Kimberly Purvis
Digital Learning Journey
Innovation Plan
Viewable on YouTube: Planting the seed - ePortfolios
The following innovation plan addresses an area of growth for educational organizations. Through thorough planning and research, I believe implementing ePortfolios with educators is the best approach to grow professional career paths with the utmost success. The following links will guide you through the journey of discovery to the understanding that ePortfolio implementation produces growth and sustainability for all educators.
My innovation proposal invites the organization to implement change that benefits educators and the company. I am proposing transitioning from the use of teacher profiles to career ePortfolios. This simple change will create an avenue for advancement for our educators and provide the organization with a way to maximize the use of the current talent pool most effectively. I invite you to read this proposal to begin the journey to perfect our future.
This literature review guides the reader through past and current literature to analyze and explore the use of ePortfolios in educational and professional settings. It reviews sources analytically to reveal the benefits and challenges one may incur. It addresses both the needs and considerations for successful implementation in an organization. This literature review will give the needed research to prove that this is a journey worth taking.
The implementation outline presented here is a step-by-step guide for the first year of our ePortfolio journey. This outline will focus on training and education of our leadership and a pilot with a small group of educators before full organization-wide implementation. This outline will provide the basis for understanding the ease of implementing the first steps of our journey.
The sources listed in this annotated bibliography are resources I plan to access in the future for further learning. Some I have already studied sections of, while others are new to me, but all show promise for further growth and understanding on this journey. This guide will be continually changing as I go through the ADL program. I will add and remove from it as needed for continual learning and growth.