Watters and ePortfolio

Posted on by akarriker

RESPONSE

Think about Watters’ argument for DoOO, and consider the things Nguyen finds happen to students in ePortfolio. Offer us some interesting thoughts as you consider the relationship between Watters and Nguyen.

Watters’ argument for having a DoOO is a really good idea. I stand behind it. By providing students and staff with their own domain students and staff can see first hand how digital technologies work instead of sitting in a classroom and having a lecture on how it works. As Watters put it “They can think about how these technologies shape the formation of their understanding of the world – how knowledge is formed and shared; how identity is formed and expressed”. by doing my work online it really is letting me have a space of my own where there are so many support tools to help me understand something when it is confusing.

Then again, I would also have to agree with Nguyen when he said “Most of the literature addressed [in] ePortfolios [has] tradition, focusing on knowledge and skills. This study will contribute to the existing literature by offering instead student learning experience within [the] ePortfolios”. I feel like by keeping all of our information in one place neatly organized in a way that everyone understands is better than having everyone on a single folder and we wont know who’s stuff is whose.

DISCUSSION

oliviap

I completely agree with you on the fact that creating a domain for students is a great idea. I stand behind it as well. I like that it puts less stress on the grades and focuses more on actually getting the students to learn.

chloek

I do like that idea as well, sometimes I feel there is a gap between learning and education.
Like, “there are more ways to skin a cat” and since teaching is demonstrative, it doesn’t leave room for feedback during. Plus, if everyone learns differently, wouldn’t technology facilitate better learning for all if given the opportunity? Since people can explore and practice what they just learned.

OTHER/REPLY

@oliviap & @chloek

Thank you both for agreeing with this type of thing. I really do feel like we are all after the same thing here. We all want an easy way for students to actually showcase their work. Instead of being a number these personal domains give us a Name. I also like, Chloe, how you said it gives better feedback. I also agree with that too, If we were to be doing this same exact handwritten work in class people would just give any ol answer, It takes people time to think and give a good response to their answers on here. Which, I think, helps us individually more.