ePortfolio - Authentic Assessment - Project-Based Learning 5 Free Tools For Making Digital Portfolios Students create a truly outstanding amount of work over the course of a year. Back when everything was done on paper, most of that work was either thrown in the trash, stuffed in a drawer somewhere, or stuck in a box in the garage. How many essays, stories, you labor over during your years as a student that you’ll never see again? Now that so much of what students create in school (and in life) is in the digital realm, teachers have an opportunity to help students value their work more and for longer. Digital portfolios allow students to collect the work they’re most proud of and see their progress over time in a tangible way. More than that, they encourage students to take more ownership over their work. That’s especially true if you encourage students to make their digital portfolios more broadly about themselves and their interests rather than solely about their schoolwork. Image via Flickr by Johan Larrson Tools for Making Free Student Digital Portfolios 1) Google Sites Ms. 2) Evernote
Crossing the threshold: moving e-portfolios into the mainstream 1 View or download this publication in accessible PDF format2 What the publication offers Despite pockets of good practice across the disciplines, wide-scale adoption of e-portfolios across further and higher education institutions has been less commonly achieved, and where large-scale implementation has occurred, little has been shared to inform the work of others. Now a JISC-funded e-Portfolio Implementation Toolkit and a series of institutional video case studies have brought together information and guidance from institutions with experience of e-portfolio implementation to assist universities, colleges and other organisations planning to mainstream their use of e-portfolios. Crossing the Threshold is a short publication which follows the stages of a typical implementation journey, synthesising insights and guidance from the toolkit and supporting case studies to form a summary of good practice at each stage of the process. Further information
Five Ways to Use Online Portfolios in the Classroom Our digital world is transforming the way we learn, and today's teachers are tasked with the challenging job of sifting through the deluge of educational technologies and creating a meaningful learning experience for students. In my 15 years in education, I've seen firsthand how opportunities and a little guidance can positively impact a person's future and change the life path they're following. In fact, as a result of serving on the San Francisco School Board, where I learned about the obstacles to education, I've seen how creating learning opportunities can impact a long-term digital identity. Next-generation education portfolio platforms -- such as Digication, Pathbrite, Taskstream and Epsilen -- are one way for teachers to start early and educate students about how they can manage their own academic and professional accomplishments. 1. 2. Sifting through the endless hoards of information on the Internet is becoming a necessary skill. 3. 4. 5.
ePortfolio Tools | ePortfolio Review Please add and review the eportfolio system you use at your school, college or university. Below is a list of the eportfolios we are reviewing along with others we felt were worth noting. Please comment on the eportfolio platforms and make suggestions for others we should review. Epsilen Showcase eportfolio – no charge Epsilen Environment is the result of six years of research and development at the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Like this: Like Loading...
Online Portfolio Tools Much of this work began with my Online Portfolio Adventure, where I recreated my presentation portfolio with at least 33 different online services, software and strategies between September 2004 and the present time. In 2006, I began exploring the use of Web 2.0 tools, and constructed portfolios using these tools. One advantage of Web 2.0 tools is that many of them are free, although WikiSpaces may place ads on the page. There is some concern about security in a K-12 school environment, so care should be taken when using these tools with children. Top 5 Free Portfolio Sites : Vitamin T We asked our staff one short and sweet question this past week: What are the best free portfolio sites on the web? Keep in mind that many of our staff see 100 or so portfolios each and every week. So we’re here to share the fruits of their hours spent gazing into monitors at portfolio sites of all shapes and sizes. But back to our question. 1. No surprises here. 2. Many of our agents will been attending a sampling of Behance’s 468 Online Portfolio reviews taking place around the world from May 14th through 21st, but the site’s been on the radar for lots of creatives since they launched in 2006. 3. What started out as one designer’s frustration at the pain and expense of putting his illustration work online, Carbonmade has turned into home for nearly 400,000 portfolios. 4. Cargo offers their members a stunning way to create freestanding personal websites with their own URL, but it comes with a catch: you must be invited to join. 5. And remember, you can have several portfolio sites.
ePortfolio Project Housed in University Writing, the ePortfolio Project is a campus-wide initiative that offers Auburn students the opportunity to create personal websites that: Communicate and showcase skills, experiences, and learningContain diverse artifacts—documents and mediaContextualize those artifacts for potential employers, graduate schools, etc. The heart of the ePortfolio Project is the learning that happens as students revisit and reconsider their Auburn experience for a real audience. Departments and programs are taking up the ePortfolio Project in ways that make sense for their contexts, most often by integrating aspects of ePortfolios into curriculum, mentoring students as they identify goals and engage in reflection, and investigating the connections between ePortfolios and critical thinking. Auburn University supports these efforts by providing grant funding, recognizing exemplary practices, and providing faculty and student instruction.