ePortfolio

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ePortfolio

• Max Rodriguez
• Department of Education and Language Acquisition

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• Introduce ePortfolio Early
• Week 2
• Read Dicker, 15-25Topic Language and
  CultureWriting Workshop 1 Research,
  annotation, and bibliographic referencesThe
  research projectDiscussion Board Reflection on
  non-native English speakers in the United States
  (Bb)The ePortfolio--concept and purpose

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• Remind Students Often

Week 3 Read Dicker, 38-47 and 51-57DUE Working
Bibliography for Research AssignmentPreview in
class Journey to America (VHS700) Topic
Immigrant language experience in
AmericaDiscussion Board Assimilation or
acculturation Which choice do immigrants have?
Explain. (Bb) The ePortfolio Exploring the site
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Assign ePortfolio Tasks as HomeworkWeek 4Read
Dicker, 58-73DUE DRAFT 1 When and how did I
learn a second languageTopic Language Loss or
Language MaintenanceDiscussion Board Is native
language loss inevitable or desirable for recent
immigrants? (Bb)The ePortfolio-Introduce
template choices
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Welcome Page Statement as Reflective
ExerciseFrame as opportunity to introduce
viewer to overall contentDiscuss
rationale for images relationship
between text and images need to
document images
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Yasmins ePortfolio
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Depositing Work in MY COLLECTIONEncourage
students to save drafts, prompts and final drafts
of class work in the MY COLLECTION area for
retrieval
Week 5 Read Dicker, 82-102DUE Research
Assignment Outline Topic Second language
acquisition theory and methodsDiscussion Board
Is there an optimum age to learn a second
language? Explain. (Bb) The ePortfolio
Downloading a template and depositing work in MY
COLLECTION
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Showcase Student ePortfoliosWeek 11Read
Dicker, 164-169DUE Draft 1 Reflective Essay
(Peer critique)Topic Attitudes toward language
pluralism in the United StatesThe
ePortfolioZipping and uploading materials to the
eportfolio Showcase
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Juans Reflection
My intention with this essay is to reflect and
try my ideas out. I feel good to be in this
class, The Puerto Rican Community. I thank my
professor for all that he has given me in this
class. This class turned out to be interesting
and helped me in many aspects of what I would
like to do with my life. Also, the purpose of
this assignment is to identify strengths and
weaknesses that I may posses and that I that
could contribute in my professional life.
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Fold ePortfolio into Course RequirementsCOURSE
REQUIREMENTSResearch Project 25About Me
15Reflections 10Letter to Editor
10Discussion Boards 15Electronic Portfolio
10Collaborative Work 5Homework
5Professional Behaviors 5Total 100
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The ePortfolio Project Lessons Learned

• Introduce the ePortfolio early in the term
• Remind students often
• Assign ePortfolio tasks for homework
• Select template and begin building ePortfolio
  before midterm
• Get students in the habit of writing reflections
  about their work
• Deposit work in the MY COLLECTION area, including
  prompts and drafts
• Fold ePortfolio into course requirements
• Showcase student ePortfolios
• ePortfolio is a work in progress