1. Portfolios as Tools for Professional Learning Sylwia Bielec, LEARN Thomas Stenzel, LEARN

2. www.learnquebec.ca http://bit.ly/H1QYg5 for links and reources visit:

3. Session Overview What is reflective practice? What is a learning portfolio? How can a professional learning portfolio contribute to reflective practice?

4. Learner Learning Portfolio Reflective Practice Organizational Learning Culture

5. Reflection What does the term “portfolio” mean to you? What drew you to this session?

6. “ We do not learn from experience...we learn from reflecting on experience ” - John Dewey

7. What is Reflective Practice? Reflection FOR action Reflection IN action Reflection ON action Professional Activity

8. What is Reflective Practice? Planning Doing Reflecting Reflection FOR action Reflection IN action Reflection ON action Professional Activity

9. What is Reflective Practice? The ultimate goal of reflective practice is to increase the efficiency of reflection in action. Reflectio n IN action

10. What is Reflective Practice? “Reflective practice is a dialogue of thinking and doing through which I become more skillful.” (Schön 1987)

11. Conscious Competence Learning Matrix UNCONSCIOUS COMPETENCE Performing the skill becomes automatic CONSCIOUS INCOMPETENCE You are aware of the skill but not yet proficient CONSCIOUS COMPETENCE You are able to use the skill, but only with effort UNCONSCIOUS INCOMPETENCE You are unaware of the skill and your lack of proficiency

12. What is Reflective Practice? UNCONSCIOUS INCOMPETENCE CONSCIOUS INCOMPETENCE CONSCIOUS COMPETENCE UNCONSCIOUS COMPETENCE

13. What is Reflective Practice? UNCONSCIOUS INCOMPETENCE CONSCIOUS INCOMPETENCE CONSCIOUS COMPETENCE UNCONSCIOUS COMPETENCE REFLECTIVE COMPETENCE Metacognitive ability to reflect in action and make that thinking transparent to others

14. Reflection How could reflective practice be a part of your organization’s learning strategy? How can you use the basic principles of reflective practice in your ID or consulting practice?

15. Portfolio Learning Portfolio Showcase Portfolio What is a Learning Portfolio?

16. Static Selected Presentation Best foot forward Portfolio Learning Portfolio Showcase Portfolio What is a Learning Portfolio?

17. Static Selected Presentation Best foot forward Portfolio Learning Portfolio Showcase Portfolio What is a Learning Portfolio? Process-based Engagement Ownership Choices Self-regulation Error Metacognition

18. Static Selected Presentation Best foot forward Portfolio Learning Portfolio Showcase Portfolio What is a Learning Portfolio? Process-based Engagement Ownership Choices Self-regulation Error Metacognition

19. “ Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another. ” - John Dewey

20. What is Reflective Practice? Planning Doing Reflecting Reflection FOR action Reflection IN action Reflection ON action Professional Activity

21. What is a Learning Portfolio? Planning Doing Reflecting Reflection FOR action Reflection IN action Reflection ON action Learning Process

22. What is a Learning Portfolio? A digital learning portfolio can make process explicit. Scaffolding is provided to the learner for each step

23. What is a Learning Portfolio?

24. Using existing tools LCMS - Sakai, Moodle, JOOMLA, Blackboard Portfolio tool Personal space Blog feature Forum Blogging platform - Blogger, WP Wiki Twitter, Facebook Own Tool

25. Reflection Based on the tools you have, how could you begin developping a portfolio approach to learning in your organization, for your clients?

26. Learner Learning Portfolio Reflective Practice Organizational Learning Culture

27. "Give me a fruitful error any time, full of seeds, bursting with its own corrections. You can keep your sterile truth for yourself." - Vilfredo Pareto