E-Portfolio Draft Paper in a nutshell

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E-Portfolios in a Nutshell
My understanding of an electronic portfolio is a collection of evidence that supports your
learning journey. It can stem from an academic learning timeline, as well as a personal
experience learning journey.
Within this electronic portfolio, one can utilize it to create a database so others may see
their educational experiences. This form of sharing personal resources and collected information
can be used for “Planning educational programs, document knowledge, skills abilities, and
learning, track development within a program, find a job, evaluate a course and monitor and
evaluate performance” (Ittelson & Lorenzo, 2005).
E-portfolios can also be utilized within a classroom. I believe using this type of personal
database within my classroom with help my students in their futures. I appreciate that this form
of sharing information does not entirely include social media. As a future health teacher, I
understand the necessary aspects of being able to show the information about my personal
education, learning background and personal views will allow me to facilitate sharing to my
peers as well as administration.
Before technology became so prominent in the “millennia's” era. I remember having to
showcase personal educational accomplishments using a poster board, pictures and personal
stories to catch a readers attention. I believe e-portfolios are a great way to share information
with others about our backgrounds, in a way where multiple people will be able to reach this
information and correspond over a longer period of time.
The most important elements of an E-portfolio are the fact they are a way for individuals
can promote themselves using technology. It is important for the sharing to multiple people for

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longer periods of time. E-portfolios are a great source because it has multiple uses, anyone can
utilize this information, it can help students, teachers and administrations with enhancing
education and gathering learning experiences from other people to help facilitate their own
learning process.
I personally would like to use an E-portfolio to gather some of my greatest
accomplishments and help others to see how much I have done in my life thus far. I would like to
utilize an E-portfolio as a way to help my students find jobs, and a way for them to showcase
everything they have learned in my class. With health being a very important subject that is
based on the recollection and understanding of each topic, standard and aspect of the curriculum.
It would be beneficial to have my students show me that they have collected to proper data
within the class and showcase that to the rest of their peers. I believe this will also help me see as
a teacher how I am doing with teaching my classes and if there’s anything I would have hoped
they learned but did not fully understand within my teachings.

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References
Lorenzo, G., & Ittleson, J. (2005, July 1). An Overview of E-Portfolios. Retrieved October 21,
2017, from https://library.educause.edu/~/media/files/library/2005/1/eli3001-pdf.pdf