E-Portfolio Reflection Paper
Reflection Paper, E-Portfolio Guide and Rubric
Reflection Paper
This is a part of your assignments for this class, not something that necessarily has to be kept in your E-Portfolio once class is completed. Your reflection statement should be on the class as a whole and your opinion of both the content of the class (in assistance to me as an instructor) and a demonstration of your growth and changes in perception during the class. This is your opportunity to give detailed feedback to me as the instructor, and also to demonstrate the final step of the E-Portfolio. Talk about what you loved about the class. Talk about what you hated. Talk about the parts you thought really worked, and what didn t. Talk about what you would have changed, given the opportunity. Talk about what was the easiest assignment and what was the most challenging. Talk about what project in the E-portfolio you are most proud of, and which one you hope to revise soon. Take about how you are different than when you started class. It should be at least two pages, double spaced.
Introduction to the E-Portfolio
Why an e-portfolio? All the work you have done this semester should be useful to you as a student and to you as a future job interviewee. E-portfolios are great tools to take into the workplace or the interview as a demonstration of your skills and talents. Hopefully it will be something that you continue to add to as you advance in your degree and career.
Picking an E-Portfolio Tool
There are many tools available for E-Portfolios. In addition to the ones listed below under tools, you should google E-Portfolio and see what else comes up. New and innovative tools are being added to the Internet all the time. Some are tools you have to pay for, some are free, and some are freemium -- this means they are free for limited access or on a trial basis, and then later you will need to pay for them or for advanced features. When picking an e-portfolio, you need to consider not just will fit for you today, but will be appropriate five and even ten years from now. Some things to consider:
? is it free or low cost?
? is it easily accessible? (this means it is secure and not just anyone can openly look at it, but you can send the link or provide access to people who you want to view it)
? is it multimedia? (this means it will support not just text documents, but audio and video files, as well as links to the Internet)
? is it easily portable? (this means can you import and export documents easily? Do you have the option to pack up the entire e-portfolio and send it someone on a flash drive?)
? is there a space limit? Will it be able to grow with you over time?
Potential Tools
? Portfolium -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=0qFBObo8qYA
? Digication -- https://www.digication.com/assets/media/DigicationQuickstart.pdf
? Digication video -- https://www.digication.com/videos/overview
? LiveBinder Guide -- http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=876636
? LiveBinder Video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7mjpFxKSNU
? Wix
? Google Drive
? SchoolChapters
I don t generally recommend it, but there is another option:
? Blackboard E-Portfolio Guide -- http://goo.gl/0ikprn
? Blackboard E-Portfolio Video-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n81Vv2KBmU
Elements of Your E-Portfolio
Every E-Portfolio should have some common elements.
1. Introduction -- This is just a few simple paragraphs explaining what the E-portfolio is, who you are, and how and when you first created it. This can be updated over time to reflect in general what your e-portfolio is, and you can even get creative and add a headshot or links to your social media.
2. The Big Idea Statements -- before each assignment or piece that you include in your e-portfolio, you should include a 1-2 paragraph statement that explains what the assignment or piece is -- the big idea, so to speak. It can include the instructions on the original assignment, and then a few lines about how you interrupted it. The goal of The Big Idea for each assignment is to prepare the viewer with the context of the piece or assignment.
3. Assignment or Article -- this should be the very best version of the piece or assignment that you completed. It shouldn t include rough drafts or edited versions unless there is a point that you are purposefully trying to make with that work, such as your editing skills.
It is important to proofread or assess these items, as they are not only a major part of the grade for your E-Portfolio, they are also your foot forward into the next step of your
career when other people view your work.
4. Resume -- up to date, in a pdf format.
5. Reflection Statement -- This is a part of your assignment for this class, not something that necessarily has to be kept in your E-Portfolio once class is completed. There is a separate assignment submission in the Finals Week page in Blackboard for this part of the assignment. Your reflection statement should be on the class as a whole and your opinion of both the content of the class (in assistance to me as an instructor) and a demonstration of your growth and changes in perception during the class. This is your opportunity to give detailed feedback to me as the instructor, and also to demonstrate the final step of the E-Portfolio. Talk about what you loved about the class. Talk about what you hated. Talk about the parts you thought really worked, and what didn t. Talk about what you would have changed, given the opportunity. Talk about what was the easiest assignment and what was the most challenging. Talk about what project in the E-portfolio you are most proud of, and which one you hope to revise soon.
