Students may be asked to contribute to a class discussion blog, build an
electronic portfolio, or produce a multimedia documentary.
To overcome this limitation and in an effort to align assessment with Kentucky's New Teacher Standards (Education Professional Standards Board, 1994), Western Kentucky University, as part of its restructuring efforts within the BellSouth's Reinventing Schools and Colleges of Education initiative, set a goal to design and implement technology centers that facilitate production, development, and implementation of comprehensive data management systems that include an
electronic portfolio of authentic assessments.
* More computer lab time during the seminar would facilitate the initiation of the candidates'
electronic portfolio.
These exhibits, performances, and competitions can be captured on video and added to each student's
electronic portfolio.
It is there as your
electronic portfolio for punters to peruse once you have attracted an enquiry.
An
electronic portfolio "includes the use of electronic technologies that allow the portfolio developer to collect and organize artifacts in many formats" (Barrett, 2000a).
The first decision in creating an
electronic portfolio is to select an electronic storage medium.
The participants indicated that the training sessions benefited them in the use of the reading software, Internet, Power Point, web importing programs, and use of
electronic portfolio. They also stated that they would like to learn more about how to use the internet for e-mails, browse the world wide web to search for information, prepare Power Point presentations, use Windows 95/98, and word processing in general.
One technique capable of enhancing the potential of technology is the
electronic portfolio. The use of a portfolio as a teaching tool and alternative assessment instrument is not new for education[2] or school health instruction.
Electronic portfolio management automatically updates the investor's portfolio to reflect every transaction.