EMINENT Nov ePortfolio or to carry sheets of paper - the Norwegian case Tore Hoel The Norwegian eStandards project

EMINENT Nov The Portfolio Imperative Within 2008 digital portfolio assessment should be in use at all levels of the educational system in Norway

EMINENT Nov And the reality in Norwegian schools? 70% store their work in digital portfolios at school Only 6% use their portfolios in their daily work 20% never look at their own work stored in the school systems in their personal portfolios

EMINENT Nov The HE Quality Reform from Academic year Less emphasis on comprehensive, final examinations, more on continuous assessment "The Quality Reform leads to changes in pedagogy, and ICT will be more actively used, e.g. by introducing virtual learning environments and digital portfolios." (PfdC)

EMINENT Nov Ministry of Education - budget for it is important that a pupil or an apprentice is acquainted with and makes use of portfolios in work practice as well as in assessment. The Ministry will therefore encourage to try out portfolios with external examination as an alternative to centrally given exams. Portfolio assessment means that the pupil/apprentice documents learning processes or products in a portfolio that can be uses for assessment.

EMINENT Nov budget for 2005 (cont.) Portfolio assessment – through a Norwegian version of the European Language Portfolio – should be a part of the assessment in foreign languages.

EMINENT Nov The use of portfolios – an obligation! Does curriculum require that? Soon!?? But it does not necessarily come with an e as in ePortfolio?

EMINENT Nov ePortfolio “state of the art” of Autumn 2004 No consensus on the definition of an ePortfolio No clear message to the tools developers All stakeholders are not onboard We are not part of the international ePortfolio movement However, according to our self image, – we could be leading the pedagogical use of portfolios

EMINENT Nov Portfolio trials in Norway The potential for learning drives trials and research Three types of portfolios: –Learning portfolio –Assessment portfolio –Competency portfolio

EMINENT Nov Instrumental vs. Constructivist The competency movement –Document competencies according to learning targets –CV and job applications Personal development through reflection - often together with fellow students and teachers –Reflexive learning and meta-cognition

EMINENT Nov Knowledge sharing –Networking –Transparent learning structure Not only evaluation of products, but the learning process and personal and professional development too ePortfolio methodology Teacher education, Vestfold University College

EMINENT Nov Open ePortfolios ”The biggest challenge is not the technical system, but the way teachers and students think – the cultural and social dimensions of using technology...” Teacher education, Vestfold University College

EMINENT Nov When it’s left to the vendors to define the tools... All portfolio activities has to be related to learning targets Working folder activity tracking Selection for showcasing folders/assessment folders Some meta reflection Some support for collaborative work

EMINENT Nov The Norwegian approach: Support learning – change assessment Onboard –Learners, teachers (?), parents (?), school administrators (?) Missing –Career planners, labour authorities, School authorities, big institutions (e.g. Health Services) –PDP (Personal Development Planning), Lifelong learning perspectives, Portfolios for application (for edu & jobs)

EMINENT Nov And that concludes the report from Norway.... Thank you!