ePortfolios have become very popular in Higher Education as ways for students to showcase their learning. In many Institutions ePortfolios are constructed in the first year of the program and students can be assessed at various points through their degree program for different purposes. An ePortfolio has been embedded into the Master of Education program at Charles Sturt University so students can show their development from starting out at the beginning of their course of learning, reflecting on the ways their thinking and knowledge changed through to their final term of study. A pilot study has been underway to investigate whether the skills learned in creating and designing ePortfolios for various purposes over the period of the degree program are adopted and practiced in the professional teacher's workplace. The presentation will provide the preliminary findings of the research.

1. Remembering ePortfolios: Moving
personal learning into professional
practice.
Dr Jennifer Munday
Faculty of Education

2. Are the skills gained in
creating an ePortfolio by
students in a teaching
degree program transfer to
their professional suite of
skills as a reflective teacher;
and, as well as for their
work in the classroom to
help children make their
thinking visible
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4. The ePortfolio provided
an excellent platform for
reflection and I enjoyed the
overall process. The
learning was fabulous and I
have shared many thoughts
and moments with
colleagues at work.
(Student communication,
June 4th, 2013)
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5. Purposes of embedded ePortfolio
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Assessment
Development
Reflection
Showcase
(Stefani, Mason & Pegler,
2007)
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8. Methods
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9. Contact: Insert Name
name@csu.edu.au
Tel: +61 2 123 456
Fax: +61 2 123 456
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11. Results
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12. Early results from the study
have achieved an
articulation of skills the
graduates identified in
creating ePortfolios, and
showed the skills most
commonly transferred to
professional practice.
Some skills were easily
identified in the transfer to
the professional workplace,
BUT…
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13. …but there wasn’t a
clear connection
between the
identified value of
the ePortfolio skills
and teaching of
similar skills to
young children in the
classroom.
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14. Teachers skills learned through the creation
of ePortfolios:
* Versatility in solving problems, with
technology, eg. One format might not work
so an alternative will be sought
* Using the tools of technology requires
flexibility of thought and application
* Willingness to share learning with peers
and colleagues
* Willingness to create a community of
scholars and share work and experiences
* Interest in defining different types of
learning with regard to ‘informal’ learning
* Interest in using the tools of technology to
assist professional development and
practice
* Reflection in the higher degree gives them
a chance to look at philosophies of learning
(even Piaget) with new eyes.
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15. Teachers engagement with children in the
classroom:
* Teachers are the conduit between theory
and practice
* Recognition of the value of asynchronous
artefacts (for review of learning)
* Interest in trying new applications that
could be interesting and engaging for
children in their classes
* Acknowledgement that classrooms are
different to 10 years ago, and that learning
needs to change from being content-driven
(as it was for them)
* Current curriculum does not prepare
children for our current society
* In the classroom, the need to celebrate
different types of intelligence
* Children are capable of sophisticated
thought and can achieve at a higher level
than many curriculum documents predict
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16. Scholarly significance
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17. Feedback and questions welcome
Contact: Dr Jennifer Munday
jmunday@csu.edu.au
Tel: +61 2 6051 9412
Fax: +61 2 6051 9422
Skype: mundayros
Twitter: mundayros
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18. References:
Berg, B. 2001. Qualitative research methods for the social
sciences. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Howland, J., Jonassen, D. & Mara, R. 2012. Meaningful
learning with technology, 4th ed. Boston, Pearson.
Mayes, T. 2006. LEX: The learner experience of eLearning. Methodology Report, September. Glasgow,
Caledonian University.
Stefani, L., Mason, R. & Pegler, C. 2007. Educational
potential of e-Portfolios: supporting personal development
and reflective learning. London, Routledge.
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19. Images
**Objective
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**Background
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**Troy ePortfolio (embedded) – with permission
**Purposes of ePortfolio
**Perspective
http://www.cloudbzz.com/putting-clouds-in-perspective/
**Conceptual framework
**Methods
http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/methods/projects/posters/benchmarking.shtml
**Data sources
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**Evidence
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/science-inquiry-claim-evidence-reasoning-eric-brunsell
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**Results
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**Yes
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**Maybe
http://www.sodahead.com/fun/does-maybe-generally-mean-yes-or-no/question-3257713/?
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**ePortfolio skills
http://www.grainnefinn.com/exhibitions/scape.html
**Teachers
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**Scholarly significance
http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2008/07/06/ancient_hebrew_tablet
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