Created for use in the online course "21 Bytes"

1. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES www.education.nt.gov.au
Digital Portfolios for 21st Century
Assessment

2. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES www.education.nt.gov.au
Digital portfolios are a collection of
learning that is developed over time. The
purpose is to organise information which
can be used for assessment and
reporting or demonstrating personal and
academic development.
Digital Portfolios

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Purpose
WHY?
 Celebration of learning
 Reflections on learning
 Assessment
 Feedback to improve learning
 Personal ownership
 Goal Setting
 Student negotiated content
 Digital Identity
WHAT
WHY
HOW
Product
Process
Motivation
Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle.
http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_
leaders_inspire_action.html

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Process
HOW?
 Online format
 Web 2.0 tools
 Software
 Presenting to multiple audiences
 Multi-dimensional
 Mobile moments captured
 Digital storytelling
 Blogging “reflection journal”
WHAT
WHY
HOW
Product
Process
Motivation
Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle.
http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders
_inspire_action.html

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Contents
WHAT?
 Rich collection of artefacts
 Showcase of work
 Authentic evidence
 Audio, video, text, images
 Digital story
 Workspace
WHAT
WHY
HOW
Product focus
Process
Motivation
Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle.
http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders
_inspire_action.html

6. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES www.education.nt.gov.au
Digital Portfolio Framework
See Examples of each stage at:
http://essdigitalportfolios.weebly.com/digital-portfolio-framework-in-the-classroom.html

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Digital Portfolio examples
http://essdigitalportfolios.weebly.com/digital-portfolio-framework-in-the-classroom.html
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bzomt3G4v3AYNy1wdzNKSWxFbm8

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Creation Tools
• Google Sites
• WikiSpaces
• WordPress
• EduBlogs
• Evernote
• Software products

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Cybersafety considerations
• Privacy settings for blogs
• Permissions for student work, photos, videos etc
• Identity restrictions
• Talent release forms and image restrictions
• Sharing of personal details
• Appropriate images

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Planning Time
WHY? Clarify your purpose for using digital
portfolios.
HOW? Choose the platform that suits your teaching
context.
WHAT? Consider the type of digital portfolio and
what it will contain.
Spend time now developing a template structure

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More Resource Links
Somerville High School Google Sites for ePortfolios (Comprehensive -everything students
need to get started) https://sites.google.com/site/shseportfolio/
Dr Helen Barrett presentation http://www.slideshare.net/eportfolios
Dr Helen Barrett blog http://blog.helenbarrett.org/p/resources.html
Dr Helen Barrett test sites http://electronicportfolios.com/myportfolio/versions.html
Secondary Uses with Mahara http://mahara.e-skills.com.au/view/view.php?id=419
NTP Portfolios http://techprecinct.wikispaces.com/Digital+Portfolios
NTP Blogs http://techprecinct.wikispaces.com/Class+%26+Student+Blogs
VET e-portfolios Community of Practice
https://sites.google.com/site/epcoplearnspace/home/e-portfolio-case-studies

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Portfolio examples
Somerville High (view in chrome)
https://sites.google.com/site/shseportfolio/home
Jesse’s portfolio in wikispaces
http://jesseportfolio.wikispaces.com/
Research examples in PowerPoint
http://essdigitalportfolios.weebly.com/index.html
Silverton School Template in Powerpoint
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bzomt3G4v3AYNy1wdzNKSWxFbm8
Blogging example
http://blogs.toorakcollege.vic.edu.au/genevievea1/
Cheyenne’s created in Google Sites and published to WikiSpaces:
http://cheyenneseportfolio.wikispaces.com/