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Publication Date: 2011-Sep
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Rethinking Electronic Portfolios to Promote Sustainability among Teachers
Shepherd, Craig E.; Skrabut, Stan
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, v55 n5 p31-38 Sep 2011
Electronic portfolios (eportfolios) can increase reflection, develop content and pedagogy skills and facilitate communication between teachers and administrators. However, they have limitations. Despite resources that teacher institutions devote to eportfolios, research suggests that most implementations are of limited duration. In a climate where sustained professional development and lifelong learning are necessary to remain competitive, organizations should reevaluate how eportfolios are implemented to sustain use and maintain skills deemed important by teaching organizations. Using principles of change theory, this article identifies several eportfolio challenges and how they may be improved through principles of personal learning environments. Implementation procedures and limitations are also provided.
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Lifelong Learning, Sustainability, Program Implementation, Theories, Inservice Teacher Education, Computer Uses in Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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