An e-portfolio is a digitized collection of artifacts, including demonstrations, resources and accomplishments that represent and individual, group, community, organization or institution. This collection can be comprises of text-based, graphic, or multimedia elements archived on a website or on other electronic media such as CD-ROM or DVD. Also an e-portfolio can also be defined as a “personalized, web-based collection of work, responses to work and reflections that are used to demonstrate key skills and accomplishments for a variety of contexts and time periods”. From a theorist perspective, according to Sutherland and Powell (2007) ‘An e-portfolio is a purposeful aggregation of digital items – ideas, evidence, reflections, feedback and among others which “presents” a selected audience with evidence of a person’s learning and/or ability.’
There are a lot of benefits of developing an e-portfolio. Some of the benefits are it develops and demonstrates technology skills, ability to include a greater range of artifacts, can better capture the dynamic process of teaching and learning, greater ease of distribution to interested parties, accessible from anywhere and to a wide audience, highly portable, more opportunities to display creativity, creates technological self-confidence and among other benefits. E-portfolio is of highly importance in Information Technology because it is use of computer systems, software and network for the processing and distribution of data. As a practitioners in Information Technology it is good to be able to develop an e-portfolio because we can integrate this knowledge within the classroom to bring across lessons.
E-Portfolio focuses on both learning process and learning outcomes. As a student-driven process, developing an e-portfolio engages the student to take a systematic look at the learning experiences through self-reflection, self-evaluation, and synthesis and integration of knowledge with real world applications. Further, the e-portfolio process also nurtures lifelong learning skills to prepare students for the 21st Century challenges facing information professionals.
E-portfolio consists of two essential parts:
1) the process, during which the learner collects and organizes evidence of learning outcomes, and reflects on learning and professional growth
2) the product, a Web-based e-portfolio, by which the learner presents learning achievements and showcases professional competences in connection with his or her learning and career goals.
There are a lot of benefits of developing an e-portfolio. Some of the benefits are it develops and demonstrates technology skills, ability to include a greater range of artifacts, can better capture the dynamic process of teaching and learning, greater ease of distribution to interested parties, accessible from anywhere and to a wide audience, highly portable, more opportunities to display creativity, creates technological self-confidence and among other benefits. E-portfolio is of highly importance in Information Technology because it is use of computer systems, software and network for the processing and distribution of data. As a practitioners in Information Technology it is good to be able to develop an e-portfolio because we can integrate this knowledge within the classroom to bring across lessons.
E-Portfolio focuses on both learning process and learning outcomes. As a student-driven process, developing an e-portfolio engages the student to take a systematic look at the learning experiences through self-reflection, self-evaluation, and synthesis and integration of knowledge with real world applications. Further, the e-portfolio process also nurtures lifelong learning skills to prepare students for the 21st Century challenges facing information professionals.
E-portfolio consists of two essential parts:
1) the process, during which the learner collects and organizes evidence of learning outcomes, and reflects on learning and professional growth
2) the product, a Web-based e-portfolio, by which the learner presents learning achievements and showcases professional competences in connection with his or her learning and career goals.