Issues in Digital Technology in Education/E-Portfolios. By: Renu Kumar Introduction “An e-portfolio is a digitized collection of artifacts, including demonstrations, resources, and accomplishments that represent an individual, group, community, organization, or institution.
This collection can be comprised of text-based, graphic, or multimedia elements archived on a Web site or on other electronic media such as CD-ROM or DVD” (Lorrenzo & Ittelson, 2005, p. 1). They can also be defined as “personalized, Web-based collections of work, responses to work, and reflections that are used to demonstrate key skills and accomplishments for a variety of contexts and time periods” (Lorrenzo & Ittelson, 2005, p. 3). The Electronic Portfolio: A Benefit to Quality Learning and Higher Education. 217a portfolio facilitate creativity, relationships between theuser and others, and deliberation.
Yancey (2009) alsoanalyzed the ability for e-Portfolios to facilitate academicdevelopment for U.S. students, confirming that it providesa means of evidence-based learning for students andfaculty alike.The potential for e-Portfolios to benefit higher education is not much different from the potential for benefits in standard education, although the differences invariables within educational programs may make differentaspects of e-Portfolios significant on varying levels.Batson (2003) described how e-Portfolios can be applied in many areas of higher education, reporting “w henstudents study for a test, they can review their own work and read the instructor's comments on their work. e-Portfolios will make this easier to do, especially over multiple semesters. If a student wants to transfer, the e-Portfolio data may ease the process of articulation withanother college or university.
References. The Electronic Portfolio: A Benefit to Quality Learning and Higher Education. Implementing Electronic Portfolios: Benefits, Challenges, and Suggestions (EDUCAUSE Quarterly) Implementing Electronic Portfolios: Benefits, Challenges, and Suggestions © 2008 Barbara Meyer and Nancy Latham.
EDUCAUSE Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1 (January–March 2008), pp. 34–41 This research describes the lessons learned during initial implementation of e-folios at four teacher education programs By Barbara Meyer and Nancy Latham Many universities use electronic portfolios (e-folios) to collect student work and assessment data for accreditation purposes at either the program or unit level. The research described here investigated the experiences of teacher education programs at four universities that use a common commercial e-folio system.1 Students in these programs purchase the system, which is comparable to other e-folio systems, from the vendor. Literature Review E-folio systems provide a tool for collecting artifacts that can be used for program-wide assessment. As colleges bring the e-folio from idea to implementation, a number of decisions must be made. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
41 Benefits of an ePortfolio. 5 Reasons To Use Digital Portfolios In Your Classroom. By Jennifer Rita Nichols, TeachThought Intern Educators and students of today have more knowledge and tools available to them than ever before in history.
Advances in technology have created a digital world where people from all wakes of life can interact and share knowledge–where the answer to almost any question imaginable is just a few clicks away, no matter where you are in the world or what time of day it is. And yet, despite all of the amazing things we are now able to bring into our classrooms, many students continue to decorate folders or scrapbook covers so that they can paste in pictures they have drawn, writing samples, and short reflections/goals. Digitalportfolio - What is a digital portfolio? Student Blogs: Digital Portfolios. Posted by Mrs Kathleen Morris on Thursday, April 25th 2013 As we have introduced a 1:1 netbook program in grade four this year, I have changed my approach to student blogs.
Rather than having a system where students can earn their personal blog, all students in my class now have a blog as a digital portfolio. As always, we began the year focussing solely on our class blog. I believe it is important to establish a class blog before beginning student blogs for a number of reasons. Students can build their blogging “skill set”. In the past, I have allowed a group of students in my class to earn their own blog throughout the year. The system of students earning their own blog used to work well for me as I could: Monitor student blogs closely and comment somewhat regularly.Ensure parent support was available to help with blogging at home.Ensure the students had the skills and motivation necessary to maintain a blog.
At the start of the year, I gain parent permission. Digital Portfolios. Digital Portfolios Note to all visitors: If any of the documents don’t open for you, try finding them at If you want to contribute to this e-portfolio or digital portfolio page, please add your thoughts in the comments box.
Please say which programs the students used, or whether they utilized Web2 tools like blogs or Wikis. Thanks! General information about Electronic or Digital Portfolios Tools for reflective learning with students. Education.qld.gov.au/smartclassrooms/documents/strategy/pdf/smart-newsletter. Digital Portfolios.