Workshops
Online Workshops
Use Internet-based technologies to receive a live presentation: an economical way to receive the benefit of Dr. Barrett’s expertise (no travel costs).
Average length of presentation including introduction, discussion, Q&A: 60-90 minutes.
*First “awareness” workshop in a school is free. One guest lecture in a college class per semester is free. There will be a fee for a follow-up ongoing online professional development class, as offered in the past.
| Portfolios:
What are they? How are they used in K12 schools? Why use portfolios? How are they used in assessment? (and what kind of assessment?) |
Electronic Portfolios:
What are they? Definitions, Process and Product Technology (Tool Choices, Planning Issues) PLUS lots of opportunities for questions |
Higher Education F2F* Workshops
Electronic Portfolios (1 day awareness session)
9:00 – 12:00 ePortfolios and their role in Higher Education
- Important factors for implementing ePortfolios: purpose and audience, process and product, learning and accountability
- Creating the Action Plan- Curricular and Technological Considerations
- What are the issues that need to be addressed?
1:00 – 4:00 The afternoon is more hands-on for a core group to craft a
combined vision statement that can be presented to the entire group
- Discussion of Pros and Cons of different ePortfolio structures
- Discussion of ePortfolio Tools Choices
- Vision Statement. (First draft)
- Next steps for finalizing.
- Change Process (small Group/Large Group discussion)
- Implementation, etc.
Electronic Portfolios (2nd day hands-on modeling with WordPress tools)
- Portfolio Process
- Collection
- Reflection (Immediate)
- Feedback strategies
- Selection
- Reflection (Retrospective and Prospective)
- Presentation (Product)
- Evaluation strategies
K-12 F2F* workshops
Introduction to ePortfolios (1 day)
9:00 – 12:00 ePortfolios and their role in K-12 Education
- Important factors for implementing ePortfolios
- Creating the Action Plan- Curricular and Technological Considerations
- What are the issues that need to be addressed?
1:00 – 4:00 Levels of Electronic Portfolio Implementation
- Collection (ePortfolio as Storage)
- Collection + Reflection
Electronic Portfolios (2nd day hands-on modeling with EduBlogs or WordPress tools)
- Portfolio Process
- Collection
- Reflection (Immediate)
- Feedback strategies
- Selection
- Reflection (Retrospective and Prospective)
- Presentation (Product)
- Evaluation strategies
*F2F= Face-to-Face, which includes travel from Seattle area
Helen Barrett 
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