What?

= = =What is an e-Portfolio?=

The term e-Portfolio is short for "electronic portfolio." It generally refers to any intentional collection, organization, and storage of digitized items. In teaching and learning, e-Porfolios are often used as a way to allow learners to gather artifacts, and to reflect upon the learning process. They are also used as a way to document evidence of the learning process. In many states, professional portfolios are part of the teacher certification process, therefore many teacher preparation and induction programs encourage the use of e-Portfolios as an option for demonstration of competencies. e-Portfolios also benefit learners as they put the learner in charge of his or her own collection processes and encourage lifelong learning through reflection.

**Online Descriptions of e-Portfolios** [|Dr. Helen Barrett (video)] (watch the "introduction" video) [|EDUCAUSE](be sure to open the full PDF) [|Scholastic] [|elearnspace] [|Center for Effective Teaching & Learning] [|Digital Portfolio: A Richer Picture of Student Performance] [|Eduscapes] ** Evaluating e-Portfolios ** [|Rubric for Electronic Portfolios] (NOTE: in the ePortfolio course at IU1, you will self-evaluate your work with this rubric) [|Portfolios, Accountability & Assessment]

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 * Terms & Definitions **

NOTE: *** for IU1's "Building Your ePortfolio (online)" course, you must select 2 articles here to read, summarize and discuss in Blackboard. Feel free to locate additional online articles which defining what ePortfolios are, reading them, summarizing them, discussing them, and additionally sharing their URL's in the discussion board.