Presentation at University of Washington Bothell, April 28, 2011. See narrated version: http://vimeo.com/eportfolios/uwbothell

1. E-Portfolios: Digital Stories of Deep Learning Dr. Helen Barrett University of Alaska Anchorage (retired) Seattle Pacific University (adjunct) New England College (adjunct) electronicportfolios.org Twitter: @eportfolios International Researcher & Consultant Electronic Portfolios and Digital Storytelling for Lifelong and Life Wide Learning

2. Focus of Presentation Reflection and multimedia strategies to support metacognition "capturing the moment" with mobile devices blogging/reflective journals for in-depth reflection digital storytelling

3. Golden Circle What? How? Why? 3

4. WHAT? Audio • Video • Text • Images Digital Repository Electronic Portfolio Showcase Workspace

5. specialty case responsibilities Portfolio One Word, Many Meanings investments art work collection of artifacts

6. Who was the first famous “folio” keeper? Definitions

7. Leonardo da Vinci’s Folio

9. Multiple Tools to Support Processes-Capturing & storing evidence-Reflecting-Giving & receiving feedback-Planning & setting goals-Collaborating-Presenting to an audience

10. Digital Repository(Becta, 2007; JISC, 2008)

11. WHY? Reflection Assessment Identity Guidance Employment Showcase Learning Accountability

12. Reflection: The “Heart and Soul” of a Portfolio Metacognition = “thinking about thinking"

13. What is Reflection? Major theoretical roots: Dewey Habermas Kolb Schön Dewey: “We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience.”

14. Self-Regulated LearningAbrami, P., et. al. (2008), Encouraging self-regulated learning through electronic portfolios. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, V34(3) Fall 2008. http://www.cjlt.ca/index.php/cjlt/article/viewArticle/507/238 Goals Captions/Journals Change over Time

15. Resource on Biology of Learning Enriching the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning James E. Zull Stylus Publishing Co.

16. The Learning CycleDavid Kolb from Dewey, Piaget, Lewin, adapted by Zull

17. Experiential Learning ModelLewin/Kolb with adaptations by Moon and Zull Practice Have an experience Reflect on the experience Try out what you have learned Metacognition Learn from the experience

18. Portfolio Learning Experience Feeling Reviewing Recording Organizing Planning Publishing & Receiving Feedback Sharing & Collaborating Selecting Synthesizing Dialogue Reflecting Understanding Conceptualizing & Constructing Meaning Figure 2 A model of e-portfolio-based learning, adapted from Kolb (1984) JISC, 2008, Effective Practice with e-Portfolios, p. 9

19. Deep Learning involves reflection, is developmental, is integrative, is self-directive, and is lifelong Cambridge (2004)

20. “metacognition lies at the root of all learning” “…self-knowledge, awareness of how and why we think as we do, and the ability to adapt and learn, are critical to our survival as individuals…” - James Zull (2011) From Brain to Mind: Using Neuroscience to Guide Change in Education

21. Managing Oneself Peter Drucker, (2005) Harvard Business Review What are my strengths? How do I perform? What are my values? Where do I belong? What should I contribute? Responsibility for Relationships The Second Half of your Life “Success in the knowledge economy comes to those who know themselves – their strengths, their values, and how best they perform.” Purpose: Use e-portfolios for managing knowledge workers' career development

22. Temple at Delphi “Know Thyself”

23. What is Your Online Personal Brand? E-portfolios can help us build a positive online identity.

24. 5 Reasons Why Your Online Presence Will Replace Your Resume in 10 years Social networking use is skyrocketing while email is plummeting You can’t find jobs traditionally anymore People are managing their careers as entrepreneurs The traditional resume is now virtual and easy to build Job seeker passion has become the deciding factor in employment http://blogs.forbes.com/danschawbel/2011/02/21/5-reasons-why-your-online-presence-will-replace-your-resume-in-10-years/

25. Dan Schawbel, Forbes“personal branding guru” “Your online presence communicates, or should communicate, what you’re truly and genuinely passionate about… I firmly believe that you won’t be able to obtain and sustain a job without passion anymore.” http://blogs.forbes.com/danschawbel/2011/02/21/5-reasons-why-your-online-presence-will-replace-your-resume-in-10-years/

26. Help Students Find Purpose and Passion Through Reflection & Goal-Setting inE-Portfolio Development

27. HOW? “Telling My Story” Digital Storytelling Reflective Journal Blogging “Capture the Moment” Mobiles E-Portfolios in Evidence Multimedia Artifacts

28. Balancing the Two Faces of E-Portfolios Working Portfolio Presentation Portfolio(s) Digital Archive (Repository of Artifacts) Collaboration Space Reflective Journal Portfolio as ProcessWorkspace The “Story” or Narrative Multiple Views (public/private) Varied Audiences & Purposes Portfolio as ProductShowcase Docs Sites Blog

29. Is the Futureof E-Portfolio Development in your Pocket? “Capture the Moment” – Reflection in the Present Tense What am I learning at this moment? Using the tools in our pockets!

30. With iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) Text Images Audio Video Capture the Moment

31. Learning is a Conversation! E-portfolios should be more Conversation than Presentation Because Conversation transforms!

32. Twittermicro-blogging “tiny bursts of learning”

33. Reflection with WordPress App

34. Post to from Mobile Phones Send email to pre-arranged email address Use BlogPressiOS app ($2.99) Set up Blogger Mobile and send SMS

35. Blogging* by eMail*the act of sharing yourself Tumblr Posterous Set up account on website Send email to: myaccount.tumblr.com iPhone App Call in your posts for audio post to blog Cross-post to Facebook & Twitter Just email to post@posterous.com iPhone App Cross-post to Facebook & Twitter

36. Do Your E-Portfolios have CHOICE and VOICE? Individual Identity Reflection Meaning Making 21st Century Literacy Digital Story of Deep Learning

37. Portfolio as Story "A portfolio tells a story. It is the story of knowing. Knowing about things... Knowing oneself... Knowing an audience... Portfolios are students' own stories of what they know, why they believe they know it, and why others should be of the same opinion.” (Paulson & Paulson, 1991, p.2)

38. Roger Schank, Tell Me a Story “Telling stories and listening to other people's stories shape the memories we have of our experiences.” Stories help us organize our experience and define our sense of ourselves.

39. Digital Storytelling Process Create a 2-to-4 minute digital video clip First person narrative [begins with a written script ~ 400 words] Told in their own voice [record script] Illustrated (mostly) by still images Music track to add emotional tone

40. A Reminder… Reflection & Relationships … the “Heart and Soul” of an e-portfolio… NOT the Technology! 38

41. 39 My Final Wish… dynamic celebrations stories of deep learning across the lifespan

42. My Story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHMUwdUCXiM (without Enya soundtrack) http://vimeo.com/choices

43. Dr. Helen Barrett@eportfolios Researcher & ConsultantElectronic Portfolios & Digital Storytelling for Lifelong and Life Wide Learning eportfolios@gmail.com http://electronicportfolios.org/ http://slideshare.net/eportfolios https://sites.google.com/site/mportfolios/