After observing some examples of E-portfolios of Dr. Padovan, grad and undergrad students, I have come to a few conclusions and opinions. I could definitely tell the difference between a professional (Dr. Padovan), the grad and then undergrad students, the undergrad students had the least amount of effort put into their E-portfolios. This leads me to wonder why that could be? Was this something that was a grade or just a personal projects? I definitely am not saying this to bash them - because all of the websites I viewed were still full of quality. I would also like to say that in no way do I think my website is better than anybody else's - I simply am making observations.
Which leads me to my other big conclusion and opinion, it is pointless to make a digital platform or do any of this work if you don't put effort into both content and appearance. Obviously one of our biggest grading points is to make sure that it's user friendly or easy to use and find content. However, I think that if the way that the site or work appears isn't also visually appealing then the reader will not become engaged and then become bored. Think of it like your 'hook' in a lesson plan, this is our way to draw the students into what they're learning and pique their interest. Obviously this is my opinion and even my own self isn't perfect at this. However, I wonder what everyone else thinks, do appearances matter in this case?
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This topic was something that I thought didn't have a real question. Obviously any person that creates content is in fact the owner of that content. The point has come to surface that because the students are assigned the E-porfolio, that makes the content the schools property, because they're graded on content. However, I feel that my classes only introduced the idea of the E-portfolio to me and while they did ask me to complete this for grades, but that doesn't allow ownership over my own personal thoughts and ideas. The content was created solely by me, with support from credible resources that are backed by research in the field.
I do think that there could be a gray area in the fact that the assignments themselves come from the university or teacher. The fact is that the very purpose of giving students the E-portfolio, is using the COVA method which in itself gives the students choices, ownership, voice and therefore gives an authentic learning experience. The choice of how to accomplish the work is to me what keeps the content the writers property. The word ownership demonstrates that the writes do in fact own the assignment, as they actually choose what direction to take the work. The voice is what gives the students the ability to speak their educated opinions about the knowledge, and that invokes higher learning through reflection. Lastly the authentic learning experience, the students limitations are removed with the COVA method, which allows the learner to authentically learn the content by demonstrating what they know. This demonstration is of high quality, where the learner truly grasped knowledge, and vice versa if they were unable to grasp a topic. Resources: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2015-08-10-do-i-own-my-domain-if-you-grade-it http://www.harapnuik.org/?page_id=6050 After reviewing the articles I came to the conclusion that the Eportfolios are a great tool to be used in business and education settings. This tool provides an effective platform to demonstrate someones knowledge and experience. The benefits of these Eportfolios are tremendous, but the biggest for the education side is the knowledge comprehension. While the learner is simply making a post, their brain is behind the scenes working overtime.
This is because the brain is activating all parts in order to post their knowledge in some varying form, like a blog for example. A blog is a fancy word that means to summarize experiences, and that's what makes these fantastic for comprehension of events. Bloom's taxonomy even says that comprehension is accomplished with demonstration, summarization, explanation, discussion, etc. etc. Even a discussion post, or interaction with comments helps people to comprehend what they learned. We know that in the coming years technology will take an exponentially larger part in the education field, and this is one of the tools I expect to see used. I think that this tool will eventually be used as a standard in education and business alike, especially because of the recent need for technological classrooms. Through the DLL program, I'm becoming increasingly more aware and familiar with E-portfolios. I can honestly say that I wasn't thrilled to put it together at first, blame that on a fixed mindset. However, once I figured out what they actually were, and why they were such a benefit, such as a platform for learning reflection, I really enjoy the assignment.
I had actually made a plain portfolio when I was in a content area reading course during my undergrad, and let me say that doing this digitally is so much nicer, and more professional. Creating an E-portfolio has so many benefits of both learning, and applying knowledge. In the article Making Meaningful Connections, the author spoke of how creating these electronic portfolios, give young people a platform to show their work to potential employers. Especially with the technology age blooming, it's essential that employers can see what an individual can do, whether they're just starting out or they're very accomplished. This is something that high schooler's could really benefit from, and that I plan to integrate into my future classrooms. It's something that is really marketable to my high school students because this is something that will be important in helping them get jobs. |
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April 2020
AuthorCaitlin Schmedthorst |