commitment to link student self-assessment
with institutional improvement
ePortfolio is an outcome, generated
by an institution-wide commitment to fostering students’ identities
as learners and professionals
it
really is about organizational change
not to start with student deficiencies but with student
competencies. That’s a key ePortfolio idea. As educators, we’ve
so often focused on deficiencies. But we can start with competencies:
what students already know.
ocus on learning and integrative learning
emphasis on ePortfolio for learning and transformation.
ePortfolios; it’s about your students
becoming successful
ePortfolios, such as collecting evidence
of learning, organizing it, reflecting on it, receiving feedback, and
planning for future learning and personal development.
ePortfolio
is about: learning with and from our students
ou have to change
what you’re doing. Every time you go to back to the classroom it’s
new. It’s different. It’s evolving
you don’t get to pull out your lecture notes you’ve
been teaching from for the last twenty-five
prior censorship. That doesn’t fit. Prior censorship
is when we say: this is the syllabus, these are the four walls, and
you follow my path
It’s so important to educate the
whole person, not just someone who meets our graduation requirements.
People with physical limitations are used to not only hard work but also dealing with rude people all day. Disabled people also are more sensitive to how to control what they say, so that it might not be misunderstood. Disabled workers are more courteous and welcoming of new personal at there work place. They are more likely not to judge or gossip because they know how it feels. This makes them prefect for dealing with customers on a daily basis.
Someone with physical challenges might have transportation issues. This makes them more likely to stay employed with one company as long as possible. A disabled person is very used to talking their way out of difficult situations; this makes them effective problem solvers. Disabled people are often more aware about presentation because they are often on display for other peoples judgment.
Disabled workers are often more likely to help out their fellow coworkers. They are used to people having to help them out, so they do not mind another coworker getting help. They are great workers because they are so used to having to follow instructions to ensure their safety, so when at work, they take great direction when you ask them to do something.
With workers that have physical or mental impairments, they often have to use their creative side of their mind to get out of sticky situations. They are often not only more creative than their fellow coworkers, but also can think of ideas faster than most. This is because they often have to make a choice in split second. Disabled workers can find positive aspects to every situation because they have been through more than most people
Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) are all about using web tools such as blogs, wiki, twitter, facebook to create connections with others which extend our learning, increases our reflection while enabling us to learn together as part of a global community
PLNs increase our opportunities to ask questions and receive help compared to our normal daily face-to-face interactions
It’s really important that we use these tools first for our own personal learning so that we can understand how to use them with our students.
Barberà, E., Barragán, R., Pitarch, A. (coord.) (2007). I Informe sobre implantación nacional de e-portfolios del Observatorio Red e-Portfolio: año 2007. ISBN: 978-84-691-6660-4