Electronic Portfolios and Beyond:
Hypermedia and Pedagogy
Jill Weisner, Ph.D.
Oregon
Technology Educator's Network Conference
September 28,
2002
Digital
Portfolios: Same Thing New Package
Primarily Used for Assessment
Purposes
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/%7Ebcondon/pfolio.html
http://www.geocities.com/saddleshoekid_2000/welcome.html
Advantages
Can include variety of data
sources once it is digitized
Takes up less space
Involves several layers and kinds
of artifacts
Can be a motivator for students
Helps students develop
technological skills
Allows students to publish their
work
Easy to update
Saves paper
Disadvantages
Learning the technological skills
can consume lots of time for teacher and student
Medium can get in the way of
learning
Content can be lost when students
spend time with clip art, photos, background, etc.
Quickly outdating technology--what
we can read today maybe can't tomorrow--zips, cd's, dvd's, etc.
Becomes just another way to store
and present artifacts
It provides proof of learning
rather than facilitates learning
Reconsider the
Concept of Portfolio: Focus First on "Portfolio" and Second on
"Digital"
Consider going beyond using it
just as an assessment tool
Consider going beyond using it as
a presentation tool--don't worry about images, background, etc.
Consider using the medium to
display student work as well as incorporate student analysis and
reflection
Sample Electronic Portfolios
that Go a Step Beyond Presentation
ENGLISH
http://onlinelearning.tc.cc.va.us/faculty/tcreisd/resource/webfolio/samples/111samp1/eng111.htm
http://onlinelearning.tc.cc.va.us/faculty/tcreisd/resource/webfolio/samples/111samp2/eng111.htm
HUMANITIES
http://onlinelearning.tc.cc.va.us/faculty/tcreisd/resource/webfolio/samples/tcwebkcm/trip2kcm.htm
http://onlinelearning.tc.cc.va.us/faculty/tcreisd/resource/webfolio/samples/tcwebjgr/hum105.htm
Hypermedia:
New Thing New Package
Involves the reader in the
construction of the meaning
Can nudge thinking to unexpected
places
Encourages the author to construct
meaning as s/he creates the portfolio
Can involve multiple voices
Multiple Layers--involves links
between text, reflection, artifacts, external links, etc.
Encourages students to reconsider
genre
Facilitates creativity
Encourages text analysis, not
making it "pretty"
Sample Assignments
http://enculturation.gmu.edu/4_1/responding/
http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/kbrooks/MVE/index.html
http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/kbrooks/MVE/index.html
Tips for
Digital Portfolios/Hypertext Assignments
Use the most simple
technology/software necessary
Use the technology to enhance
meaning....not to make it pretty
Avoid unnecessary graphics, pics,
clip art
Encourage students to consider how
the layers can enhance/support/construct meaning
Web Resources
for Building Webpages
Netscape Composer Tutorial http://wp.netscape.com/browsers/using/newusers/composer/pagetables.html
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/index.html
http://geocities.yahoo.com/%0Dhttp://geocities.yahoo.com/%20Portfolio%20Resources
Portfolio
Resources
Portfolio Templates http://www.coe.iup.edu/portfolio/
http://www.coe.iup.edu/portfolio/
Powerpoint Tutorial http://www.actden.com/pp/
http://onlinelearning.tc.cc.va.us/faculty/tcreisd/resource/webfolio/screens.htm
Other
Resources
http://ericit.org/digests/EDO-IR-1995-09.shtml
http://twi.english.purdue.edu/areas/englished/fox1.html