In order to know who owns the portfolio, we have to ask what kind of portfolio it is. Does the student have a personal ownership in the portfolio or is it just a place to house assignments? When students are able to choose their content and how they present it, only then do the student's truly own their eportfolios. Audrey Watters states "But there remains this notion, deeply embedded in Domain of One’s Own, that it is important to have one’s own space in order to develop one’s ideas and one’s craft. It’s important that learners have control over their work — their content and their data." Students need to be able to constantly reflect on their work and cultivate their portfolio to meet their needs and audience.
Our eportfolios in the Educational Technology program does exactly that. It allows us to develop our portfolios as we choose and allows us to reflect on our learning with minimal facilitation from our professors. This gives us the capability to have choice, voice and ownership within an authentic learning environment. These portfolios are ours to develop and curate our work in order to show administrators and all stakeholders our educational beliefs and work we can do. Because of this, we own our portfolios. Resources Watters, A. (2015, July 15). The Web We Need to Give Students – BRIGHT Magazine. Retrieved December 9, 2018, from https://brightthemag.com/the-web-we-need-to-give-students-311d97713713
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AuthorSecond Grade teacher and lifelong learner. Graduate student at Lamar University. Archives
April 2019
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