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Introduction to ePortfolio

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Why an ePortfolio?
The idea of using a portfolio is to showcase the information that you have learnt during your studies in ESH340 - Advanced Health and Physical Education. It is - as Wolf (as cited in Brady, 2001, p. 26) - a "depository of artefacts' that 'require a written reflection by the developer on the significance or contribution of those artefacts".
E-portfolios are:
  • authentic tasks which enable each assignment to be different
  • personalised to your learning experience
  • "Allows for metacognition through periodic reflections" (Miller, 2009, p. 8)
  • "Help students plan their own academic pathways as they come to understand what they know and are able to do and what they still need to learn (Miller, 2009, p. 9)
  • Gives ownership to the student to showcase their learning.
The reflection part of this assignment is there to show what you have learnt, how it links to the classroom (i.e. links to curriculum is important) and also what this means for your future teaching (i.e. the goals that you have for your future or future improvement areas)
This Assessment Task has  the following purposes, to:
  • Illustrate the development and construction of a portfolio (It is a common teaching, assessment and teaching tool within schools.)
  • Display individual understanding of the concepts covered within the unit with links to curriculum and classroom and to future teaching practices
  • Stimulate and strengthen teacher reflection and practice
  • Outline strengths and weaknesses and areas of professional growth
  • Allows the student to choose their own pieces of evidence of learning and therefore to show what they have learnt or will learn as they develop as teachers
Reference List:
Brady, L. (2001). Portfolios for assessment and reporting in New South Wales primary
            schools. Journal of Educational Enquiry, 2(2), 25 - 43.
Miller, R., & Morgaine, W. (2009). The Benefits of E-portfolios for Students and Faculty in

            Their Own Words. Peer Review, 11(1), 8-12.

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