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e-Portfolio Thinking - Paul Stacey, BC Technology

Online learning like all digital domains has its trends and right now e-portfolios are on the rise. Are e-portfolios any different than my computer's hard disk? Lets find out.... Portfolios and e-portfolios in particular are seeing a resurgence and diversification of domains in which they are being used along with a an expanding range of purpose for which they are used. Portfolios are being used not just in the arts but in science and technology too. Portfolio use ranges from being a job seeking and employment tool, to a means of accrediting prior and on-the-job learning, to assessing formal learning.... E-portfolio's take portfolio practice online. It is the practice and process of e-portfolio use that differentiate it from just disk storage. E-portfolio contain digital artifacts and products of your best work. These products showcase your achievements and provide evidence of progress and growth. Selecting work for inclusion in a portfolio involves critical thinking, reflection and self-awareness. The value proposition of portfolio lies as much in this process of analysis as it does in the artifacts themselves.


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