Russell Street School ePortfolios

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Workshop at Riverdale School

nick — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:34:06 +0000

Some activities to initiate discussion throughout our workshop. Activity 1: You and ePortfolios at Riverdale School Activity 2: ePortfolio PMI Activity 3: OF or FOR? Activity 5: ePortfolios 2008

PEN Forum on ePortfolios

nick — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:34:06 +0000

This month the PEN (Principal’s Electronic Network) is hosting a forum on ePortfolios. I have been invited to join in this discussion and initiate the forum discussion. It is always difficult to write an initial forum post that leads on to effective discussion about the topic. How long should it be? Should you play the [...]

ULearn08 Workshop - iWeb ePortfolio PMI

nick — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:34:06 +0000

Another ULearn08 Assessment for Learning and ePortfolios workshop activity involved workshop attendees completing a quick PMI of our old ePortfolios created in iWeb. I have used Wordle to share the results. The plus. Nice to see students and parents up there as coming to the front of the positives, as well as a variety of learning examples. The [...]

ULearn08 Workshop Data

nick — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:34:06 +0000

In my ULearn08 workshop, Assessment for Learning and ePortfolios, I had the attendees complete a couple of questionnaires to get a better picture of where they were at with their eportfolio development. Made in Google Docs, these forms are super easy to make and share. Interesting as a snapshot or cross-section of the conference goers. And in [...]

uLearn08 Workshop Activities

nick — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:34:06 +0000

Links to activities for uLearn08 workshop Assessment for Learning & ePortfolios. Please do not complete any of the surveys until during the workshop! Activity 1: Your ePortfolio Story Activity 2: 2007 ePortfolio PIMS Activity 3: Portfolios - Assessment of or Assessment for Learning? Activity 5: Student ePortfolios

How might access to mobile technologies impact education in the future?

nick — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:34:06 +0000

Toni Twiss, another 2008 eFellow, has started a discussion thread on the Vodafone NZ Corporate Responsibility Forum. The forum is based on the question, “How might access to mobile technologies impact education in the future?” He is my initial response to the discussion. Why don’t you add yours? Information literacy, as you have clearly stated, is a [...]

uLearn08 Workshop Presentation

nick — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:34:06 +0000

Here is an abridged version of my uLearn 08 workshop presentation, minus any audio or video content, activities, links and of course the all important commentary. If I have time, a slidecast version will be added in the future. Any feedback would be welcome either here or on SlideShare. Ulearn08: AFL & ePortfolios View SlideShare presentation or Upload [...]

Look no further than Google Apps for eportfolios?

nick — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:34:06 +0000

Helen Barrett in her latest blog entry has made a big claim regarding Google Apps, formative assessment and eportfolios. I am now convinced that in GoogleApps (Sites, Docs, etc.) I have found the best free Web 2.0 tool for maintaining an online personal learning environment that can be used for formative assessment in education. I have [...]

We Think

nick — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:07:10 +0000

Thanks to Greg, who posted this video. We-think: mass innovation, not mass production. Certainly thought provoking. Ideas take life when they are shared… How do we earn a living when everyone is freely sharing their ideas? In the past you were what you owned…. now you are what you share… We Think is a book written by Charles Leadbeater and [...]