e-portfolios

In this 5 minute podcast, we feature an interview with Nicholas Schiller, Library Instruction Coordinator for Washington State University Vancouver. He presented a session at the 2007 EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference entitlted, "E-Portfolio, General Education, and University Learning Goals".

WSU Vancouver faculty, librarians, and IT created a series of required one-credit e-portfolio courses for incoming freshman and transfer students. This presentation will cover how we selected an e-portfolio, integrated it into the courses, and used it to assess student progress toward the university learning goals.

I received an e-mail from a professor (Dick Langston) on campus today informing me that their department (Germanic Languages) will be totally revamping the current curriculum. Their plan right now is to have all incoming students create a blog that they will update during their time in the department. When they leave they will then have an e-portfolio all ready to go with their thoughts as well as a nice representation of their work.

This blog entry has three purposes: 1) to write about what will definitely be included and how it will be useful; 2) to examine some possible emerging technology inclusions; and 3) to solicit thoughts from others about their experiences, both with platforms and student blogs as a whole.

Read whole article here: (http://www.edutechie.com/2006/12/e-portfolio-of-the-future/)

Find out more about the educational potential of Google Earth and YouTube in the latest ELI 7 Things You Should Know About… briefs. Also, the latest ELI Insights and Innovations offers a quick snapshot of the Polaris online portfolio system at the University of Texas at Austin.