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I have looked over numerous examples of e-portfolios and I find myself wanting to try some different e-Portfolio platforms. I actually started creating sites on Wix, Weeby, and WordPress to see how those platforms worked only to find myself going back to Google. I had to remind myself the importance of me using Google for my site. We are a Google for education school and almost everything I do is Google related so it makes sense for me to continue using Google. I do however like some of the features that are offered with Wix or WordPress, but then again it is not all about the extras they provide. It should be more about the content you are sharing within your e-portfolio and how you are using it for yourself.  Some things that catch my attention when looking at all the different examples are making sure that there is not so much information and writing on a page. I liked the sites that were more organized and not cluttered with lengthy writing and information. I found a...

As I read over this week’s readings that talked about who really owns the e-portfolio I found myself starting to understand the true power of an e-portfolio. There was one quote in a reading that hit home to me, “The things we are supposed to do for it [the e-portfolio] are kind of like assignments and no offense but everybody knows, for assignments, you give them what they want – you give them what they want and they give you your mark, that’s basically the way it works.” (Tosh, Penny Light, Flemming & Haywood, 2005).   I started to think that is one problem in education, we set rubrics or guidelines for student’s to hit for a certain grade. Instead we don’t truly give them full ownership of the material and allow them to use their creativity to go for it. One reason I like the COVA model is not only does it allow us a voice in our creation that is authentic to our own learning environment, but it allows the learner to take more of an ownership to their learning. St...

As we continue to work on our e-portfolio’s this week, the question why use an e-portfolio comes up. This goes beyond all the reasons that were given in the readings that I have come across so far in this course. Sure an e-portfolio will show your growth in learning and allow you to reflect on what you have learned in a deeper sense. I feel those are great reasons to use an e-portfolio as those are some reasons I will continue to use my e-portfolio past my DLL courses. It will allow me to see my own growth in my education and a shift in my thinking as I understand different views of what I learn. It will allow me to reflect on what I believed and what I had believed in the past. It will allow me to showcase my work as I continue to build and develop this important technology piece, but there is something more. I believe the one thing that it helps myself and will help my students beyond the reasons given previously is allowing everyone to have a voice. I believe we taken own...

 I was excited to put together my first eportfolio in my EDLD5302 course. After this week’s readings from my new EDLD 5303 course, I understand more about the importance of creating and maintaining an eportfolio throughout your life. I can see how most people will drop it because of the lack of time, but keeping up with one will allow me to better reflect on my learning. It will also allow me to make meaningful connections that I can share with my fellow teachers and students. I want to be able to use my eportfolio to help my students and allow me to reflect on my learning. I challenged my students to create their first video assignment after learning and reflecting on the growth mindset in my previous course. This allowed my students to go outside their comfort zone and create something that they can be proud of. I was excited to see their results and accomplishments. I want to use my eportfolio to give them an example like I did with the growth mindset video.  ...

My EDLD5302 Reflection Foward By: Mitch Madden I will continue using the COVA model as I continue my journey into the Digital Learning and Leading program at Lamar University. I really believe in the COVA model because it allows me a choice in how I want to voice my authentic learning and this develops more of an ownership of the individual education.  I will be incorporating the growth mindset, COVA model, and failing forward strategies in my classroom as I move forward. I have already begun to not only personally adopt the growth mindset thinking, but help my students in developing more of a growth mindset by allowing them more of a choice while taking on projects or assignments. I feel by allowing them a choice and voice in how they present or reach the result will allow them to become more creative, more innovative, and take on more of an ownership of their education.  I saw an article in teach taught by Terry Heick, “Failing Forward: 21 ideas to help stu...

Growth Mindset Plan By: Mitch Madden  I feel the growth mindset is very important for a person to grow their knowledge and develop as individuals. I am a firm believer that the learning process is a lifelong journey. My goal is to promote the growth mindset within my classroom to the students along with my co-workers within our district. I help with the integration of technology on our campus and feel I can relay the growth mindset action through leading by example. I am going to challenge myself to try new products and resources within my own classroom, which will allow me to pass the examples down to my students and co-workers. If I do not know something then I will take the mindset of I don’t know it yet and keep working towards learning the resource. I will teach this mindset of yet to others as we develop the growth mindset on campus. I feel that it is very important to incorporate technology within the learning environment and is an excellent way to help students...