Lesson 3:

Creating ePortfolio as a
Technology Tool
Lesson Outcomes
• Explored the use of a platform such as a google site
• Constructed an e-portfolio to document learning.
Introduction
• In 21st century instruction where independent
learning is encouraged, the documentation of a
personal learning journey is a must. Such
documentation can help the teacher monitor
the process and assess the product of learning.
Doing this requires proper organization
through a portfolio.
Portfolio are one good means of keeping things in order. In a semester work, a learning
portfolio is a collection of student work that exhibits student’s effort, progress achievements
and competencies gain during the course.
Portfolios may come in many forms. It can look like an album or scrapbook or even a
filer where the documents and evidences are kept. However, nowadays, it is possible to
have online portfolios by creating sites. This is also called the ePortfolio or digital portfolio.
This can be used as a digital archive that can contain the same materials as a physical
portfolio but can have more such as multimedia productions, relevant online links or
references, digital stories or video blogs, powerpoint presentation, photographs and other
ICT materials. The ePortfolio can be private or can be published and shared publicly to
stakeholders like parents and friends.
1. Students ePortfolio can evaluate students’ academic progress, thus, can inform the
teacher to adapt and use instructional strategies when piece of evidence indicate
that they are either learning or not.
2. Monitoring students’ progress can be highlighted in a portfolio.
3. Portfolios document students’ learning growth.

Creating an Online Portfolio Using a Site

There are many sites that can be used in creating an ePortfolio. One of which is the
google site. If you have google account, you can start using the available applications.
You can also try weebly, or wix, among others.
Steps in constructing an ePortfolio
1. Enter you gmail account and look for sites.
if it is the first time that you have done this,
you need to read the directions.

2. You scroll down and read further until you

see the icon for Sites.

3. When you click it, it will lead you to

another section. this will let you create a site
that you can use as an ePortfolio.

4. Consider a good label or a title for your

ePortfolio and prepare the text, links,
multimedia outputs, images or jpeg files that
you want to upload in the pages of the
ePortfolio.
Parts of an ePortfolio
Just like a book, the ePortfolio has pages or sections. The organization can follow a
chronological order based on the activities that you go through or you can have a
thematic arrangement. Whatever you choose, it will be a display of your organizational
skills.

Home Page
The first section is the Home or your cover page. This is the first thing that your readers
will see. So you need to introduce yourself and the objectives of your ePortfolio.
Usually, there are templates available and each provides sections. You can add personal
touches such as images or a change of color themes.
Pages
The pages that you can add depend on how you
would like to organize your ePortfolio. What is
important is that you need to construct your
ePortfolio at the start of the class. In that way, you
can have a fresh start as you try to be concious in
documenting the activities and learning that goes
with each session.
• When adding pages, click the icon and decide whether it will
be parallel to your Home page or it will be under it. just
remember that when you have a template. there are particular
ways that the pages have been arranged. So, if you are
starting, it would not be detrimental if you conform to the
template.
Reflection
A major elements in portfolio whether it is online or not, is the writing of the reflection. It is thingking-aloud, a way of documenting
what they are thinking. How students are processing the input and the application of what they have learned into an activity or a
project needs to be captured. With the pencil-and-paper test, the chance to get a piece of their insights or realizations may be nil unless
the teacher requires them to do so, However, with the porfolio, they can show the process of their work. This can be easily monitored.

Sometimes it is difficult to write a reflection and a structure can be helpful. There are many models that can be used as a guide in
writing reflections. One is the Gibb’s reflective cycle model (1988).
Gibb’s reflective cycle has six stages
Description. This initial phase in writing a reflection is very simple since you
just need to describe the activity or the experience to the reader. You can write a
little about the background on what you are reflecting about by including
relevant and to-the-point details.

Feelings. Learners are involved in learning and an activity or perhaps a lesson

can trigger certain feelings. So at this point, you can consider and think about
how you feel at that time when you were doing the activity or having the
experience. You need to discuss your emotions honestly about the experience
but not to forget that this is part of an academic discourse.
Evaluation. When evaluating, discuss how well you think the activity went,Recall how
you reacted to the task or situation and how others reacted. Was the experience a
pleasant one or otherwise? This is also a possible part where you can perhaps
incorporate related readings of other author’s principles or theories.
Analysis. This part of the write up includes your analysis of what worked well and what
have facilitated it or what may have hindered it. You can also discuss related literature
that may have brought about your experience.

Conclusion. Now, you can write what you have learned from the experience or what
you could have done. if you experience is a good one, you can probably, discuss how it
can be ensured or how you will further enhance a positive outcome. On the other hand,
if the experience is frustrating eliciting other negative feelings, perhaps you can discuss
how those can be avoided in happening as this leads to the next step- Action Plan.
 Action Plan. At the end of your reflection, you write what action you need to take so that you will improve the next time such as consult an expert for some advice or read
a book that will provide answers to your queries. You make plans on how you can address what went wrong so that you can take the right step to succeed in achieving the
task. if you did well and feel good about it, then you can plan out how you can further enhance a good work.

When showing examples of your work, you can upload word file, excel data,pictures,jpeg
or pdf files,powerpoint presentations among others but, a brief description explains the
reason why the file in uploaded has to be written. This will guide the readers as you also
reflect on how relevant or significant the material is to you.

What is great about writing a reflection?

Administrating the ePortfolio

Before publishing your ePortfolio for the

world to see your work, you can control
who can see your work. The icon for
sharing the site can be managed by
entering the email address of the person
with whom you to share it.
Asessing an e Portfolio using a Rubric

Evaluating e-Portfolio using a rubric, is a consistent application of

learning expectations, learning outcomes or standard. It should tell the the
students the link between learning or what will be taught and the
assessment or what will be evaluated. Rubrics are simple and easy to
understand. The items in the rubric should ne mutually exclusive.

Students can see connections between learning (what will be taught) and
assessment (what will be evaluated) by making the feedback they receive
from teachers clearer, more detailed, and more useful in terms of
identifying and communicating what students have learned or what they
may still need to learn.
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