Education: 3rd Year Foundation Phase students develop and showcase ePortfolios (evidence of teaching practicals)

Education: 3rd Year Foundation Phase students develop and showcase ePortfolios (evidence of teaching practicals)

Friday, November 1, 2019

Lecturer Frances Wessels [BEd Foundation Phase, FPL 301] contacted the CIECT team to assist with the design and development of an assessment. Her 3rd year students were expected to develop ePortfolios throughout the year and; present completed ePortfolios in October 2019.

Third-year students (prospective educators) continuously developed ePortfolios since first-year level in 2017. 

The ePortfolio includes evidence of:

• Teaching practicals and observations within the field (specific schools);
• Lesson plans and related activities;
• Images reflective of class activities;
• Other digital media components;
• Signed consent forms;
• Self-reflection exercises;
• Teaching Philosophy;
• Professional Development; and
• Methodologies

Development of eBooks: During a specific field experience, the students were exposed to technologies which enabled them to create eBooks. Hence prospective educators, while engaged in classroom activities, were able to capture events/topics and collate these as an eBook. The eBooks were added to their ePortfolios.

Continuous Support for students: The CIECT team were also available to support the students, especially as they developed and structured their evidence.

Rubric: The lecturer provided a rubric which guided the students; and especially for preparation of the final presentation.

It should be noted that the ePortfolio supplements the lecturer’s face-to-face classes.

Contact the CIECT Team to design and develop structured and interactive ePortfolios for Assessment Purposes.