e Portfolio Inquiry Project Zach Tucker History e

e. Portfolio Inquiry Project Zach Tucker

History • e. Portfolios find their roots in traditional paper portfolios. These were used for collecting personal info, sample work, evaluations, and awards. • “e. Portfolios” came into existence in the early 1990 s with the rise of internet capabilities. • People could now upload their portfolios to an online server and input texts, hyperlinks, documents, multimedia, and more.

History of e. Portfolios • Today, e. Portfolios are seeing more widespread as more people understand their functions and they become easier to use. • "The History of e. Portfolios. " danwilton. com. N. p. , n. d. Web. 18 Oct 2011. <http: //www. danwilton. co m/eportfolios/history. php>.

K-12 e. Portfolios • e. Portfolios are used decidedly less in secondary school than in college, most likely because college students are looking to showcase their work for a wider variety of goals, whereas most secondary school students have a specific goal of getting into college. • Google. Apps divides its e. Portfolios for K-12 into three levels, with Level 1 being the simplest and Level 3 the most advanced

K-12 e. Portfolios • Level 1 – Using an e. Portfolio as storage – Used by younger students because of their inability to grasp the complexities of higher level e. Portfolios – Focuses on content • Level 2 – Using an e. Portfolio as a workspace – Used by mid-range students – Focuses on reflection of learning and the documentation of artifacts.

K-12 e. Portfolios • Level 3 – Using an e. Portfolio as a showcase – Used by the upper level secondary students – Focused on the documentation of achievements – Most similar to college e. Portfolios, in that they have a purpose other than being used for self-benefit. • "e. Portfolios with Google. Apps. " Google. Apps. Google, n. d. Web. 18 Oct 2011. <http: //sites. google. com/site/eportfolioapps/ overview/levels>.

College and Beyond • College students most often use e-portfolios to showcase their achievements. • “An e. Portfolio is in sense a very advanced resume, in that it is a resume with other media (pictures, videos, hyperlinks, letters of reference, blurbs, etc…) attached. Everything is then organized to show off the student to potential employers. ” –Zach Tucker

College and Beyond • After college, students will most likely use their eportfolios for the same purpose (an advanced resume). • Businesses may use an e. Portfolio to show off the business as a whole. • Very professional people sometimes use multiple e. Portfolios to show off different aspects of their lives. • Stringfellow, Angela. "About Business Potrfolios. " So. You. Wanna? . N. p. , n. d. Web. 18 Oct 2011. <http: //www. soyouwanna. com/businessportfolios-20147. html>.

Different Types of e. Portfolios • Foliotek – The motto of this platform is “Assessment just got easier” – Suitable for users who have many files for their e. Portfolio – It distinguishes students e. Portfolios from faculty/administrator e. Portfolios – Supposedly complicated and costs money

Different Types of e. Portfolios • Elgg – A hybrid between social networking and e. Portfolios – The platform allows for information to be put together as a profile for others to view – Similar to other social media sites, it has an “add a friend” feature – Enables the user to add information about past and present life

Different Types of e. Portfolios • KEEP Toolkit – Highly regarded by users – Has a wide range of tools allowing users to do many different things with their e. Portfolio – There are examples of e. Portfolios to help users create their own – Allows webpages to be linked together like a website – The most helpful of the platforms • "Different Types of E Portfolio Platforms. " slideshare. net. 2007. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. <http: //www. slideshare. net/AGueva 909/differenttypes-of-e-portfolio-platforms>.

Limitations of e. Portfolios • Lack of Standardization – Portfolios do not meet the requirements for standardization because they are tailored to the individual student. • Not Feasible for Large Scale Learning Assessment – Because of the un-standardized nature of the portfolios, a single reviewer may see the work in the portfolio different than another making it difficult to adequately assess the student – Also, though computer technology has come a long way in grading, the technology cannot be used in this sense because of the large scale un-standardized portfolios

Limitations of e. Portfolios • Bias – A portfolio may include photographs, videos, or other information about student identities – Because of the lack of anonymity, reviewers may inadvertently form biases about the student • Shavelson, Richard, Stephen Klein, and Roger Benjamin. "The Limitations of Portfolios. " Inside Higher Ed. N. p. , 16 Oct 2009. Web. 19 Oct 2011. <http: //www. insidehighered. com/views/2009 /10/16/shavelson>.