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An electronic portfolio, also known as an e-portfolio or digital portfolio, is a collection of electronic evidence assembled and managed by a user, usually on the Web. Such electronic evidence may include inputted text, electronic files such as Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF files, images, multimedia, blog entries, and hyperlinks. E-portfolios are both demonstrations of the user's abilities and platforms for self-expression, and, if they are online, they can be maintained dynamically over time. Some e-portfolio applications permit varying degrees of audience access, so the same portfolio might be used for multiple purposes.

An e-portfolio can be seen as a type of learning record that provides actual evidence of achievement. Learning records are closely related to the Learning Plan, an emerging tool that is being used to manage learning by individuals, teams, communities of interest, and organizations. To the extent that at Personal Learning Environment captures and displays a learning record, it also might be understood to be an electronic portfolio.

Usage

Today, electronic portfolios are gaining popularity in:

E-portfolios have an edge over the traditional, paper-based variety because there is a considerable increase in the range and quality of services that can be provided to individuals and the community. Students are able to apply to college or to businesses showing these complete examples of their work; something much richer than test scores and grades. The development of the electronic job market has seen a rise in the usage of e-portfolios. Organizations can considerably cut costs by recruiting online and, due to the growth of the Internet, are able to potentially find better job matches online than through conventional recruitment mediums.

E-portfolios enable the individual to be evaluated on various levels. E-portfolios highlight all of an individual's skill sets. Although academics are extremely important, an individual's work experience and extracurricular activities are also highlighted, allowing the reader to understand the different dimensions of the individual. E-portfolios empower individuals to connect their formal education, work experience, and personal activities. E-portfolios can also aid professors to follow the progress of their students which allows them to evaluate their own performance. Individuals are not limited to one portfolio; they can create different portfolios to represent different aspects of their life to fit the needs of different audiences or potential employers. Schools from the age of 13 make eportfiolios for future needs.


Other considerations

In order to make these services provided widely accessible, e-portfolios should comply with interoperability standards, though there is wide disagreement about what these actually are. Many e-portfolios are already using interoperable standards in so far as they are developed in common language, such as HTML.

See also

References

  • Haag, S., Cummings, M., McCubbrey, D., Pinsonneault, A., Donovan, R. (2006). Management Information Systems for the Information Age. Building an E-portfolio(XLM-J). Toronto: Mcgraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-095569-7.
  • Mendoza-Calderón, Marco A.; Ramirez-Buentello, Joaquin. (2006). Handbook of Research on ePortfolios. Facilitating Reflection Through ePortfolio at Tecnológico de Monterrey. Hershey, USA. Ali Jafari (Ed). pp: 484-493 ISBN 1-59140-890-3.

ePortfolio Organizations & International Conference Presentations

ePortfolio Research


online ePortfolio builders

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