Julie-Ann Stobo from Gateshead College discusses how the collegses School of Teaching & Learning Development have used an e-portfolio to enhance learning experience of PGCE students.
6. Initial Learner Views (33/56) How regularly do you think that you will use the e-Portfolio/PDP system? Every few days 9% Weekly 52% Fortnightly 13% Don't know 26% Who of these would you grant access to? Personal Tutor 96% Other teaching staff 39% Mentor 70% Selected Student colleagues 70% Employers 13%
Welcome to presentation Introduce self Embed effective ICT into ITT to develop professional confidence in order to copy with 21 st century teaching roles
ACHIEVE LEARNING Taking ownership of their learning – self target setting Encouraging reflective practice Centralises the evidence of learning Exploring and exchanging of ideas and experiences is invaluable to the programme
CONCERNS Lack of confidence with ICT – stressful Security – personal details – can they be accessed? Lose of work – paper back up Infrequent use e-portfolio – forget how to use it
FRUSTRATION E-portfolio - ‘Fit for purpose’ before involve learners Staff confident to develop student confidence TIME Clear links technology-programme Adding value or time consuming? POTENTIAL Further developments – more student-led VLE is EXCITING!! PROSPECT!!
E-portfolio 1 st window --- VLE resources ----links University -----CENTRALISE learning space Build in time to programme develop confidence, ownership, peer support networks CONCERNS Lack of confidence with ICT – stressful Infrequent use e-portfolio – forget how to use it Security??? Lose of work??? Regularly review learners’ feedback – modify technology – accommodate differing needs