1. Choice and Voice Blurring the Boundaries between ePortfolio Development and Social Networking Dr. Helen Barrett electronicportfolios.org Twitter: @eportfolios http://www.slideshare.net/eportfolios/

2. Technology & Reflection Two Common Themes across the Lifespan with ePortfolio Development andSocial Networking 2

3. Learner-Centered Philosophy "A portfolio tells a story. It is the story of knowing. Knowing about things... Knowing oneself... Knowing an audience... Portfolios are students' own stories of what they know, why they believe they know it, and why others should be of the same opinion.” (Paulson & Paulson, 1991, p.2)

5. Social networks last five years store documents and share experiences, showcase accomplishments, communicate and collaborate facilitate employment searches 6

6. Boundaries Blurring (between e-portfolios & social networks) Structured Accountability Systems? or… Lifelong interactive portfolios Picasa Mash-ups Facebook Flickr blogs YouTube Ning wikis Twitter 7

7. Digital Archive (for Life) Supports Lifelong & Life-wide Learning

8. Some Basic Concepts ePortfolio and social networking are both: Process: Time and Effort - Journey Product: The outcome - Destination 9

9. Compare Processes Social Networking Connect(“Friending”) Listen(Reading) Respond(Commenting) Share(linking/tagging) Portfolio Collection Selection Reflection Direction/Goals Presentation Feedback Technology Archiving Linking/Thinking Digital Storytelling Collaborating Publishing 10

10. Multiple Purposes from Hidden Assumptions What are yours? • Showcase • Assessment • Learning • http://www.rsc-northwest.ac.uk/acl/eMagArchive/RSCeMag2008/choosing%20an%20eportfolio/cool-cartoon-346082.png

11. Multiple Purposes of E-Portfolios in Education Learning/ Process/ Planning Marketing/ Showcase Assessment/ Accountability "The Blind Men and the Elephant” by John Godfrey Saxe

13. Provides insights for the teacher

14. Assessment FOR/AS Learning

15. Provides insights for the learner

16. Summative Assessments (Assessment OF Learning or Evaluation)

17. Provides insights (and data) for the institutionNick Rate (2008) Assessment for Learning & ePortfolios, NZ Ministry of Ed

18. Balancing the 2 Faces of E-Portfolios

19. Types of E-Portfolio Implementation Working Portfolio The Collection The Digital Archive Repository of Artifacts Reflective Journal(eDOL) Collaboration Space Portfolio as Process-- Workspace (PLE)“shoebox” Presentation Portfolio(s) The “Story” or Narrative Multiple Views (public/private) Varied Audiences(varied permissions) Varied Purposes Portfolio as Product-- Showcase

21. Japanese

22. Catalan

23. Spanish

24. Mandarin

25. Social Learning Interactivity! 21

26. Think! Engagement Factors? Social networks? ePortfolios? 22

27. Architecture of InteractionArchitecture of Participation (Web 2.0) allows a Pedagogyof Interaction (ePortfolio 2.0)

29. showcase work online to different audiences

30. dialogue about learning artifacts/reflections

33. Self-Assessment

34. Ownership

36. Pink’s Motivation Behavior X Type X - Extrinsic fueled more by extrinsic rewards or desires (Grades?) Type I – Intrinsic Behavior is self-directed. I 28

38. Give users autonomy.

39. Keep system as open as possible.- Clay Shirky 29

40. Autonomy & ePortfolios Choice Voice Sharing Feedback Immediacy 30 http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenturamon/342946821/

42. Sports? Games?

43. Compliance vs. Personal Mastery

44. Open Source movement (Wikipedia vs. Encarta)

45. Make a contribution31

46. Mastery & ePortfolios (2) ePortfolio: Flow Showcasing Achievements Increased self-awareness and self-understanding “Only engagement can produce Mastery.” (Pink, 2009, p.111) 32

47. FLOW a feeling of energized focus (Csíkszentmihályi) “Reach should exceed the Grasp” 33

48. Student Engagement! CQ + PQ > IQ (Friedman, 2006)[Curiosity + Passion > Intelligence] Find voice and passions through choice and personalization! Portfolio as Story Positive Digital Identity Development - Branding “Academic MySpace” 34

49. Use ePortfolios to documentMASTERY 35

51. Big picture

52. Engagement36

53. 37 Good Question…

54. 38 Because Purpose and Passion Co-Exist

56. New possibilities

57. Visualize a new life

58. Not “retirement” but “rewirement”39

59. 40

61. What really matters in life?

62. Discover or rediscover passion…

63. Create a legacy…

64. Turn careers into callings, success into significance…

65. To make a difference…

67. Two Paradigms of ePortfolios for Assessment

68. Two “Paradigms” of Assessment (Ewell, 2008) Ewell, P. (2008) Assessment and Accountability in America Today: Background and Content

69. Opportunity Cost The alternative you give up when you make a decision… The cost of an alternative that must be forgone in order to pursue a certain action What is the opportunity cost of emphasizing accountability/compliance in ePortfolios over improvement/reflection and deep learning?

70. Goal: Balance in Electronic Portfolios Purpose Improvement (Student-Centered) (Or Course-Centered) Accountability/ Compliance (Institution-Centered) Along a Continuum ?? ?? Opportunity Cost

71. Goal: Balance in Electronic Portfolios Purpose Improvement Accountability Highly Structured Uniformity and Standardization Required Assignments Formal Evaluation Complexity Checklist Data! Engagement Deep Learning Personalization Choice and Voice Lifelong Skills Ease of Use Ownership Time Opportunity Cost

72. Goal: Balance in Electronic Portfolios Purpose Accountability Improvement Flexible Structure Self-Assessment & Feedback Lifelong Learning Skills More Social Learning Personalization Choice and Voice Engagement Story Time Involvement Ease of Scoring for… Collection of Data for… Accountability Institutional Support & Funding? Opportunity Cost

73. Goal: Balance in Electronic Portfolios Purpose Accountability Feedback Uniformity Flexible Requirements Data Program Improvement Improvement Self-Assessment Personalization Choice and Voice Student Engagement Increased Achievement Time Complexity Social Learning Opportunity Cost

74. Finding Balance in E-Portfolio Implementation Tools Use separate tools for assessment management and student e-portfolios? Ball State’s rGrade & WSU’s Harvesting Gradebook Incorporate blogging and social networking tools for interactivity and engagement Open Source Tools: WordPress, Movable Type, Mahara Allow embedding student Web 2.0 links, including video, into their e-portfolios Enable exporting e-portfolio to students’ lifetime personal webspace

75. Finding Balance in E-Portfolio Implementation Strategies Acknowledge the importance of both portfolio as workspace (process) & showcase (product) Support student choice and voice in e-portfolios Facilitate reflection for deep learning Provide timely and effective feedback for improvement Encourage student use of multimedia in portfolios for visual communication and literacy Digital Storytelling & Podcasting Picasa/Flickr slideshows Acknowledge/Encourage students’ Web 2.0 digital identity

76. Portfolios can help learners find their Voice… and explore their Purpose and Passions through Choice!

77. ePortfolios should be more Conversation than Presentation (or Checklist) Because Conversation transforms!

78. Do Your e-Portfolios have CHOICE and VOICE? Individual Identity Reflection Meaning Making 21st Century Literacy 54

79. Voice6+1 Trait® Definition Voice is the writer coming through the words, the sense that a real person is speaking to us and cares about the message. It is the heart and soul of the writing, the magic, the wit, the feeling, the life and breath. When the writer is engaged personally with the topic, he/she imparts a personal tone and flavor to the piece that is unmistakably his/hers alone. And it is that individual something–different from the mark of all other writers–that we call Voice. http://educationnorthwest.org/resource/503#VoiceNorthwest Regional Education Lab

80. Convergence

81. Erin’s Story

82. A Reminder… Reflection & Relationships … the “Heart and Soul” of an ePortfolio… NOT the Technology! 58

83. My Final Wish… dynamic celebrations stories of deep learning across the lifespan 59

84. Dr. Helen Barrett Researcher & ConsultantElectronic Portfolios & Digital Storytellingfor Lifelong and Life Wide Learning eportfolios@gmail.com http://electronicportfolios.org/ Skype & Twitter:eportfolios