Why are ePortfolios Important?

• They are a means to share content with faculty, teachers, award granting agencies, or future employers.
• They document history of personal growth and can be used as an assessment tool for instructors and for students.
• They allow for personal control of learning history, build connections, and encourage planning for future learning.
• They are organic objects that can grow with life experiences and expanded on to reflect professional development.

(adapted from George Siemens' ePortfolio article, which is available at elearnspace).

OLN E-Portfolio Day 

OLN E-Portfolio Day was held on July 29, 2008.  Program and keynote speaker information, info about 11 Ohio e-portfolio projects, e-portfolio vendors, and more are available on the e-portfolio day wiki.

ePortfolio Info Jewels

Batson, Trent. 2008. “Viewpoint: ePortfolios: Hot once again.” Campus Technology, April 16.

George Siemens e-portfolio article on Elearnspace

How to documents, tools, and examples for ePortfolios (The University of British Columbia).

Groom, Jim. 2008. “This ain't yo mama's e-portfolio, part 1. ” [Weblog entry, May 7.] WPMu Ed.

Helen Barrett’s Mega-website with information about electronic portfolios and digital storytelling.

Helen Barrett’s favorite links – assessment and eportfolios

Interview with Kathleen Yancey

Personal Learning Environments

Victoria Getis, Catherine Gynn, and Susan E. Metros. “New Partnerships: Engaging Undergraduates in Research through Technology.” Educause Center for Applied Research. 2006. 28 January 2006

WSU winning student eportfolio contest

e-portfolios in Ohio

Bowling Green State University - Student Success Plan

The Charles School at Ohio Dominican University -
E-Portfolios in a 21^st Century Skills Curriculum:   This URL is the “public Portfolio” of Ms. Brionne Powell, a freshman at the Charles school. If you are using IE7/windows to view the portfolio, please visit the “21^st Century Skills” tab and then return to “about me.” You will then have access to a student video introducing the student and her use of ePortfolio

ETech Ohio -
Preparing Teachers to Implement E-Portfolios in Grades 9-12 (available through August 12)

Hocking College -
Documenting Student Success with the Hocking College E-Portfolio

An early example of our e-portfolio:

• (Login user name: hcstudent - password: hcstudent)

A more recent example of our e-portfolio:

• (Login user name: hc_learner - password: example)

Owens Community College -
Open Learning Partnership: Owens Community College Sakai e-Portfolio Pilot Project

The Ohio State University -
Bringing Transition Planning Online: EnvisionIT and an Electronic Transition Portfolio

• Login: guest - password: guest

University of Cincinnati, College of Applied Science -
e-Portfolio Applications in the College of Applied Science at University of Cincinnati
Since the presentation is developed from within LiveText portfolio system, anyone interested in viewing the presentation can receive a visitor access by sending an email to: george.suckarieh@uc.edu

University of Cincinnati -
The “E” Also Stands for “Existing”: E-Portfolio Development Using the Tools At Hand

Around the Nation

A comprehensive listing of portfolio programs across the nation developed in collaboration with the American Association for Higher Education and the University of Denver.

ePortfolios that showcase exemplary academic work, experiential learning, and resumes (Elon University).

A gallery of educator, career and student samples of ePortfolios (The University of Minnesota).

LaGuardia Community College, an extensive set of resources and knowledge.

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Alverno College, Diagnostic Digital Portfolio.

University of Washington, Catalyst portfolio

Organizations

Inter/National Coalition on e-portfolio research

Carnegie Foundation - The Knowledge Media Laboratory (KML) of The Carnegie Foundation has created the KEEP Toolkit as a way for faculty to collect and share multimedia examples of their classroom instruction as well as their electronic portfolios

Tools you may not have thought about using, YET

Personal Learning Environments: Unleashing the Power of Web 2.0

Stephen Downes blog (excellent) entry about Web 2.0 use and eportfolios

Concept mapping software (CmapTools) free download

Short List Bibliography (with descriptions drawn from the Amazon.com web site):

Banta, Trudy W. and associates. Portfolio Assessment Uses, Cases, Scoring, and Impact. Jossey Bass, 2003. Discussion of portfolio assessment from the leading researchers and practitioners in the field, showing how portfolios, including web-based portfolios, have been used at various institutions to assess and improve programs in general education, the major, and advising, as well as overall institutional effectiveness. These articles explore ways portfolios can be scored, students' perspectives on portfolios, how portfolios changed the faculty culture at one institution, and more Cambridge, Barbara L., Editor.

Electronic Portfolios: Emerging Practices in Student, Faculty, and Institutional Learning. Stylus, 2001. The portfolio as a powerful tool for learning and assessment. Introducing the electronic into the mix increases its power, especially through the key feature of interactive hyperlinks and the potential to promote continuous reflection on, and updating of, learning. This introduction examines the potential of electronic portfolios by addressing: rationales for creating an electronic portfolio; possible features of the portfolio; examples of current practice; cautions; and recommendations. Jafari, Ali, and Catherine Kaufman, eds.

Handbook of Research on ePortfolios. Idea Group Publishing, 2006 The single source for comprehensive coverage of the major themes of ePortfolios, addressing all of the major issues, from concept to technology to implementation. It is the first reference publication to provide a complete investigation on a variety of ePortfolio uses through case studies and supporting technologies, and also explains the conceptual thinking behind current uses and potential uses not yet implemented. This is also the first handbook to investigate commercial and academic ePortfolio systems—home-grown, off the shelf, and open source—and to supply proof-of-concept evidence of successful systems. Stefani, Lorraine, Robin Mason, and Chris Pegler.

The Educational Potential of e-Portfolios: Supporting Personal Development and Reflective Learning. Routledge, 2007. A comprehensive, practical guide for lecturers and staff developers who need to know more about the development of purposeful e-portfolios for supporting students in reflecting on their learning. Zubizarreta, John.

The Learning Portfolio: Reflective Practice for Improving Student Learning. Jossey Bass, 2004. An academic understanding of, and rationale for, learning portfolios along with practical information that can be custom tailored to suit many disciplinary, pedagogical, programmatic, and institutional needs.