I'm a long time lover of the journey and not so much the destination. The destination is the end; When fulfillment is actualized it's a type of death. You mourn, celebrate, and, if you're lucky, metamorphose it into something else.
But, it's the journey where things happen. As Shakespeare said, "The play's the thing." Or something like that. For a guy who lives most of his life in his own head, I like gerunds. Gerunds are verbs acting as nouns by attaching -ing to the end of them. This is me as a gerund: Running. Reading. Listening. Writing. Loving. Fighting. Growing. Reflecting.
At some point in the conference, it struck me that this is the best thing about eportfolios as well. Or the best part of having an eportfolio anyway is when you attach the -ing to it making it an action.
Helen Barrett, in looking at the near future, makes a connection between ePortfolios and social media. Not so much Facebook as portfolio but more of what is being done on Facebook and how that can apply to an eportfolio. I agree with her. In the sessions I attended that were led by people like myself phrases such as "flow" and "intrinsic motivation" were thrown around to describe what the good portfolio experience is like. In the session I attended featuring students from LaGuardia Community College's Making Connections program they used words like 'fun' and 'proud' and 'mine.' In fact, one of the best reasons ever for doing an ePortfolio came from a student who said she "did it for herself" and did not care if anyone else ever looked at it.
It brought to mind the Kerouac quote, "Write in recollection and amazement for yourself." That's what I think the eportfolio experience can be like. I'd only replace the verb write with create to reflect the new potentials of literacy and expression.
But, it's the journey where things happen. As Shakespeare said, "The play's the thing." Or something like that. For a guy who lives most of his life in his own head, I like gerunds. Gerunds are verbs acting as nouns by attaching -ing to the end of them. This is me as a gerund: Running. Reading. Listening. Writing. Loving. Fighting. Growing. Reflecting.
At some point in the conference, it struck me that this is the best thing about eportfolios as well. Or the best part of having an eportfolio anyway is when you attach the -ing to it making it an action.
Helen Barrett, in looking at the near future, makes a connection between ePortfolios and social media. Not so much Facebook as portfolio but more of what is being done on Facebook and how that can apply to an eportfolio. I agree with her. In the sessions I attended that were led by people like myself phrases such as "flow" and "intrinsic motivation" were thrown around to describe what the good portfolio experience is like. In the session I attended featuring students from LaGuardia Community College's Making Connections program they used words like 'fun' and 'proud' and 'mine.' In fact, one of the best reasons ever for doing an ePortfolio came from a student who said she "did it for herself" and did not care if anyone else ever looked at it.
It brought to mind the Kerouac quote, "Write in recollection and amazement for yourself." That's what I think the eportfolio experience can be like. I'd only replace the verb write with create to reflect the new potentials of literacy and expression.
Right on, I say. Turning it into a verb conveys the concept in a much more true way. Thank you for this.
I like the journey as well, but I'm more of a fan of the destination. I like the feeling of accomplishing something so I can look back on my work and admire it.
So e-portfolio as travel log of life. I like it.
Although may be one of the most awkward-to-pronounce gerunds ever, lol.
Expression is all about conveying your ideas in the best way possible to tell a story about who you are. E-portfolioing is a great medium to tell your personal story, as it doesn't filter anything.
The journey is sometimes what makes the destination what it actually is :)
great post...very thought provoking
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