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Formatting the Learner Portfolio

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There are many ways to format the learner portfolio and you will find there is no single right way.  Instead, InThinking is suggesting a wide variety of options, from analog to digital to a combination of the two to get you and your students on the path toward creating a successful learner portfolio. 

Look at the options below, consider what you already do in your school and in your context, and think about how best to present this to students.  The subject guide is always the best place to start and use this page to compliment what is in the guide.

Some Options

Padlet: Padlet is an online tool that allows students to "make beautiful boards, documents, and webpages that are easy to read and fun to contribute to" according to their website.  If you and your students are familiar with this online tool, it might work for you for the learner portfolio too.

Adobe Spark: Adobe Spark says on their website that students can "create impactful graphics, web pages and video stories in minutes."  If you've ever used this before, you know how clean and crisp it all looks.  The presentation of it all is visually engaging.  

Art sketchbook: an old-school option (a notebook with blank pages) that you will see your Visual Arts students using.  It’s a tried and true system and for many Visual Art students; it’s pretty darn amazing to see their sketchbooks.

Online learning platform: many schools have an online learning platform that they have to use.  This includes everything from Moodle to Blackboard to Teamie and more.  This link is from PowerSchool Unified Classroom Learning (formally known as Haiku), a popular platform in schools around the world: https://www.powerschool.com/solutions/unified-classroom/learning/

Blog: Nick Alchin’s blog about education is a great model example to see how he collects and collates his thoughts.  In many ways, it’s a great example of a learner portfolio for a teacher or educator. 

Google Drive folder: using Google Docs and more, students can upload their work and much, much more in one personalized Google Drive folder.  This option is – obviously – only available where Google is allowed and when students have gmail accounts. 

Wikis: you can use the Wiki option in your online learning platform (if that exists) or students can create one for the purpose of using it for their learner portfolio. 

Mix and match approach: perhaps you want students to have a blank sketchbook AND a digital portfolio.  Maybe you will have some pieces in Google Drive and Google Docs and others will be on your online learning platform.

Something else:  Don’t be afraid to experiment.  Just because it isn’t suggested here doesn’t mean you can’t do it or it isn’t worthwhile. If you have a better idea, run with it!

Disclaimer: InThinking does not endorse any specific technological product or company.  Instead, suggestions are being offered amidst the wide variety of options out there.  Schools and communities will need to decide what is right for them in their context.