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Welcome to the e-portfolio workshop

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definition of portfolio

A portfolio is a purposeful collection of an individual’s work that

exhibits his or her efforts, progress and achievements in one or

more areas. The collection must include the individual’s

participation in selecting contents, the criteria for selection; the

criteria for judging merit, and evidence of individual self-

reflection.

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definition of e-portfolio

The e-portfolio is an electronic tool to portray the users skills,

knowledge, attitudes and behaviours that she / he is acquiring in

day-to-day experiences. This could be experience gained from

totally different learning domains at different stages of life e.g. at

home, at work, during leisure time activities, honorary post etc.

These artefacts / evidences can be presented in diverse media

types e.g. samples of writing as texts like evaluations or letters of

commendation of supervisors, employers or peers, sound,

graphic, video, photographs files.

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Creating an e-portfolio is also an excellent tool for portraying the

self-managed learning process and development for the

acquisition of key-skills. The user is able to reach a knowledge

about her / his own diverse learning processes and contexts and

the competences which arise from them. It is this awareness

process which is key for the user. In some cases, people are not

at all aware of being in possession of certain competences. But

this knowing about one’s own strong and weak points is crucial

when dealing with self-orientation. Here the development of an e-

portfolio helps to support and valorise the self-managed learning

process. The user will be aware of her / his general competences

and skills.

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types of e-portfolios

You can develop a learning e-portfolio, an assessment e-portfolio

and an employment portfolio. The learning portfolio is a collection

of documents in order to reflect the owner’s learning which is

quite interesting for pupils and students. The assessment e-

portfolio is focused on documenting material in order to portray

achieved standards. It is a useful instrument for managing the

one’s own human resources in relation to career planning like

promotions. The employment e-portfolio is a design to represent

all work-related documents important for the hiring process.

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added-value of creating an e-portfolio

There are various benefits which arise from developing an e-portfolio. Some of them are listed here:

- Reflection

- Self-assessment

- Skill development

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added-value of creating an e-portfolio

Reflection:

Choosing adequate pieces to put into an e-portfolio is connected with self-reflection. You have to reflect on yourself, on your education and work experiences. You are encouraged to be reflective throughout the entire portfolio process. New meaning and assessment will arise from this reflection which is quite important when positioning yourself in work environments.

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added-value of creating an e-portfolioSelf-assessment:

The creator of an e-portfolio is constantly forced to revisit and refine the material which documents the own competences and experiences. The effect of this is a constant self-assessment.

Skill development:

While creating an e-portfolio the user has to develop certain information and communication technology skills to be able to use the right tools. But also other general skills / key skills such as written communication skills in the mother tongue and in a second language (mostly English) will be trained. Cultural awareness skills will be enhanced because the user has to take into account the effects on the reader.

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informal learning process

The e-portfolio approach can be seen as a construction process: The individual is able to construct her / his own informal learning process by recording, interpreting and evaluating her / his own knowledge. With the e-portfolio tool the user becomes an actor of knowledge management. She / he is no longer only the recipient. All naturally occurring informal and non-formal learning opportunities at work, in social activities, at home, in libraries, clubs or museums, etc. should be documented on an e-portfolio. In this way the informal learning aspect in the process of the life long learning will be ideally portrayed.

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building-up an e-portfolio

Before starting to collect relevant documents you should ask yourself the question what you would like to achieve with your e-portfolio. Because the format of an e-portfolio depends on this answer.

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building-up an e-portfolio

1. Selection of material is key in order to appropriately portray yourself and your competencies. And do not forget: It is also your identity which will be presented.

2. Structure of the selected material has to be organised. This means the e-portfolio structure should be exhaustive and creative in its presentation. And the structure should fit for the purpose that you intend.

3. Representative documents should build up the scope of your competences and work.

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building-up an e-portfolio

In general the e-portfolio should be well-prepared and provide the recipient with the right evidence of your accomplishments, skills and abilities in order to testify the quality of your competences.

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• get accustomed to the e-portfolio tool

• get prepared for guiding the user

• clear the goals of the user

• introduce the e-portfolio approach to the user

• be a motivator for the user

• support the user in the content development

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example: e-portfolio for young people

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example: webdesignerwww.stephaneguillot.com

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example: Webdesignerwww.stephaneguillot.com

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