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Why Digital Learning Portfolios?
Why Digital Learning Portfolios?
Portfolios encourage students to create and revise work they feel proud to display. And they give students the opportunity to craft their own story.
Because portfolios include a collection of performances that demonstrate growth and include student reflections, they provide additional assessment information beyond what can be gleaned from a traditional letter grade. In the same way that a simple letter grade may not capture learning that has happened throughout the process of a technology project, a portfolio provides a more comprehensive view of each student’s learning.
A student’s digital portfolio also provides a vehicle for regular feedback and dialogue with their teacher(s). As students consistently gather and reflect on their work, instructors develop a clear picture of the learning that is taking place and are better able to identify areas that need attention.
The Learning Benefits of Visible Learning Portfolios
The Learning Benefits of Visible Learning Portfolios
- Personalizing the learning experience
- Allowing students to draw connections between their various learning experiences over the semester and beyond
- Seeing progress over time
- Gives a sense of identity to students
- Enhancing critical thinking
- Evaluating and assessing student products and processes
- Assessing course learning outcomes
- Gaining insight into how students experienced a curriculum
- Puts ownership of learning back in the hands of students
- Allows students to see what they are great at and what still needs work
- Showcases developmental learning and achievement
Benefits of Making Portfolios Digital
Benefits of Making Portfolios Digital
- Accessibility:
- Portfolios in digital format can be easily and inexpensively reproduced therefore materials can be made available to a wider audience
- Can be accessible from multiple locations and by many individuals simultaneously
- Portability: Easier to transport than hard copy versions.
- Creativity: New non-linear formats and the integration of various media types allow students many ways to creatively express their professional knowledge and skills.
- Technology:
- Digital portfolios are one of the best ways for students to communicate their knowledge and expertise related to their use of technology
- Students can demonstrate proof of their technical skills while also displaying their ability to apply technology in the creation of multimedia presentations, software programs and the like
- Self-confidence: Building technology skills and fostering self-confidence in their own abilities.
- Community: Sharing ideas and resources
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