Eportfolios serve as assessment tools for students, allowing them to collect evidence of learning and reflect on their experiences, while also functioning as professional portfolios for teachers to showcase their skills to potential employers. The document discusses various formats and platforms, such as epearl in Manitoba and online tools like WordPress and Google Sites, for creating eportfolios. It emphasizes the importance of keeping portfolios dynamic, current, and visually appealing, along with essential content like personal information, goals, experiences, and reflections.

1. ePortfolios
What? Why? How?

2. What & Why?
For students:
An assessment tool for formative & summative
assessment. The student collects evidence of
learning & reflects on their learning.
Professional:
Teacher portfolio that showcases
skills, background etc. with the goal of
obtaining employment.

3. Student Portfolios
Portfolios are increasingly common in schools &
electronic portfolios are growing in popularity since
they can include video, audio in addition to more
traditional elements.
ePortfolios can take many forms, in Manitoba ePearl is
a popular platform supported by MB Ed.
See ICT@BU google site for resources & information.

6. How?
Offline:
using PowerPoint, Keynote, Flash, html or similar
product.
Online:
options from creating your own site
to using tools like Wordpress, Google
Sites, Weebly, Yola …

8. Some ideas:
A welcome page
Personal info, goals
Resume (highlights & rest as pdf or all?)
Experience: work, teaching, volunteer, etc
Teaching philosophy
Professional learning (include some info: what
was it about? Reflection – what did you learn?)
• Artifacts: student teaching
reports, notes, lesson examples, activities, ICT
items…
• Classroom Management plan?
• Sell yourself – include things you have done
that might get you an interview/job
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9. Remember!
This is a dynamic, evolving artifact.
Keep it:
• current,
• workable (no broken links),
• dynamic,
• aesthetically pleasing,
• simple/clear navigation,
• use colour, graphics,
• include REFLECTIONS!
• Remember the audience!

10. One more suggestion….
When you save files to include as
attachments (resume, etc.) convert to a
pdf & include it that way.
Good luck!

11. Some
examples!