ERIC Number: EJ1452941
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 17
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EISSN: EISSN-2564-4726
E-Portfolios and Exploring One's Identity in Teacher Education
OTESSA Journal, v1 n2 2021
Academic faculty in a two-year post-baccalaureate teacher education program at a small research university in British Columbia explored the extended use of e-Portfolios into final practicum over a three-year period. The education technology course offered in Term Three asked teacher candidates to create and design an e-Portfolio as part of the coursework. In this program evaluation, the author investigated the continued use of e-Portfolios into Term Four during final practicum. Faculty in this teacher education program sought ways to improve the program, particularly the practicum experience for teacher candidates. Extending the use of e-Portfolios into Term Four was one of three initiatives that were adopted. The e-Portfolio served as a digital platform for teacher candidates to archive, reflect, and sense-make; it also functioned as a means to develop their professional identities and understanding of the professional standards. The final practicum concluded with a Celebration of Learning and the capstone presentations referenced e-Portfolios. This paper focuses on how e-Portfolios were introduced and implemented with six cohorts, what was observed by the faculty member, and what was learned from the implementation to inform the future use of e-Portfolios in the program and program redesign. The extended use of e-Portfolios during the final practicum was found to be a viable initiative and revealed professional qualities of teacher candidates that may not have been visible otherwise.
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Electronic Publishing, Teacher Education, Foreign Countries, Professional Identity, Graduate Study, Practicums, Educational Technology, Faculty Development, Instructional Effectiveness
Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association. 3800 Finnerty Road, MacLaurin Building Room A568, University of Victoria, Faculty of Education, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y2 Canada. e-mail: journal@otessa.org; Web site: https://journal.otessa.org/index.php/oj
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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