Carole McCulloch

1. BLENDING E-PORTFOLIOS INTO
TEACHER DELIVERY PLANS!
Facilitated discussion with Coach Carole

2. E-PORTFOLIO FORUM: FOCUS GROUP
 Share:
 Achievements in creating and maintaining your own
e-portfolios
 Experiences in assisting teachers to create their own
e-portfolios
 Discuss:
 Successful methods for implementing e-portfolios for
teachers
 Best practice in blending e-portfolios into teacher
delivery plans

3. VISION FOR E-PORTFOLIOS
1. All teachers should create and maintain an e-
portfolio for Reflective Practice
2. E-portfolio process should be built into the
delivery of all courses
3. All students should design and build their own
ongoing e-portfolios
4. Students should use e-portfolios as Individual
Learning Plans

4. E-PORTFOLIO VIDEO CASE STUDIES
 https://sites.google.com/site/epcoplearnspace/hom
e/e-portfolio-case-studies

5. PD STRATEGIES FOR E-PORTFOLIOS
 Design and develop an E-portfolios Massive Open
Online Course: EpCoP MOOC
 Provide a pathway to undertaking further training in
E-portfolios 
 Design and develop an elective for TAE on E-
portfolios: Reflect and Connect
 CHCORG428A Reflect on and improve own
professional practice 
 Design and develop specific professional
development opportunities for Managing E-
portfolios
 Mahoodle: the Moodle / Mahara connection

6. RECENT PROJECT STRATEGIES:
 E-portfolio Video Case Studies
(eWorks)
 Recorded webinar and video exemplars for
embedding e-portfolios in large organisations
 Synthesising and showcasing the key
recommendations, lessons learned and guidelines
(see slides 7-9)
 E-portfolio Digital Capability Programs
(Vanguard Visions)
 Support for professionals in Mahara E-portfolios
 Webinar support in Blackboard Collaborate

7. TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION
 Get buy-in from key stakeholders in your
organisation - managers, teachers and learners.
 Ensure that e-portfolios are included as part of the
strategic direction of the organisation.
 Ensure that the choice of e-portfolio system will integrate
well with other organisational systems.
 Support and fund strategic training of a group of e-portfolio
champions
 Include e-portfolios in the ongoing professional
development program for teachers and the
induction process for learners.
 Rollout e-portfolios systematically across the organisation
in a timely manner
 Embrace and promote the e-portfolio approach at all levels
in the organisation
 Conduct regular and strategic reviews of the e-portfolio
system and its impact on stakeholders.

8. GUIDELINES FOR EMBEDDING E-PORTFOLIOS
 Be specific about the purpose of the e-portfolios for learners in
courses and across all their learning experiences.
 Introduce e-portfolios in a range of subjects or courses
and show teachers how best to integrate it into their
delivery and assessment.
 Involve other key personnel in the process e.g. Careers, Library
 Emphasise the benefits of e-portfolios for reflecting on courses
and supporting lifelong learning.
 Ensure that access to learner e-portfolios is made easy and
engaging, as well as support learners through templates and clear
instructions
 Use e-portfolios as Individual Learning Plans for learners
 Mentor teachers and learners in how to integrate e-
portfolios into their key assessments.
 Use e-portfolios to provide a better connection between the
classroom and the workplace.
 Use e-portfolios to provide greater personalisation and
customisation, and to create optimum learning pathways

9. BUSINESS CASE RECOMMENDATIONS
 Emphasise the cost benefits of using e-portfolios to all stakeholders eg saving
of time
 Provide information to prospective employers about the e-portfolio approach
at your organisation.
 Prepare a staged Action Plan that involves key stakeholders and
requires regular reporting on progress.
 Ensure that the e-portfolio system provides security and privacy for learner
content
 Enable portability of learner e-portfolios across the organisation and beyond.
 Create a Communications Plan and clearly identify who the stakeholders are
in the e-portfolio implementation process.
 Ensure a clear liaison with teacher learning centres and
management for consistent implementation and reporting.
 Enable a process of collecting data on e-portfolio usage and analyse for
continual improvement.
 Promote the e-portfolio approach outside of the organisation as a marketing
process.
 Build and maintain an integration between the workplace and the learning
organisation via e-portfolios.

10. TAKE-AWAY QUESTIONS
 What implementation process would work at
your place?
 What strategies would initiate buy-in from your
teachers?
 What benefits would engage and sustain your
learner take up?