ePortfolios: Door to the Future

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ePortfolios Door to the Future

• Holly Hofmann
• Tech Fair Fall 2008
• Sponsored by Title V Coop

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Definitions

• As defined by the Northwest Evaluation
  Association, 1990,
• a portfolio in education must include

• Student participation in selecting contents
• Criteria for selection
• Criteria for judging merit
• Evidence of student self-reflection

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Purpose of ePortfolios Collect, Reflect, Share
and Evaluate

• Students
• -class requirements -graduation
  requirements -certification
• -employment resumes
• This slide adapted from Ittelson presentation.

• Faculty
• FTP Process
• Job Search
• CV
• Assessment of class, college, etc.

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Classroom Use of ePortfolios

• Presentation tool ( online, long-term storage of
  presentations)
• Peer Review and Reflection tool
• Teacher feedback and reflection tool
• Organization and Planning tool
• Marketing job search tool
• Student Collaboration tool

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Samples!

• Student Portfolios
• -http//www.eportfolio.lagcc.cuny.edu/ePortfolios/
  Basic/sanchit.sarker/template_resources/portfoliot
  emplate/portfoliobody.html
• - http//www.bethleclair.efoliomn.com/
• More student samples http//www.efoliominnesota.c
  om/index.asp?TypeB_BASICSEC7CFE95C5-E286-460D-
  9DBE-2CE5E0505019DEAE6AFC9A-7386-4569-B07E-8FA
  E6610FD25
• Instructor Portfolios
• -http//www.chichenglin.efoliomn2.com/
• -http//www.laurajahnke.efoliomn2.com/

• Hollys Sample
• http//hollyhofmann.efolioca.efolioworld.com/admin

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Were Convinced Lets Try it!

• Please go to
• http//signup.efolioworld.com
• Your handout will guide you through the process.

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Resources

• John C. Ittelson, Director of Instructional
  Technologies,
• K-20 California Education Technology
  Collaborative john_ittelson_at_csumb.edu
• http//www.k20cetc.org/
• Powerpoint from John Ittelsons Presentation at
  WLACs 2007 Tech Fair
• http//web.mac.com/jittelson/ePort/West_LA.ht
  ml    

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Resources, cont.

• http//www.electronicportfolios.org/
• A comprehensive site by Helen Barrett,
  ePortfolio pioneer.
• http//www.educause.edu/ELI/Archives/EPortfolios/5
  524
• Samples of ePortfolios and literature about
  them.