Portfolio Types

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	NAVIGATION		A Brief Presentation on Digital Portfolios		Rory O'Toole M. Sc in IT in Ed. Programme

	Presentation: Portfolios in the M. Sc. in IT in Ed. Programme Introduction Rational Portfolio Types Guidelines Samples A Task? Suggested Task Main Index Portfolio Map Text Only PORTFOLIO Assignments 'Meta' Project Reflections Special Areas Tutorials Presentation on Digital Portfolios Thesis Proposal		Portfolio Types Portfolios Differentiated by Purpose As a means to fulfil assessment criteria for professional accreditation. To serve as a catalogue of personal and professional materials. To serve as a tool in ongoing professional development. In practice a portfolio will encompass elements of each of the above. Hom suggests a number of different types of portfolios that may be developed for a variety of purposes: A developmental portfolio demonstrates progress in a range of work. Materials are selected to show competence and growth as a teacher. An employment portfolio has evidence of the teacher's planning skills and approaches to student assessment. Professional development portfolios reflect on the meaning of good teaching and how one can engage in self improvement. Goal-based portfolios focus on goal-related classroom activities. An accountability factor is present. Criteria-based portfolios are used for purposes of accreditation. Portfolios Differentiated by Medium Reference: Barrett Paper-based Use of video and audio tape Digital files stored on PC or LAN Structured relational database on LAN PDF-type documents on LAN HTML hyper-linked documents on WWW Multimedia portfolio on DVD and/or WWW Continue >>>		These pages are maintained as a course requirement for the Masters Degree in Information Technology in Education programme at the University of Dublin (Trinity College), Dublin, Ireland.