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ePortfolios for Professional Development:
Viability and Best Practices
Teggin Summers, Assistant Director of ePortfolio Initiatives
These ePortfolios are creating using the Virginia Tech Electronic Portfolio System, sponsored by Learning Technologies. To learn more visit http://eportfolio.vt.edu or email [email protected]
ePortfolio
Purposeful collection of work
Exhibits effort, progress, achievement
Self-reflection
Involves student participation
These ePortfolios are creating using the Virginia Tech Electronic Portfolio System, sponsored by Learning Technologies. To learn more visit http://eportfolio.vt.edu or email [email protected]
Viability: Current Status
These ePortfolios are creating using the Virginia Tech Electronic Portfolio System, sponsored by Learning Technologies. To learn more visit http://eportfolio.vt.edu or email [email protected]
Ward and Moser (2008)53% of all respondents consider ePs
Turner (2007)ePs must be well-designed
Professional presence on the web
Act of creating eP
Best Practices
These ePortfolios are creating using the Virginia Tech Electronic Portfolio System, sponsored by Learning Technologies. To learn more visit http://eportfolio.vt.edu or email [email protected]
Always think of your audience
Avoid the need for viewers to scroll
Check and double-check links and images
Maintain consistent font
…Best Practices
These ePortfolios are creating using the Virginia Tech Electronic Portfolio System, sponsored by Learning Technologies. To learn more visit http://eportfolio.vt.edu or email [email protected]
Be aware of and use white space
Sometimes less is more (or, keep it simple)
Avoid unnecessary bells and whistles, but consider incorporating multimedia where appropriate
Be mindful of copyright status
Resources
Visit http://eportfolio.vt.edu
Email [email protected]
The Non-Designer’s Web BookRobin Williams
Web Pages That Suckhttp://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/
Examples
http://www.tinyurl.com/gambrel
http://www.tinyurl.com/cbeach-englishedeport
http://eportfolio.vt.edu/gallery.html
http://www.tinyurl.com/eportfolio
ePortfolio
These ePortfolios are creating using the Virginia Tech Electronic Portfolio System, sponsored by Learning Technologies. To learn more visit http://eportfolio.vt.edu or email [email protected]