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ePEARL, is a bilingual web-based process portfolio developed by the Research Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP) from Concordia University in Montreal. ePEARL is an acronym for Electronic Portfolio Encouraging Active Reflective Learning and is designed to facilitate and support self-regulated learning for students from Kindergarten to grade 12.

ePEARL is an electronic portfolio that connects and supports many of the principles and the big ideas in the Literacy with ICT developmental continuum. ePEARL is a tool suited for creating student electronic portfolios that provide evidence of student literacy with ICT. The creation of student electronic portfolios is not required by the LwICT policy, however some teachers may wish to collect evidence of student literacy with ICT electronically.

During the 2007-08 school year Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth hosted a pilot of ePEARL and invited implementation team teachers for Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum, and their students, from around the province, to participate. The purpose of the pilot was to

  1. determine the extent to which ePEARL is pedagogically appropriate and useful in developing student literacy with ICT
  2. explore the accumulation of evidence in student e-portfolios as a tool in accessing student literacy with ICT

In this section of the website you will find information concerning

  • how ePEARL connects with and supports the principles and assessment model for Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum
  • options for accessing ePEARL for use during the 2007-08 school year and beyond

ePEARL has three levels intended for a variety of grades:

ePEARL Level 1

 

Level 1 is intended for K-3 and focuses on reading and writing skills within a simple and appealing portfolio that encourages young students to set simple goals and to respond and reflect on readings and writings.

 
ePEARL Level 2 and 3

 

Level 2 is intended for grades 4-6, supports more complex work, and encourages self-regulated learning and conferencing.

Level 3 is intended for grades 7-12, has all the same features as level 2, while using higher level language and more sophisticated images.

 

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