I'm getting more and more worried about Portfolios as an assessment
instrument for PG Certs. They do indeed give candidates the opportunity to
demonstrate a good cross-section of their skills and knowledge, but I fear
that:
(1) some good participants just never get round to putting a portfolio
together;
(2) some good participants' time would be better spent teaching (or
researching) than putting together the wonderful portfolios they sometimes
produce.
However, I pride myself in never being late getting my portfolios marked,
and have just finished writing feedback comments for my last two for the
present. But that said, I find myself doing all sorts of tasks BEFORE I
actually open a portfolio - a very good way of clearing my desk. You
wouldn't believe some of the things which take precedence over marking a
portfolio - or are other people the same as me?
Please will you reply to the list if you have some advanced portfolio
marking avoidance tactics you are willing to share? [Indeed, replying to
the list could count as one of these in its own right]. I will be happy to
work these together into a compendium, so that we can all get even more
done while we're putting off marking portfolios.
Phil Race
www.phil-race.com
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