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This website has been developed by Helen Barrett and Jonathon Richter of the University of Oregon's Center for Advanced Technology in Education, to support reflection for learning in education, from early childhood through higher education and into the professions.



Reflection is the hallmark of many thoughtfully developed portfolios. Reflections on the products within a portfolio allow the audience to understand why these items were chosen to represent the student and his / her capacities and can provide some of the best indicators of student growth. However many students often have a difficult time thinking about their own learning when confronted by teachers to do so without guidance or support. When asked to reflect on their learning, students often don't know quite what to say or write - as much of the thinking that has gone on has been either subconscious or nonverbal.




Notes & Reflections

  • Karen Barnstable's Blog I just found Karen Barnstable's blog with some great resources on reflection. Some of the titles of her entries:41 Benefits of an ePortfolio22 Questions for Reflection Basic ...
    Posted Jan 9, 2010 2:54 PM by Helen Barrett
  • VoiceThread and Portfolio Prompts I heard from the elementary teacher who blogged about her students' use of VoiceThread as an ePortfolio, and she shared the open-ended statements she uses with her students. I ...
    Posted May 26, 2009 3:35 PM by Helen Barrett
  • Updating Literature Review and Tools Today, I copied and updated excerpts from my White Paper: Researching Electronic Portfolios and Learner Engagement (PDF), created initially for The REFLECT Initiative and adapted for a paper published in ...
    Posted May 9, 2009 12:37 PM by Helen Barrett
  • Turning the mirror upon itself Helen and I have had another fun day of talking about portfolio thinking and learning. During our conversations at The Center for Advanced Technology in Education this morning, we eventually ...
    Posted May 11, 2009 10:51 AM by Jonathon Richter
  • Welcome Jonathon Today, I met with a team at the University of Oregon and have invited Jonathon Richter, Research Associate with the Center for Advanced Technology in Education, to collaborate with me ...
    Posted May 5, 2009 8:07 PM by Helen Barrett
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