Mobile devices for e-portfolios

Overview

This participative workshop will help delegates to understand how mobile devices can support the process of assessment. Its focuses on a practical approach to capturing portfolio evidence as well as giving delegates an opportunity to identify and share best practice.

Key benefits

Delegates attending this workshop will:

  • Consider what an e-portfolio needs to be
  • Compare open source portfolio solutions to commercial versions
  • Create a simple e-portfolio
  • Consider advantages and disadvantages of using a portfolio with mobile devices
  • Reflect on their own context and practice by talking to other delegates, sharing tips, ideas and best practice

How does it work?

Delegates will have an opportunity to participate in content creation, as well as adopting a reflective approach to their own experience and that of other delegates.

  • Discussion to consider the difference between e-portfolios and personal learning environments
  • Portfolio design session and introduction to existing commercial products. Delegates will be encouraged to share experience of products
  • Exploration of open source solutions
  • Presentation about media harvesting and life-blogging
  • Creation of a simple portfolio using Web 2.0 tools
  • Discussion as to which mobile devices push and pull content well,

Who should attend?

This workshop is primarily designed for practitioners, including tutors, teachers, support staff, m-champions and content creators from a variety of organisational settings.

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