1. E-Portfolios and profiling: a new resource for Scottish schools
Ian Hoffman B6350914 H818 TMA02 Conference Poster
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Conference Theme: Implementation
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Glow, the world's first national
educational Intranet³ was launched
in 2007. Glow contains a suite of
online collaborative tools including
an e-portfolio.
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Launched in 2009, the new curriculum
(CfE) is aimed at developing the
attributes, knowledge and skills needed
to flourish in life, learning and work⁴.
The political and economic
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aspirations of a nation are
resting on educational reform¹
and investment in technology²
but a lack of support in a key
area could act to dilute the
ambition.
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Research evidence⁷ indicates
that e-portfolios are
appropriate tools to support
CfE assessment profiling.
Pupil
The CfE assessment framework, grounded in
research, looks to promote high quality
interactions between learners and staff;
learner involvement in reflection; peer and
self assessment⁵ – processes collectively
labelled 'profiling'⁶.
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Profiles
Centrally, e-portfolios are being promoted to
support the production of the statutory summative
statement on pupil achievement - the 'Pupil Profile⁸.
Crucially, the potential for e-portfolios to support
profiling is being neglected by the pupil, teacher
and parental support services.
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Stakeholders are in need of support material
in order to set a context for e-portfolio use
in the day-to-day learning and teaching of a
school. The web site resource E-Portfolios
and profiling: a new resource for Scottish
schools aims to provide that support.

2. References
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1. Scottish Executive (2004) 'A Curriculum for Excellence - The Curriculum Review Group' [Online]. Available at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2004/11/20178/45863 (Accessed 4 January 2014).
2. Scottish Executive (2001) 'Feasibility Study into the Provision Of Broadband Networks for Scottish Schools' [Online]. Available at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/158307/0042871.pdf (Accessed 4 January 2014).
3. Education Scotland (n.d.) 'What is Glow?: The story so far' [Online]. Available at
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/usingglowandict/glow/whatis/storysofar/index.asp (Accessed 4 January 2014).
4. Education Scotland (n.d.) 'Skills for learning, life and work' [Online]. Available at
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/thecurriculum/whatcanlearnersexpect/skillsforlearning.asp (Accessed 4 January 2014).
5. Education Scotland (n.d.) 'Framework for Assessment' [Online]. Available at
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/learningteachingandassessment/assessment/about/framework/index.asp (Accessed 4 January 2014).
6. Education Scotland (2012.) 'CfE Briefing Curriculum for Excellence: Profiling and the S3 profile' [Online]. Available at
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/Images/CfEBriefing3_tcm4-731977.pdf (Accessed 6 January 2014).
7. See for example:
Barrett, Helen (2011) 'Balancing the Two Faces of E-Portfolios' [Online]. Available from
http://electronicportfolios.com/balance/balancingarticle2.pdf (Accessed 6 January 2014).
JISC (2008) 'Effective Practice with e-Portfolios: Supporting 21st Century Learning' [Online]. Available from
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/publications/effectivepracticeeportfolios.pdf (Accessed 6 January 2014).
References (cont'd)

3. References (cont'd)
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Butler, Philippa (2006) 'A Review of the Literature on Portfolios and Electronic Portfolios' [Online]. Available from
http://akoaotearoa.ac.nz/community/eportfolios-new-zealand/resources/pages/review-literature-portfolios-and-electronic-portfo
(Accessed 6 January 2014).
8. Education Scotland (2013) 'E-portfolios available on the National Assessment Resource' [Online]. Available at
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/newsandevents/educationnews/2013/education/june/news_tcm4809610.asp (Accessed 6 January
2014).

4. Transcript
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Summary statement
E-portfolios and profiling: a new resource for Scottish schools is the title of a website that will be developed to help Scottish schools
capitalise on the potential of e-portfolios to support the requirements of the assessment framework of Scotland’s new Curriculum for
Excellence.
Problem statement
In setting out their agenda for the future economic prosperity of Scotland, the Scottish Government have looked to reform the school
curriculum and invest heavily in technology in the state school sector. Unfortunately, key support resources needed to maximise the
aspirations and ambitions of the reforms and investment have not been put in place and could thus act to minimise the hoped for effect.
Background
In 2007 the Scottish Government launched Glow, the worlds first national education intranet. Glow is equipped with a number of online
collaborative tools including an e-portfolio tool. In 2009, the reformed curriculum labelled the Curriculum for Excellence was launched.
The new curriculum is aimed at developing the attributes, knowledge and skills needed to flourish in life, learning and work. The
assessment framework of the new curriculum, which is grounded in the research associated with assessment for learning, looks to
promote high quality interactions between learners and staff; learner involvement in reflection; peer and self assessment. These processes
have collectively been labelled as 'profiling' by the assessment framework. Research evidence would suggest that e-portfolios tools are
ideally matched to support the assessment process of pupil profiling.
Issue
E-portfolios are generally being promoted by Education Scotland, the independent agency that provides educational support to schools
and local authorities in Scotland, as a tool to support the creation of a summative document of achievement called the pupil profile. The
production of the pupil profile is a statutory requirement of schools. The potential of e-portfolios to support profiling is being neglected
by Education Scotland and the agencies that support children and parents.
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Solution
A new web site resource that provides school stakeholders – pupils, teachers and parents – with the information they need to
contextualise e-portfolios in the day to day learning and teaching of a school.

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Solution
A new web site resource that provides school stakeholders – pupils, teachers and parents – with the information they need to
contextualise e-portfolios in the day to day learning and teaching of a school.