ePortfolios:

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ePortfolios

• What,
• How,
• Why?

LIS Web Team Workshop
08 Nov 2006
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ePortfolios What are they?

• Informal

Formal
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ePortfolios What are they?

• Informal

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ePortfolios What are they?

• Campus/Institution driven
• Vendor-hosted software package
• Integration with WebCT
• Organized around student learning goals
• Scoring rubrics for outcomes assessment

• Formal

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ePortfolios What are they?

• At Kapiolani CC
• https//eportfolio.kcc.hawaii.edu/portal
• http//www.osportfolio.org
• http//www.sakaiproject.org
• http//www.rsmart.com
• http//eportfolio.org
• Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium

• Formal

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ePortfolios What are they?

• Formal

REFLECT
COLLECT
CONNECT
SELECT
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ePortfolios How do I make a good one?
My ePortfolio
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ePortfolios How do I make a good one?

• Home Page
• Balanced levels
• Unique page location
• Intuitive labels
• Consistent
• Site Map
• Search

• Navigation

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ePortfolios How do I make a good one?

• Navigation

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ePortfolios How do I make a good one?
MINIMUM

• Contact Information
• Résumé / CV
• Courses (w/Syllabi)
• Projects / Documents
• Last Updated

• Content

OPTIONAL

• Personal
• Links

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ePortfolios How do I make a good one?
BASIC ELEMENTS

• Layout
• Colors
• Fonts
• Graphics

• Design /
• Style

TOOLS

• Templates
• Samples
• Printouts and Notes

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ePortfolios How do I make a good one?
PRINCIPLES

• Consistent
• Simple
• Clean

• Design /
• Style

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ePortfolios How do I make a good one?

• Accessibility
• Multimedia
• Site Meter

• Extras

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ePortfolios Why do I need one?

• Internal

External
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ePortfolios Why do I need one?
COLLECT

• Store / Archive
• Organize / Manage

REFLECT

• Internal

• Relate to goals / growth
• Integrate enhance learning

SELECT

• Develop web skills
• Use as creative platform

CONNECT
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ePortfolios Why do I need one?

• External

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ePortfolios Why do I need one?

• Small academic library
• Reference website design
• Selection committee
• Narrow shortlist of 5 to 3

Applicant
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ePortfolios What, How, and Why?
Steph Nelson - stephnel_at_hawaii.edu