Comments on: More E-Portfolio Thoughts http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2005/12/21/more-e-portfolio-thoughts/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:04:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Daniel http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2005/12/21/more-e-portfolio-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-1507 Daniel Mon, 22 May 2006 11:28:32 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2005/12/21/more-e-portfolio-thoughts/#comment-1507 I keep a "blogfolio" at http://danielsblogfolio.blogs.ie The jury is still mostly out about its general utility. To me the most useful aspect of it is the comments that come from colleagues regarding my reflections. However as one blogger/teacher pointed out, most folks are just readers of blogs and not really commenters, so how useful is this aspect really? Employers (present and potential) don't seem to be interested in whether I have a portfolio of any kind. An informal survey I conducted among 50+ EFL teachers demonstrated that the overwhelming majority of them have never been asked to present a portfolio of any kind for an interview for a teaching position. I also have never been asked for one. Folks simply don't have the time to look at them, even if they're online. I keep a “blogfolio” at http://danielsblogfolio.blogs.ie

The jury is still mostly out about its general utility. To me the most useful aspect of it is the comments that come from colleagues regarding my reflections. However as one blogger/teacher pointed out, most folks are just readers of blogs and not really commenters, so how useful is this aspect really?

Employers (present and potential) don’t seem to be interested in whether I have a portfolio of any kind. An informal survey I conducted among 50+ EFL teachers demonstrated that the overwhelming majority of them have never been asked to present a portfolio of any kind for an interview for a teaching position. I also have never been asked for one. Folks simply don’t have the time to look at them, even if they’re online.

]]> By: Anthony Hardwick http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2005/12/21/more-e-portfolio-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Anthony Hardwick Wed, 04 Jan 2006 13:29:55 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2005/12/21/more-e-portfolio-thoughts/#comment-40 I am a graduate student in New Jersey about to start my student teaching semester. Like most other places, the schools with which I am associated are moving in fits and starts with actual use of technology for not-just-technology's sake. There is also rampant fear of predators preventing the use of blogs and other 'open' communication tools. Making the use of technology an assignment will ruin it for everyone. My plan is to model the use of technologies I like (blogs, RSS, Podcasts, flikr etc.) and make them available to my students (and their parents!) to try out on their own. Last semester my practicum class (one day a week in a school) required a journal (one entry per visit). I decided to blog it instead. The response from the supervisors and my cooperating teacher was fabulous and very encouraging. http://mrhardwick.wizardofblogs.com I am a graduate student in New Jersey about to start my student teaching semester. Like most other places, the schools with which I am associated are moving in fits and starts with actual use of technology for not-just-technology’s sake. There is also rampant fear of predators preventing the use of blogs and other ‘open’ communication tools. Making the use of technology an assignment will ruin it for everyone. My plan is to model the use of technologies I like (blogs, RSS, Podcasts, flikr etc.) and make them available to my students (and their parents!) to try out on their own. Last semester my practicum class (one day a week in a school) required a journal (one entry per visit). I decided to blog it instead. The response from the supervisors and my cooperating teacher was fabulous and very encouraging.
http://mrhardwick.wizardofblogs.com

]]> By: Graham http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2005/12/21/more-e-portfolio-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Graham Thu, 22 Dec 2005 11:43:54 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2005/12/21/more-e-portfolio-thoughts/#comment-34 Thanks for your input, D'Arcy. I'm listening to your podcast on this very topic as I type and I think personally, the small-pieces-loosely-joined approach is what'll work for me. As for primary school aged kids, I'm still not sure. Thanks for your input, D’Arcy. I’m listening to your podcast on this very topic as I type and I think personally, the small-pieces-loosely-joined approach is what’ll work for me. As for primary school aged kids, I’m still not sure.

]]> By: D'Arcy Norman http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2005/12/21/more-e-portfolio-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-33 D'Arcy Norman Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:13:09 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2005/12/21/more-e-portfolio-thoughts/#comment-33 Ironically, I don't have a canned piece of content that I can say "here is my ePortfolio" - I end up thinking of my blog as my ePortfolio, pulling in bits from Flickr, del.icio.us, and my outboard brain. I've got some ideas on how to create a more packaged presentational ePortfolio out of those tools, though... Ironically, I don’t have a canned piece of content that I can say “here is my ePortfolio” – I end up thinking of my blog as my ePortfolio, pulling in bits from Flickr, del.icio.us, and my outboard brain. I’ve got some ideas on how to create a more packaged presentational ePortfolio out of those tools, though…

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