Objective (s): - List the course objective your learning artifact aligns to - You can also list personal goals. Be sure to indicate if it is a personal goal.
Your Artifact
Introduce your artifact.
If it is a paper, you should consider converting and embedding a Google Doc so the audience can immediately see your writing samples. Be sure to embed (not link) to all google docs, presentations, folders, videos, ect. When possible, you want your audience to remain on your page!
All artifacts must have a reflection included.
Your Artifact Reflection
Reflective writing, blogging, vodcsting (ect) is very important to your learning, for it allows you to place the assignment in an academic or personal context. For each artifact you put in your ePortfolio, you should ask yourself and respond to questions like these:
How does your performance on this activity demonstrate achievement of--or progress toward the courses outcomes or goals?
How does this artifact connect with what you learned in another course or life lesson?
What impact did the activity/project have on you or your understanding of learning, education, the world? Did it challenge any of your assumptions?
What process did you go through to complete the activity/project?
What challenges did you face in completing the activity? How did you address them?
Why did you pick this artifact to put in your ePortfolio? What does it demonstrate about your learning?
How did participation in the group project help you better understand how the main concepts in this course apply to your life or community? (if applicable)
How do(es) the assignment(s) illustrate the growth/change/progression you have had in this course?
Reflective writing (or video!) is a way for you to think about your thinking and helps you “own” your learning, so take this part of the ePortfolio process seriously.
You should expect to have a 2 – 3 paragraph reflection for each artifact(s) you put into your ePortfolio. Please keep in mind that reflection in your ePortfolio is not a place to evaluate your courses or your instructors. There are other avenues to express those concerns and voicing these types of views may make your overall persona seem very negative to your audience (potential collaborators, employers, students, ect).