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Benefits of E-Portfolios

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The Benefits of Using E-Portfolios

• The e-portfolio encourages and facilitates the learner’s support network to participate through appealing social networking resources

• The quality, not just the quantity, of feedback is enhanced and facilitated via social mediums.

• The e-portfolio encourages and enables the process of reflection, self-evaluation, and action planning as a process for lifelong learning. The e-portfolio not only develops skills, it develops approaches to learning.

• The student ought to be able to carry the e-portfolio device with him or her wherever he or she goes, and use it to record, assess, evaluate, and reflect at any time.

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• Increased learning effectiveness

• Model professionalism

• Enhance information technology skills

• Gain academic credit for learning

beyond the classroom

The Benefits of Using E-Portfolios

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Benefits of e-Portfolio

• Reflection on Artifacts as well as how they match goals and standards

• help students make connections among their formal and informal learning experiences

• prompt learners to articulate their learning goals from different perspectives

• allow individuals to display learning in ways overlooked or undervalued by other assessment means

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Benefits of e-Portfolio

• Showcase achievements on individualized Guest pages

• Collect and Reflect on your work• Share your educational and work

experience• Create dynamic resumes• Create a plan of study and work online

with your Advisor

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References

• http://www.core-ed.org/breakfasts/breakfast-seminar-nick-rate-eportfolios

• http://www.deskootenays.ca/wilton/eportfolios/benefits.php

• http://www.eportfolio.org/index.cfm