Week
5
Weblogging
Projects
Recommended
Readings
Pre-reading
for Julie Lindsay's Chat
Digital
Portfolio Weblog
Pre-reading
for Anne Davis Chat
- ePortfolios
and weblogs: one vision for ePortfolio development
(pdf file) - Beyond
the Electronic Portfolio: A Lifetime Personal Web Space
- E-portfolios
- ePortfolios: a portal site
- Using LiveJournal for Authentic Communication in EFL Classes
- On Implementing Web-based Electronic Portfolios (pdf file)
- Towards
a Taxonomy of Electronic Portfolios
Individual TasksBefore you start, you may want to print and fill in this KWL chart before/after every week as you go along. It may help you organize your thoughts and reflection on your blog later.
Step 1: Pre-chatTake some time before our chat to check out the collaborative projects/blogging communities our guest speakers and moderators are involved in:
Anne Davies
Janet Lindsay
Aaron Campbell
Barbara Dieu
Task Set #1:
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Work out what makes them successful, and take notice of any features you find of particular interest. Write about this in your personal weblog.
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Make a note of any questions you'd like our guest speakers to address in the wiki.
Step 2: E-PORTFOLIOS
Questions:
i) What are e-portfolios?
ii) How can they be of use to me and my classes?
iii) What relationship is there between blogs and e-portfolios?
Task Set #2
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After reading the articles on e-portfolios recommended above (and following up as many of the referenced articles and sites as you can cope with!), post the answers to the three questions posed above on your personal blog.
Task Set #3
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Go to some of the individual blogs of the people in your group and read what they have to say about e-portfolios. Compare and write comments.
Collective Tasks
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Group 1 (Wiki)
Transcribe all the useful links of this session to the Wiki adding a description, and a comment or review.
- Group
2 (Wiki)
Pool and list all the questions that have popped up in YG, grouping them together according to subject and start a FAQ section.
- Group
3 (Collective
Blog)
Blog Anne Davis' chat live on your personal blog, compare the posts within your group and draft a common summary (wiki?)outlining the main points to be posted on the collective blog.
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Group 4 (Collective Blog)
Review the transcript from Julie Lindsay's chat + the live blogging comments on Anne Davis' chat and summarize them for the people who were not present.
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Group 5 (Collective Blog)
Post answers to the questions below / join in the debate at our
collaborative blog
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Which of the projects under discussion this week most appealed to you and why?
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Can you see yourself getting involved with any of the projects with your learners?
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