Share Paper: Effectively Organizing and Managing an Electronic Portfolio

  1. Jackie McBride, Arkansas State University, United States
  2. Joan Henley, Arkansas State University, United States
  3. Joanna Grymes, Arkansas State University, United States
  4. Diana Williams, Arkansas State University, United States
Wednesday, March 4 10:15 AM-11:15 AM Amazon B-F Rounds

Abstract: Electronic portfolios (e-folios) are often used as a means of evaluating students’ performance in many higher education institutes. E-portfolios provide a creative way of organizing, summarizing, and sharing student artifacts, and demonstrating evidence of students’ professional growth. Faculty and students, however, oftentimes find the organizing and managing aspects of an e-portfolio overwhelming. In this presentation, participants will be shown different strategies and techniques that are being used in one university’s on-line program to assist faculty and students in making an e-portfolio more effective. Participants will see examples of e-portfolios exemplifying the organizing and managing principles used. Handouts summarizing the techniques/strategies ...