ePortfolios: Leveraging the Blog Format

ePortfolios:Leveraging the Blog Format to Demonstrate Student Experience
Melissa A. Venable, PhD
TCC 2011

Welcome!
Types of student portfolios
Is there any research?
Blog-to-portfolio features
Organizing content
Examples
Resources & Recommendations

Student Portfolios
Study
Career!
Image: everythinginblue, Flickr, CC

What’s been done?
Teacher education
Peer review and evaluation
Reflection and work samples
Course-level assignments
Student vs. Instructor selected artifacts
Portfolio systems / LMS / 2.0 platforms

Features to Consider
About page
Pages and posts
Embed – links, slides, video…
Categories and tags
Links to/from online profiles (think LinkedIn)
Easy, intuitive dashboard

Organization
Structure
Resume/CV
Relevant models, competencies, standards (ADDIE, ASTD, AECT…)
Artifacts
What kind of work to you want to do in the future?
Existing – Only the best!
New – Build samples to showcase specifics

Examples
Image: Leo Reynolds, Flickr, CC

http://ericstoller.com/blog/portfolio/

http://www.denzingerdesign.com/portfolio/

http://kerstinhoward.wordpress.com/

Recommendations
Collaborate with the Career Center.
Create a showcase event in your program – virtual roundtable?
Think about portfolios when developing course assignments.
Talk to your alumni – what would they want to see when hiring?
Provide encouragement. Nudge. The sky’s the limit!

A Few Resources
Intrduction to WordPresshttp://www.slideshare.net/wpprobusiness/introduction-to-wordpress-adam-w-warner
E-Portfolios for Learning (Helen Barrett) http://blog.helenbarrett.org/
E-Portfolios at Penn State http://eportfolio.psu.edu/

Questions?
What is your experience with student ePortfolios?
Do you have an ePortfolio? Which platform(s)?
Is it time to lose the “e”?

Thank you!
Let me know how you and your students are using blogs!
Melissa A. Venable, PhD
melissa.venable@yahoo.com
www.design-doc.com
@Melissa_Venable

ePortfolios: Leveraging the Blog Format

by Melissa A. Venable on Apr 13, 2011

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