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=Welcome to the e-Portfolio Project=

Introduction
First used in K-12 settings for teacher preparation programs, electronic portfolios (or e-portfolios) have now become integrated into higher education for a variety of purposes. University and college administrators use e-portfolios for unit evalaution in which individual academic departments share a review of objectives and outcomes that support the goals of the institution's strategic plan.

Educators use e-portfolios as teaching tools to evaluate students and to work on projects with other faculty members, and on a more individual level, some instructors are using e-portfolios to assist them with their own [|professional development] by creating an evolving record of their instructional practice and methology. Such action not only promotes a more conscious view of instructional quality and professional standards, but it creates an environment that fosters interactive asessment for teaching and learning.

Defining e-portfolios
E-portfolios are digitized collections of artifacts including demonstrations, resources, and accomplishments that represent an individual, group, or institution. This collection can be comprised of text, graphics, or multi-media elements.

I see e-portfolios as - //dynamic knowledge// //constructs -// the structure of the electronic format allows for greater interaction and connection **to discover, speculate, analyze, synthesize, question, rethink, revise, and ultimtely create** new ideas. E-portfolios create a culture of collaboration that static forms of asessment cannot.

Student Portfolios
Using e-portfolios with students can support the following objectives:

1. Demonstrates evidence of competencies required to meet course objectives 2. Improves development of writing and multimedia communication skills 3. Helps students become critical thinkers 4. Provides students with opportunities to create a digitized showcase of their work and skill

Kent State University Student Portfolios
Mary these can be hyperlinked to either their username [|KristianStill] OR a separate page.