Why?

= = =Why create an e-Portfolio?=

What are the benefits to gathering your teaching materials in an online setting? How will it benefit you personally and professionally to do so? Below you'll find some articles which address the rationale behind why you might want to consider creating an electronic portfolio to document your teaching career.

[|Dr. Barrett's Videos] on thinking through your ePortfolio development process
 * Thinking Through the Process **

**Articles & Webpage Descriptions** [|THE Journal] (//Electronic Portfolios and Dimensions of Learning)// [|The benefits of ePorfolios] [|Meaningful Uses] [|Selling Yourself]

**Research** Dr. Helen Barrett's collection of current [|research on portfolios] topics [|Portfolios in Teacher Education] [|Portfolos & Engagement] A [|dissertation on ePortfolios] for teachers

NOTE: *** these resources are highly recommended for participants enrolled in IU1's "Building Your ePortfolio (online)" course. 