Used to introduce eportfolios to my classes in Teacher Education

1. ePortfolios
What? Why? How?

2. What & Why?
For students:
An assessment tool for formative &
summative assessment. The student
collects evidence of learning & reflects
on their learning.
Professional:
Teacher portfolio that showcases
skills, background etc. with the goal of
obtaining employment.

3. Student Portfolios
Portfolios are increasingly common in
schools & electronic portfolios are growing in
popularity since they can include video,
audio in addition to more traditional
elements.
ePortfolios can take many forms, in
Manitoba ePearl is a popular platform
supported by MB Ed.
See ICT@BU google site for resources &

6. How?
Offline:
using PowerPoint, Keynote, Flash, html
or similar product.
Online:
options from creating your own site to
using tools like Wordpress, Google
Sites, Weebly, Yola …

8. Some ideas:
 A welcome page
 Personal info, goals
 Resume (highlights & rest as pdf or all?)
 Experience: work, teaching, volunteer,
etc
 Teaching philosophy
 Professional learning (include some info:
what was it about? Reflection – what did
you learn?)
 Artifacts: student teaching reports, notes,
lesson examples, activities, ICT items…
 Classroom Management plan?
 Sell yourself – include things you have
done that might get you an interview/job

9. Some Tips (if you use
PowerPoint)
 Start with a folder – name it
“MyPortfolio” or similar.
 Include ALL files (attachments) in a
subfolder called “files”. Link them to
your PPT after you do this!
 Burn it to “play automatically” OR
include the free PowerPoint viewer
app.
 DO NOT make it linear!

10. Remember!
This is a dynamic, evolving artifact.
Keep it:
 current,
 workable (no broken links),
 dynamic,
 aesthetically pleasing,
 simple/clear navigation,
 use colour, graphics,
 include REFLECTIONS!

11. One more
suggestion….
When you save files to include
as attachments (resume, etc.)
convert to a pdf & include it that
way!
I hope this helps you to get a
job!
Good luck!

12. Some
examples!