QUICK RESOURCE SHEET #33

Portfolio assessment – Part II

(ONLINE PORTFOLIOS)

“…a reflective, organic narrative is a resource for students and teachers beyond the classroom.  Sharing electronic portfolios and reflective web content ensures the evolution of student and instructor web communities and aids in continued self-evaluation and instructional assessment.”

http://chronicle.com/free/2002/02/2002022101t.htm

“More and more institutions are encouraging -- or even requiring -- students to create electronic portfolios that highlight their academic work.” This article from The Chronicle of Higher Education describes how and why different institutions use electronic portfolios; it includes a link to searchable listings of portfolio projects.

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial044.shtml

Here’s an online tutorial (“techtorial”) to help students create their own hyperlinked portfolios.

http://electronicportfolios.org/portfolios.html

Links, links and more links on using electronic portfolios.

http://www.electricteacher.com/onlineportfolio/examples.htm

Samples of students’ online portfolios (primarily from the lower grades).

http://depts.washington.edu/tepacct/

Samples of online teaching portfolios