Tasks for Unit 1
Read | Discuss | Activity 1 | Activity 2 | Reflect | Evaluate
Unit 1 Readings and Resources
We will begin this unit looking at a definition of an e-Portfolio. There are several resources that will give you further explanation including videos by Traci Siegler and Dr. Helen Barrett aka "Grandmother of e-Portfolios".
Definition: An e-Portfolio is an organized, annotated electronic repository of a student's work that allows for collection and display of artifacts, such as projects, audio and video clips, sample work, and other web-based materials that demonstrate professional capabilities and achievements in relation to a defined set of principles or standards. An e-Portfolio can be organized around any set of standards.
Readings
- Integrate e-Portfolios into my courses - How and Why, This website will help you understand the benefits of an e-Portfolio as well as a matrix to help you start to plan for the development of student e-Portfolios.
- Types of e-Porfolios, created by the Regis University Electronic Portfolio Project. Not all e-Portfolios are the same. Read this to learn what the different types e-Portfolio's are. This will help you decide what type you will use with your students.
- Levels of e-Portfolio Development in K-12 Schools, by Dr. Helen Barrett. Due to the number of resources geared towards higher ed, it is important to recognize the different levels of e-Portfolios when implementing into the K-12 setting.
Resources
This video, E-Portfolios as Digital Stories of Deep Learning, was created and presented by Dr. Helen Barrett at the first University of Washington Bothell Teaching/Learning Symposium. (27:03)
E-Portfolios as Digital Stories of Deep Learning from Helen Barrett on Vimeo.
