Keynote presentation at AAEEBL West, February 28, 2011, in Salt Lake City.

1. Is the Future ofePortfolios in your pocket? Dr. Helen Barrett electronicportfolios.org Twitter: @eportfolios Slideshare.net/eportfolios AAEEBL Western ePortfolio Conference Westminster College February 28, 2011

2. Discuss! Engagement Factors? Social networks? ePortfolios? #11waaeebl 2

3. Today’s Themes Social Networking and ePortfolios Purpose – Lifelong Learning Process – Focus on Reflection Balancing 2 Faces of E-Portfolios Web 2.0 & Mobile Tools Collecting – “Capture the Moment” Reflecting – Blogging & Tweeting Digital Storytelling https://sites.google.com/site/mportfolios/

4. Golden Circle What? How? Why?

5. WHAT? Audio • Video • Text • Images Digital Repository Electronic Portfolio Multimedia Artifacts Social Networks

6. Portfolio One Word, Many Meanings

7. Who was the first famous “folio” keeper? Definitions

8. Leonardo da Vinci’s Folio

9. 9 Electronic Portfolios almost two decades (since 1991) used primarily in education to store documents reflect on learning feedback for improvement showcase achievements for accountability or employment

10. 10 Social networking Last six years (or so) store documents and share experiences, showcase accomplishments, communicate and collaborate facilitate employment searches

12. Multiple Tools to Support Processes-Capturing & storing evidence-Reflecting-Giving & receiving feedback-Planning & setting goals-Collaborating-Presenting to an audience

13. Digital Repository(Becta, 2007; JISC, 2008)

14. WHY? Reflection Assessment Guidance Identity Learning Accountability Employment Showcase

15. Purpose The overarching purpose of portfolios is to create a sense of personal ownership over one’s accomplishments, because ownership engenders feelings of pride, responsibility, and dedication. (p.10) Paris, S & Ayres, L. (1994) Becoming Reflective Students and Teachers. American Psychological Association

16. Four key pillars of Lifelong Learning(Barbara Stäuble, Curtin University of Technology, Australia) http://lsn.curtin.edu.au/tlf/tlf2005/refereed/stauble.html

17. Knowing the learner (Self-awareness) Understanding prior knowledge Motivation for and attitudes toward learning Help learners understand themselves See their growth over time

18. Planning for learning (Self management) Setting goals Develop a plan to achieve these goals

19. Understanding how to learn (Meta-learning) Awareness of learners to different approaches to learning Deep vs. Surface Learning, Rote vs. Meaningful Learning Different Learning Styles Help learners recognize success Accommodate approaches that are not successful

20. Evaluating learning (Self monitoring) Systematic analysis of learners’ performance Responsibility to construct meaning Be reflective & think critically Learners construct meaning, monitor learning, evaluateown outcomes

21. Deep Learning involves reflection, is developmental, is integrative, is self-directive, and is lifelong Cambridge (2004)

22. Temple at Delphi “Know Thyself”

23. Managing Oneself Peter Drucker, (2005) Best of Harvard Business Review “Success in the knowledge economy comes to those who know themselves – their strengths, their values, and how best they perform.” New Purpose: Use ePortfolios for managing knowledge workers' career development What are my strengths? How do I perform? What are my values? Where do I belong? What should I contribute? Responsibility for Relationships The Second Half of your Life

24. 5 Reasons Why Your Online Presence Will Replace Your Resume in 10 years Social networking use is skyrocketing while email is plummeting You can’t find jobs traditionally anymore People are managing their careers as entrepreneurs The traditional resume is now virtual and easy to build Job seeker passion has become the deciding factor in employment http://blogs.forbes.com/danschawbel/2011/02/21/5-reasons-why-your-online-presence-will-replace-your-resume-in-10-years/

25. Dan Schawbel, Forbes“personal branding guru” “Your online presence communicates, or should communicate, what you’re truly and genuinely passionate about… I firmly believe that you won’t be able to obtain and sustain a job without passion anymore.” http://blogs.forbes.com/danschawbel/2011/02/21/5-reasons-why-your-online-presence-will-replace-your-resume-in-10-years/

26. Lifelong Context for ePortfolios

27. Digital Identity Management http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79IYZVYIVLA Saskatchewan Identity Management Project: http://www.identitymanagementproject.com/

28. Passion and Self-Directed Learning Lisa Nielsen’s “The Innovative Educator” blog entries: Preparing Students for Successby Helping Them Discover and Develop Their Passions (Renzulli’s Total Talent Portfolio) 10 Ways Technology Supports21st Century Learners in Being Self Directed http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/

29. Processes Portfolio Collection Selection Reflection Direction/Goals Presentation Feedback Technology Archiving Linking/Thinking Digital Storytelling Collaborating Publishing Social Networking Connect(“Friending”) Listen(Reading) Respond(Commenting) Share(linking/tagging) 27

30. Experiential Learning ModelLewin/Kolb with adaptations by Moon and Zull Practice Have an experience Reflect on the experience Try out what you have learned Metacognition Learn from the experience

31. Portfolio Learning Experience Feeling Reviewing Recording Organizing Planning Publishing & Receiving Feedback Sharing & Collaborating Selecting Synthesizing Dialogue Reflecting Understanding Conceptualizing & Constructing Meaning Figure 2 A model of e-portfolio-based learning, adapted from Kolb (1984) JISC, 2008, Effective Practice with e-Portfolios, p. 9

32. What is Reflection? Major theoretical roots: Dewey Habermas Kolb Schön Dewey: “We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience.”

33. Jennifer Moon on Reflection Reflection is a form of mental processing – like a form of thinking – that we use to fulfill a purpose or to achieve some anticipated outcome. It is applied to relatively complicated or unstructured ideas for which there is not an obvious solution and is largely based on the further processing of knowledge and understanding and possibly emotions that we already possess (based on Moon 1999) 1999 2004

34. Moon on Reflection One of the defining characteristics of surface learning is that it does not involve reflection (p.123)

35. Self-Regulated LearningAbrami, P., et. al. (2008), Encouraging self-regulated learning through electronic portfolios. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, V34(3) Fall 2008. http://www.cjlt.ca/index.php/cjlt/article/viewArticle/507/238 Goals Captions/Journals Change over Time

36. ePortfolios should be more Conversation than Presentation Because Conversation transforms!

37. 35 Similarities in Process Major differences: extrinsic vs. intrinsic motivation Elements of True (Intrinsic) Motivation: Autonomy Mastery Purpose

39. Give users autonomy.

40. Keep system as open as possible.- Clay Shirky 36

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

42. HOW? Workspace Tools Mobile Showcase “Capture the Moment” Apps https://sites.google.com/site/mportfolios/

44. Why Mobile is a Must Kids today are captivated by the personalization and socialization of online tools--the ability to build large networks of friends; share their thoughts, feelings, and goals; and communicate as they wish. …And not only is it possible, it's possible anytime and anywhere, via a plethora of devices and widely available cellular and WiFi networks. The upshot is, these digital natives now have in their hands the tools to shape their own education in once unimagined ways. They have the ability to interact with other learners at their convenience, with differences in time and place presenting no hurdle. They can research, on the spot, any topic of interest. And they can capture the moment, whether it's in a picture, a video, or a blog entry. -- Mary McCaffrey “Why Mobile is a Must” T.H.E. Journal http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/02/08/why-mobile-is-a-must.aspx

45. Mobile Touch: A Guide to Implementing Mobile E-learning in Your Organisation

46. 2011 Horizon Report Time-to-adoption: One Year or Less Electronic Books Mobiles (mentioned in last 3 years) Two to Three Years Augmented Reality Game-Based Learning Four to Five Years Gesture-Based Computing Learning Analytics New Media Consortium http://www.nmc.org/

47. Mobile Year in Review 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mCkbrYKQyI

48. Posted on ePortfolio Conversations Google Group: Question: How to collect evidence of informal learning rather than formal education. Response: "Start with SMS [on mobile phones] - it’s the morse codeof the presentgeneration...and it works.”

49. Capture the Moment with Mobile Phones SMS messages Twitter posts Facebook updates Any portfolio tools??? Camera Still video

50. October 11, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/ct-met-cell-phones-in-class-20101011,0,1580981.story

51. XO-3 One Laptop per Child Available ~2012 ~$75 Android-based tablet

53. Using iOS Devices

54. What functions can be achieved with mobile phones for each of these processes? Capturing & storing evidence - this evidence of learning can be in the form of text, images, audio or video Reflecting - “the heart and soul of a portfolio” - this reflection could be captured in real time in different formats: writing, voice capture (and voice-to-text conversion), video capture and digital stories Giving & receiving feedback - one of the most effective uses of a portfolio is to review a learner’s work and providing feedback for improvement Planning & setting goals - a very important part of the portfolio process is personal development planning and setting goals for achievement Collaborating - learning is a social activity - technology provides new forms of collaboration Presenting to an audience - at specific points in the learning process, a learner may put together a presentation of their learning outcomes for an audience, either real or virtual

55. Capturing and Storing Evidence Mobile Phones Smart Phones Camera can capture still images, video Record audio? Transmit to a website or upload to a computer Cameras can capture images and video Apps to record audio uploaded to a website or uploaded to a computer Audio • Video Text • Images

56. Reflection, Goal Setting Mobile Phones Smart Phones SMS reflections to a website (depending on capability of software) Needs to be similar to Facebook updates Mobile apps for several web-based ePortfolio tools as well as generic tools such as blogs, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Video editing tools available for creating digital stories

57. Giving & receiving feedback, Collaboration Mobile Phones Smart Phones NO Feedback? (Can mobile phones read websites to be able to provide feedback/comments?) one-to-one collaboration using SMS Post directly to web-based accounts, like Facebook and Twitter Mobile web browsers should allow reading posts and online documents, and providing comments or co-authoring one-to-many collaboration using online communities and services, such as GoogleDocs or wikis

58. Presenting to an Audience Mobile Phones Smart Phones NO (presentations require special tools) Some apps are available to create presentations and project with appropriate cable to projector (iPad)

59. MicroVision SHOWWX+ Laser Pico Projector For iPod, iPhone & iPad $399 – Amazon.com http://www.microvision.com/showwx/

60. Creating an ePortfolio with GoogleApps Education or WordPress Storage = Google Docs Reflective Journal = Blogger or WordPress Presentation =Google Sites

61. Level 1 Workspace: Collection of Artifacts in the Cloud

62. With iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) Text Images Audio Video Capture the Moment

63. Integrate file storage with computer and website Hyperlink to files in Public folder!

64. Dragon Dictation Voice recognition Share in many ways

65. EvernoteOne Account, Many Devices Capture Anything Access Anywhere Find Things Fast Capture something in one place -- access it from another Web page access Emailing your memories Email notes, snapshots, and audio directly into your account. Emailed notes will go directly into your default notebook.

66. AudioBoo.fm a mobile & web platform that effortlessly allows you to record and upload audio for your friends, family or the rest of the world to hear. Also Google Voice

67. JotNot Scanner Pro ($.99) Scan Multi-page documents Remove Shadows & Noise Save as PDF Email, Fax and Share your Scans Send the image directly via email or upload it to cloud storage services including Evernote, Box.net, Dropbox, or Google Docs. (not with free version)

69. iPhone App for PebblePad (U.K.)

71. Speak-to-Tweet SayNow.com bought by Google, January 25, 2011

72. Level 2 Workspace: Learning/Reflective Journal

73. Blogging* by eMail*the act of sharing yourself Tumblr Posterous Set up account on website Send email to: myaccount.tumblr.com iPhone App Call in your posts for audio post to blog Cross-post to Facebook & Twitter Just email to post@posterous.com iPhone App Cross-post to Facebook & Twitter

74. More PebblePad Screens

75. Reflection with WordPress App

76. Post to from Mobile Send email to pre-arranged email address Use BlogPressiOS app ($2.99) Set up Blogger Mobile and send SMS

77. Level 3: Showcase Portfolio Level 3: Primary Purpose: Showcase/Accountability

78. 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)

79. Telling stories and listening to other people's stories shape the memories we have of our experiences. Roger Schank, Tell Me a Story

80. Digital Storytelling Process Create a 2-to-4 minute digital video clip First person narrative [begins with a written script ~ 400 words] Told in their own voice [record script] Illustrated (mostly) by still images Music track to add emotional tone

81. Video Editing on iOS iMovie $4.99 ReelDirector $3.99 Splice $1.99 Free

82. In Summary

83. A Reminder… Reflection & Relationships … the “Heart and Soul” of an ePortfolio… NOT the Technology! 79

84. My Final Wish… dynamic celebrations stories of deep learning across the lifespan 80

85. Dr. Helen Barrett Researcher & ConsultantElectronic Portfolios & Digital Storytelling for Lifelong and Life Wide Learning eportfolios@gmail.com http://electronicportfolios.org/ http://slideshare.net/eportfolios https://sites.google.com/site/mportfolios/