明道尚主 勤學立德 1 ePortfolios; Engaging Students in Active and Reflective Learning Teachers Update Course ePortfolio Development at Hong Kong Secondary Schools – United Christian College's Experience Poon Kwai Choi United Christian College 2008/8/14

2 Outline Background Development of ePortfolio Strategies in motivating students in Active and Reflective learning

3 Warm up … Do you know him? Teaching? Assessment? Management of Record?

4 Background - as a teacher… How to assess students' learning process? How to organize students' artifacts? How to help students' learn how to learn?

5 Background - as a student… OLE – Other Learning Experience SLP – Student Learning Profile How to learn “how to learn”? How to prove what I’ve learnt? How to enhance my information literacy? How to manage my own learning (OLE & SLP)?

6 What are electronic portfolios / e-Portfolio? –An electronic portfolio uses electronic technologies, allowing the portfolio developer to collect and organize portfolio artifacts in many media types dynamically (audio, video, graphics, text). –A standards-based portfolio uses a database or hypertext links to clearly show the relationship between the standards or goals, artifacts and reflections. Helen C. Barrett, University of Alaska Anchorage (1991) Background - Definition of ePortfolio

7 Background - Conceptual Framework Multimedia Hyperlinks Networks Database Projection Systems Electronic Portfolio Collection Selection Presentati on Reflectio n Portfolio Process Technology Generic Skills Collaboration skills Communication skills Creativit y Critical thinking IT skills Numeric skills Self-management skills Study skills Problem-solving skills Portfolio Process + Technology

8 Background - Features of ePortfolio We believe that it fosters active and reflective learning it develops students' generic skills it allows teachers, parents and students participate in the assessment process it provides an evidence of students' learning it promotes students' lifelong learning

9 1. Team Building, Goal Setting 2. Planning 3. Implementation 4. Engagement 5. Evaluation Development of ePortfolio 例子：

10 Development of ePortfolio - Team Building, Goal Setting Team –Principal, IT committee, life-wide learning committee, academic committee, computer teachers, form teachers, subject teachers etc. Goal –To build students' whole-person developmental portfolio –To enhance students' generic skills and lifelong learning skills –To organize students' academic and non-academic records (OLE) –To share students' stories and achievements

11 Development of ePortfolio - Planning Target group ePortfolio content Reflection content Tool Storage, cost, …

12 Target: S1-3 students

13 ePortfolio Content

14 Reflection Content

15 Tool: eClass iPortfolio

16 Development of ePortfolio - Implementation School –Direction, resource IT committee –Technical support Other committee –Content design Computer teachers –Teaching, monitoring Other subject teachers / form teachers –Feedbacks

17 Development of ePortfolio - Engagement Strategies in motivating students in active and reflective learning through ePortfolio development

18 Implementation of ePortfolio - Evaluation Any evidence for students' improvement? Has the target been met? Any adjustment to be made? Is the workload for teachers too heavy? What's next?

19 Strategies in motivating students in active and reflective learning 1.To build an interactive environment 2.To have integration with school curriculum and development plan 3.To set focus based on different level 4.To use different reflective tools

20 Strategies in motivating students in active and reflective learning - Interactive environment Teachers Students Parents Out siders

21 Teacher’s view

22 Student’s friend list

23 Teacher’s and student’s feedback

24 Strategies in motivating students in active and reflective learning - Integration Computer lessons –Teach students how to use the tool –Provide guidelines and assignment Form periods –Guide students to set goal and write reflection ePortfolio Assignment

25 Subject-based reflection

26 Subject-based reflection

27 School development plan

28 Strategies in motivating students in active and reflective learning - Focus setting FocusTarget S3Reflection Promote deep learning S2Self and peer review Build “best” content S1Self mangement Keep recording and selecting Develop self-manage and self-directed habit

29 Strategies in motivating students in active and reflective learning - Reflective tools

30 Reflective tool

31 Reflective tool

32 Reflective tool