By Tony Bates, on July 16th, 2010
Batson, T. (2010) The testing straightjacket Campus Technology, July 7
Fusch, D. (2010) Integrating e-portfolios in your assessment strategy Academic Impressions, July 16
Chen, H. and Light, T. (2010) Electronic Portfolios and Student Success: Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Learning Washington DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities
Trent Batson provides a critique of existing testing [...]
By Tony Bates, on July 4th, 2010
Barrett, H. (2010). Balancing the Two Faces of ePortfolios. Educação, Formação & Tecnologias, Vol. 3,No. 1, pp. 6-14.
If you go to Helen Barrett’s website you will get a two-for-one: a very helpful diagram of the two aspects of e-portfolios (learning and collaboration; and showcasing achievement), plus a copy of the article.
Thanks to [...]
By Tony Bates, on May 19th, 2010
Batson, T. (2010) Is portfolio evidence useful? Campus Technology May 19
I found this a thoughtful if somewhat predictable reflection (how appropriate) on e-portfolios. Batson asks (and tries to answer) the question:
‘For the vast majority of …. students…, what is the value of their collection of evidence once they are beyond [...]
By Tony Bates, on October 14th, 2009
Identifying the problem with higher education in the 21st was the easy part (Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy: Part 1). Much more difficult is finding solutions to the problem.
Summary of the problem
In Part 1, I argued that the challenge for universities today is that
student numbers have increased [...]
By Tony Bates, on June 24th, 2009
The aim of this blog
This is one of several blogs that explore the question: is e-learning failing in higher education? (See Is e-learning failing in higher education?, Expectations and goals for e-learning, Has e-learning increased access to learning opportunities?, Does technology really enhance the quality of teaching and learning? for previous blogs on [...]
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