Electronic portfolios and learner identity: an ePortfolio case study in music and writing

Bennett, Dawn; Rowley, Jennifer; Dunbar-Hall, Peter; Hitchcock, Matt Robert; Blom, Diana

doi:10.1080/0309877x.2014.895306

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“…have been used extensively in tertiary institutions in teacher preparation programs(Bennett et al 2016;Strampel, Sibson and Main 2017;Vasinda and Haas 2017; …”

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E-Portfolios as a tool to enhance student learning experience and entrepreneurial skills

Mapundu

Musara

2019

SAJHE

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Increasing digitisation has put pressure on institutions of higher learning around the globe to find effective solutions to better prepare their students for the 21 st century world of work. The article presents the findings of a qualitative inquiry into the attitudes, feelings, and experiences of entrepreneurship students in a selected private institution of higher learning on the use of eportfolios as a tool to enhance the learning experience. Data was collected using a combination of focus groups and semi-structured interviews. A thematic analysis conducted for this study revealed five (5) emergent themes on the contributions of e-portfolios in enhancing the learning experiences of the modern-day scholar. The resourcefulness, flexibility, engagement, entrepreneurial skills improvement and collaboration emerged as the outstanding contributions of e-portfolios towards enhancing learning. The emergent themes are in line with the entrepreneurial behaviour, imperative for every 21 st century world of work. The value the findings of this study lies in its exploratory utility in exposing the lived-experiences, attitudes, and feelings of modern day students on the role of e-portfolios as a tool to enhance their learning experience and cultivate entrepreneurial behaviour in the modern world of work. Recommendations to explore the technological advantage presented by e-portfolios are presented.

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“…have been used extensively in tertiary institutions in teacher preparation programs(Bennett et al 2016;Strampel, Sibson and Main 2017;Vasinda and Haas 2017; …”

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Musara

2019

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“…First, due to the limited timespan of the pilot study, students' DPPs did not transition from being "an archive to being a fluid self-portrait" as Bennet and her colleagues (Bennett, Rowley, Dunbar-Hall, Hitchcock, & Blom, 2014, p. 12) reported in their study; however, there was evidence of students adopting a more futureoriented mindset. The success of this pilot is deemed to be "relative" as not all students populated the professional standards with evidence or updated their CV as a result of the Technical Seminars.…”

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“…This is in line with the learning and teaching students are exposed to on this module, which includes multiple interactions with employers and the maintenance of a reflective log articulating skills development. Reflective tasks in which students are able to articulate and evidence their skills are recognised as an important way in which a professional identity can develop (Peet, 2015), such that students learn "how to portray themselves as focused and capable individuals with definable skills sets" (Bennett, 2016). In this respect, the module was successful in achieving this aim.…”

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Understanding how students manage their employability

Divan

McBurney

2016

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In this study we explored the process by which students manage their employability, the skills and attributes gained by students as a consequence of undertaking a particular activity and how their experiences influence how they subsequently manage their employability. Quantitative and qualitative data were collated from five separate groups of students. Each student cohort had completed one of the following activities: a credit-weighted optional professional development module (PDM), an industrial placement year (IPY) or a study year abroad (SYA). The fourth student cohort was in the final stages of completing an integrated Master’s degree (MBiol). The final student group was the control group who had undertaken none of these four activities and were in the final stages of their three-year undergraduate degree. On the whole, students who have undertaken an activity were very positive about their experience. We found that students had very clear reasons for engaging in a particular activity and, in many cases, related to enhancing their employment prospects. Those engaged in any activity report more focused career plans (in the case of the MBiol, IPY and SYA groups) and, in the case of the PDM group, high levels of self-awareness and understanding of employer requirements. We found students in the control group to be the most uncertain of their future career plans. The reasons for not engaging in the employability initiatives described here and lack of career planning amongst the control group require further investigation.Keywords: Employability, career management, industrial placement year, integrated masters, study year abroad, professional development module

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Electronic portfolios and learner identity: an ePortfolio case study in music and writing

Cited by 22 publications

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