This document discusses ePortfolios created by students at Upstate College of Health Professions. It explains that ePortfolios allow students to showcase their work, growth, and reflections over time. Students can include classwork, projects, presentations, feedback and anything else that defines them as health professionals. The document recommends using Google Sites to create ePortfolios as it is free and flexible. It provides examples of student ePortfolios and step-by-step instructions for setting up an ePortfolio on Google Sites.

1. ePortfolios at Upstate
College of Health Professions

2. Why ePortfolios?
• Showcase of your work and learning
• Grows as you do
• Easily shared with others
– Prospective employers
– Faculty
• Encourages self-reflection

3. What goes in an ePortfolio?
ePortfolio
Academic Personal
Professional

4. What goes in an ePortfolio?
• Class work e.g. reports, case studies, projects
• Class work
• Reflections of experiences (clinical or other)
• Community Service experiences
• Resume
• Video clips
• PowerPoint Presentations
• Feedback from instructors or supervisors
• …anything else that defines you as a health professional

5. What goes (and stays) in an ePortfolio?
An ePortfolio should be
“…a multimedia venue to
document and reflect upon your practice.”
We do not learn from experience; we learn from reflecting on experience.
~John Dewey~
Venue: a place where things happen

6. What goes (and stays) in an ePortfolio?
Collect - Select
Reflect - Connect
Project

7. What goes (and stays) in an ePortfolio?
Collect - Select – Reflect – Connect – Project
• Collect (deposit) class work and other materials.

8. What goes (and stays) in an ePortfolio?
Collect - Select – Reflect – Connect – Project
• Collect (deposit) class work and other materials.
• Select work samples that show learning & growth.

9. What goes (and stays) in an ePortfolio?
Collect - Select – Reflect – Connect – Project
• Collect (deposit) class work and other materials.
• Select work samples that show learning & growth.
• Reflect on learning and identify evidence of growth.

10. What goes (and stays) in an ePortfolio?
Collect - Select – Reflect – Connect – Project
• Collect (deposit) class work and other materials.
• Select work samples that show learning & growth.
• Reflect on learning and identify evidence of growth.
• Connect
•Build links across classes, disciplines & semesters
•Strengthen connection between school, community and work

11. What goes (and stays) in an ePortfolio?
Collect - Select – Reflect – Connect – Project
• Collect (deposit) class work and other materials.
• Select work samples that show learning & growth.
• Reflect on learning and identify evidence of growth.
• Connect
•Build links across classes, disciplines & semesters
•Strengthen connection between school, community and work
• Project yourself to the world; map your future

12. What goes (and stays) in an ePortfolio?
Collect - Select – Reflect – Connect – Project
• Project yourself to the world; map your future
“Measures the unmeasurable”
~Gary Halada – SUNY Stonybrook~

13. Logistics: how do I make an
ePortfolio?
• Some available options
– Google sites
– Blackboard’s ePortfolio tool
– Mahara (or other open source tools)

14. Advantages:
No cost or overhead to use
Extremely flexible; accommodates users ranging from technophobes to power users
Portfolio stays under control of user; does not require Blackboard access
Supports viewer comments
No need to migrate from Upstate system when graduating
Disadvantages:
No integration with Blackboard
Google.com offers free hosting under their
Google Sites page. Many portfolio
templates are available that give users a
simple way to develop their ePortfolio.

15. EXAMPLE PORTFOLIOS
https://sites.google.com/a/g.clemson.edu/asjenkieprotfolio/ph
ysical-therapy-internship-powerpoint
https://sites.google.com/site/leahpepeportfolio/home

16. Sign in to your Google account
If you don’t have one it’s easy to create one for free
Logistics Part II:
How do I use Google Sites?

17. Logistics Part II:
How do I use Google Sites?
Go to https://sites.google.com/
or

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20. Click the button, and start from scratch or
Use a template (there are many available)
One is available: search for
Upstate Health Professions
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Logistics Part II: How do I use Google Sites? (continued)

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24. Any questions?
Contact: George Dale
daleg@upstate.edu 4-7913
Room WH 041
(library basement; turn right at bottom of stairs)