E-Portfolios

This weeks reading was about E-Portfolios and in order to gain a better understanding as to what E-portfolio's was about I read Balancing the two Faces of ePortfolios  By Helen C. Barrett.

E-portfolios range could range from writing samples, pictures, videos or projects and in other forms. However, what Helen and Barret really focused was the two main factors of E-portfolios being: workspace and showcase.

Showcase is about the learning and reflection factor of a piece, whereas the workspace focuses on students taking responsibility and ownership of their own work and liable for the work the work they have done. Therefore, these two aspects are an essential part of a primary classroom as well as a secondary classroom. As, children need to have the ability to learn and reflect on their experiences dealt with in class.

In the discussion of Lit circles the question as to 'when on prac or when you have your own class would you use e-portfolios? why/why not? How often would you use them? was asked. I would personally consider the use of e-portfolios however the only aspect which may question my decision to use one is the difficulty for teachers to monitor students E-portfolios as well as blogs.

 

References

Balancing the two faces of e-portfolios. Retrieved from http:/eft.educom.pt/indext,php/eft/article/viewFile/161/102