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- January 25, 9:32 AM

Alfredo Corell's curator insight, January 25, 2:41 PM

Abstract

The new European university context requires a methodological and evaluative shift towards active didactic, socio-constructive and investigative perspectives that are student-centred. This study describes the learning setting, the results and the conclusions of an innovative practical exercise carried out by first-year students on two different degree courses at an Andalusian university, using e-portfolios set up for group work and implemented through an edublog. The study's main aim is to establish the most significant achievements, problems and evidence that emerge from this didactic group project. The project includes the design and implementation of a multimedia educational material (MEM), and involves the students in didactic planning and self-assessment processes. The conclusions show that the e-portfolio is a didactic method that fully integrates teaching, learning and assessment into a continuum by allowing students to work together didactically on such aspects. This methodological alternative also greatly helps the lecturer in his/her understanding of the students' learning processes, the working methods of his/her classes, the problems associated with team working, the information sources that students use, and the tutoring and learning-assessment processes. Lastly, the e-portfolio enables the future social educators' levels of didactic comprehension and professional-competency acquisition to be gauged.

LINK to pdf:

http://rusc.uoc.edu/ojs/index.php/rusc/article/view/v10n1-aguaded-lopez-jaen/v10n1-aguaded-lopez-jaen-en

Mark Smithers's comment, January 17, 5:05 PM

Thanks for the insight John. I guess a lot depends on one's perspective of the future value and role of the higher education institution. I think an eportfolio should be learner centred. I take your point about assessment portfolios but I'm not sure why they can't still form part of a learner centred portfolio. One way to do this would be to implement badges. Just a thought.

AAEEBL's curator insight, January 16, 11:46 AM

From the 1/16/13 article by Trent Batson:

"The IT revolution that was supposed to transform higher education has failed to materialize, at least in the way we had imagined it. The revolution did occur, but not directly within higher education--instead, it changed the overall nature of work in our culture. And now, higher education seems to be behind the curve, struggling to catch up.

Enter the MOOC--a relatively new buzzword meaning Massive Open Online Course. And it holds hope for many as a way for higher education to "catch up." Indeed, MOOCs could be one way to get ahead of the curve again, or, they could become a yet another material threat to higher education. Here's how to turn this "threat" into something much more positive.

Read the full article at Campus Technology -- http://campustechnology.com/articles/2013/01/16/the-taming-of-the-mooc.aspx