ePortfolios

After needing to have a quick look at my ePortfolio via Mahara I was thinking of some of the ways in which teachers could use ePortfolios to enhance student learning (for those who are unfamiliar with what an ePortfolio is it can be explained as being a portfolio which is largely electronic that demonstrates a person's best talents and mediums). In education a ePortfolio could be used in a variety of ways across a variety of subjects but most commonly for organising a collection of in-progress or completed assignments, projects or certificates and accomplishments. When examining the benefits of ePortfolios in education Kinash, McLean & Wood (2013) state that "studies have identified ePortfolios as an important learning and assessment tool because they encourage students to create individualised understandings, rather than demonstrate knowledge through teacher-defined exams, essay and research projects". And this is a key point, students should be able to demonstrate how they learn in a variety of ways otherwise we disadvantage them. For more about this subject and an interesting read explaining the benefits and pitfalls of ePortfolios have a look at this link

 

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Kinash, S., Wood, K., & McLean, M. (2013). The Whys and Why Nots of ePortfolios. Retrieved from http://educationtechnologysolutions.com.au/2013/04/22/the-whys-and-why-nots-of-eportfolios/