Developing an assessment portfolio/Possible Formats

Return to Developing an assessment portfolio For this course you can choose to use whatever type of portfolio format that suits you best.

The only restriction is that you must ensure that the assessor can easily access all the material in your portfolio and that you follow the requirements for the portfolio.


 * There must be 4 clearly identified sections in your portfolio for the following subject areas:
 * Digital Citizenship
 * Reflective Practice
 * Biculturalism
 * Professionalism and Work Context


 * Each section must include a narrative (written or spoken) that:
 * explores what you have learned and the relevance of this to your work
 * includes discussion of how your new learning has impacted on your practice and influenced future actions you may take
 * is supported with educational literature and other forms of information
 * is supported with your choice of evidence, that is authentic, current, sufficient and relevant.

Each section can be submitted separately when you feel it is complete - this is encouraged, you do not need to wait until near the end of the course and submit all sections together.

The two main types of portfolios used are :

Paper based portfolios - usually a collection of evidence on paper (writing and pictures) collated in a folder or book format

E-portfolios - where evidence is collated electronically (can be in any media format: text, images, audio, video, weblinks)

If you don't already have one - this portfolio will make a great start to your own Teaching Portfolio - a tool for tracking your professional development.

More about e-portfolios
If you are unfamiliar with e-portfolios you may wish to explore these as part of your learning around Digital Citizenship.

Here are some useful links to find out more about e-portfolios

Overview of e-portfolios A YouTube clip

An e-portfolio can be as simple as an electronic document with the appropriate evidence attached, through to sophisticated e-portfolio proprietary platforms. Some people use wikis, blogs orGoogleApps. The choices are vast so start exploring.

NB: Participants who are Otago Polytechnic staff, please note that there is not a proprietary platform that the organisation currently uses or provides support for so you are encouraged to look at freely available forms of e-portfolios if considering this approach.