Me-portfolios and

T-portfolios

Alison PootPebble Learning

Shane SutherlandPebble Learning

“I really support the use of ePortfolios and think it is VERY important that

students develop one while at Uni ….. ….. but what has that got to do with

my teaching?”Academic

Me - portfolios• The traditional ‘eportfolio’

• It’s all about ME!

• Extra curricular

• Product focussed

• Personal

• Professional

• Promotional

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BUT ……

There is a whole other side to thisportfolio story!

And the teachers are the enablers.

T - portfolios

• The TASK portfolio

• It’s all about the activity

• Core curricular

• Product and process focussed

• Process

• Project

• Placement

• Production

• Pedagogical

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How do task-portfolios benefit me-portfolios?

• ePortfolios as personalisable, task-based, micro learning packages…

• Enhanced by evidence, thoughts, ideas, responses and reflections from the user…

• Enriched by comments, feedback, contributions and ideas from others…

• ePortfolios as personalisable, task-based, micro learning packages…

Developed over time

• Enhanced by evidence, thoughts, ideas, responses and reflections from the user…

Enhanced over time

• Enriched by comments, feedback, contributions and ideas from others…

Enriched over time

ASSETS vs ESSAYS

Distributable, personalisable, re-useable, takeaway-able ….

…. and the richest possible evidence for my Me-portfolio(s)

T (task) - portfolios