gmail.comhttp://electronicportfolios.org/Twitter: @eportfolioshttp://slideshare.net/eportfolios