Monday, February 4, 2008
Welcome to the e-portfolio assignment
Welcome to the e-Portfolio Assignment. This website will guide you through the steps required to create your own e-portfolio.
This assignment usually takes approximately 3 to 7 hours. It is due March 6th, 2008 by 11:59 p.m.. It is worth 15% of your course grade. There are 10 steps in total as outlined below.
Assignment Feedback
Each section of this assignment has a comments posting. If you have questions with a step or would like to comment on something you have found that might help other students, please click on the comments link and submit your feedback. An instructor will respond shortly to your feedback (the comment postings are moderated so you won't see your submitted comment right away).
This assignment usually takes approximately 3 to 7 hours. It is due March 6th, 2008 by 11:59 p.m.. It is worth 15% of your course grade. There are 10 steps in total as outlined below.
Assignment Feedback
Each section of this assignment has a comments posting. If you have questions with a step or would like to comment on something you have found that might help other students, please click on the comments link and submit your feedback. An instructor will respond shortly to your feedback (the comment postings are moderated so you won't see your submitted comment right away).
Sunday, February 3, 2008
What is an e-portfolio?
According to the Wikipedia, "an electronic portfolio, also known as an e-portfolio or digital portfolio, is a cohesive, powerful, and well-designed collection of electronic documents that demonstrate your skills, education, professional development, and the benefits you offer to a target reader" (more information from the Wikipedia available here)
Companies are increasingly using them as evidence to back up a job seeker's resume and cover letter and to see if you have the skills and experience necessary to do the job. It's a good way to make your application stand out!
e-Portfolios also have an archival nature since they document and record a person's past experiences and projects. They also form a permanent record over time of a person's evolving activities and progress.
In British Columbia, secondary school graduates must now have a portfolio in order to graduate. It's a trend that is growing fast... the European Union has an initiatve that all EU citizens have an e-portfolio by 2001!
Companies are increasingly using them as evidence to back up a job seeker's resume and cover letter and to see if you have the skills and experience necessary to do the job. It's a good way to make your application stand out!
e-Portfolios also have an archival nature since they document and record a person's past experiences and projects. They also form a permanent record over time of a person's evolving activities and progress.
In British Columbia, secondary school graduates must now have a portfolio in order to graduate. It's a trend that is growing fast... the European Union has an initiatve that all EU citizens have an e-portfolio by 2001!
Friday, February 1, 2008
What is a blog?
According to the Wikipedia, a blog is:
"a website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order. Blogs often provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. Most blogs are primarily textual although some focus on photographs (photoblog), videos (vlog), or audio (podcasting), and are part of a wider network of social media. The term "blog" is a contraction of "Web log." "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog."
For more information on blogging, see the full Wikipedia section on blogs here.
Here is an example of a Blog... (not an e-portfolio but just a "regular" blog).
For this assignment, you will use a blogging tool, Google's Blogger, to create your e-portfolio.
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