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Using online portfolios in the classroom
Our digital world is transforming the way we learn, and today's teachers
are tasked with the challenging job of sifting through the deluge of
educational technologies and creating a meaningful learning experience
for students.
Next-generation education portfolio platforms - such as Digication, Pathbrite, Taskstream and Epsilen - are one way for teachers to start early and educate students about how they can manage their own academic and professional accomplishments. From using portfolios for giving students educational feedback to the portability of transcripts and official academic documents, new opportunities exist for lifelong learning and sharing.
Here are five best practices for implementing an education portfolio platform in any K-12 or college classroom.
1. Build in Opportunities for Peer-to-Peer Learning
Focus on the goal of increasing students' digital literacy by fostering a collaborative learning environment where some of the more tech-savvy students ca…
Next-generation education portfolio platforms - such as Digication, Pathbrite, Taskstream and Epsilen - are one way for teachers to start early and educate students about how they can manage their own academic and professional accomplishments. From using portfolios for giving students educational feedback to the portability of transcripts and official academic documents, new opportunities exist for lifelong learning and sharing.
Here are five best practices for implementing an education portfolio platform in any K-12 or college classroom.
1. Build in Opportunities for Peer-to-Peer Learning
Focus on the goal of increasing students' digital literacy by fostering a collaborative learning environment where some of the more tech-savvy students ca…
Blended Learning Resources by MIT
BLOSSOMS is an MIT educational project in partnership with colleagues in
Jordan and Pakistan. Each BLOSSOMS module is a multi-segment
educational video to be shown in a high school math or science class,
with the in-class teacher leading the students in interactive
educational activities between each BLOSSOMS video segment. BLOSSOMS is
funded by the Hewlett Foundation with additional funding by the Sloan
Foundation and by partners in Jordan and Pakistan.
Check the following video to understand the potential of this tool:
MIT Video - WHY IS THE SKY BLUE AND THE LEAVES GREEN
MIT Video - WHY IS THE SKY BLUE AND THE LEAVES GREEN
