WHAT IS AN ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO? 

It's a concise, annotated collection of student work that reflect a selection of his/her performance. Gughlin (2002) mentions that it serves as record of learning, growth, and change, as well as provide meaningful documentation for students' abilities.

ADVANTAGES OF E-PORTFOLIO USE: 

• Allow students to assume ownership and control of their own learning.
• Motivate students to p`roduce high quality work because it can be easily shared to audiences abroad.
• Provide both teachers and students with the opportunity of feedback.
• Provide a concrete basis for discussion.
• Electronic portfolios are readily accesible to interested parties via the Web.
• Can store multiple media
• Easy upgrade and organize
• Allow cross-referencing of students work via hyperlinks.

DISADVANTAGES OF E-PORTFOLIO USE:

• Staff development for classroom teachers
• Access to multimedia computer with digital camera
• Internet access in the classroom
• Web page development skills for teachers

Types of portfolios

• Developmental Portfolios
• Teacher Planning Portfolios
• Proficiency Portfolios
• Showcase Portfolios
• Employment Skills Portfolios
• College Admission Portfolios

HOW TO PUT A PORTFOLIO ON LINE

• Decide on the areas of assessment
• Select assessment measures
• Select portfolio content
• Decide who should decide what is included in a portfolio
• Decide how the portfolio shoul be organized
• Decide whether to place portfolios on the web
• Decide waht software program you will use to create/mantain the portfolio.

WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN AN ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO?

• A table of contents.
• Letter to viewer with descriptions of the tasks
• Author information (if you are going to publish this information on the web, be careful and protect your information and images)
• Examples of students best work
• Reflections

NOTE

The information in this page is a summary of the article "Electronic Portfolios " by Miguel Guhlin (2002)