Sharing records of learning through PebblePad webfolios
"post a comment on the benefits of sharing assets and providing students with the ability to create their own webfolios"
I think the potential benefits of a webfolio in supporting learning would be highly dependent on the nature and content of the module or course.
For a tutor to share assets, and to encourage students to create and share their own assets, could create an environment where active involvement in learning occurs e.g. through students responding in short pieces of writing to elements of the course content. It would perhaps also add an interesting element of development and synchronicity, as students can see the development of the tutor's materials and there might be a sense of the process of collective, two-way learning, as opposed to students assimilating a static body of knowledge.
However there would have to be an expectation that students' created assets were a reflection of their learning, rather than just comments on things they have read. I.e. the assets should show a constructed response, combining reflection on course content with prior background knowledge and understanding.
For students, creating a webfolio as the course progresses can be a positive developmental process which encourages creative responses to learning, a sense of closer involvement with the course content and greater confidence in using online learning tools and simply writing.
I think the potential benefits of a webfolio in supporting learning would be highly dependent on the nature and content of the module or course.
For a tutor to share assets, and to encourage students to create and share their own assets, could create an environment where active involvement in learning occurs e.g. through students responding in short pieces of writing to elements of the course content. It would perhaps also add an interesting element of development and synchronicity, as students can see the development of the tutor's materials and there might be a sense of the process of collective, two-way learning, as opposed to students assimilating a static body of knowledge.
However there would have to be an expectation that students' created assets were a reflection of their learning, rather than just comments on things they have read. I.e. the assets should show a constructed response, combining reflection on course content with prior background knowledge and understanding.
For students, creating a webfolio as the course progresses can be a positive developmental process which encourages creative responses to learning, a sense of closer involvement with the course content and greater confidence in using online learning tools and simply writing.
Labels: learning, pebblepad, student involvement, webfolio, writing
