URI Office of Experiential Learning and Community Engagement
URI Technology Symposium, Spring 2013
Digital Portfolios
What is an electronic portfolio
ortfolio OR digital portfolio?
A collection of electronic information/evidence managed by an individual; may fall into one or many of the
following three categories:
A developmental portfolio is a working portfolio that includes a collection of works over time.
A reflective portfolio is a learning po
portfolio
rtfolio that facilitates reflection and highlights what an experience or
task meant to the individual.
3. A representational portfolio showcases pieces of evidence in relation to an individuals’ goals. In essence, a
career portfolio.
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What kinds of work can bee portrayed in a digital portfolio?
Multimedia (audio and video files)
Blog entries
Hyperlinks
Electronic files (any .doc, .pdf, .ppt, etc.)
Inputted text
Images/galleries
What is the advantage to building a portfolio online?
In addition to strengthening one’s online image, a dig
digital portfolio allows the user to consistently update and
revise their content without much effort
effort, using quick editing tools.. In addition, it allows employers , graduate
schools and others to review the site on their own time.
How does the Office of Experiential Learning use digital career portfolios?
At the beginning of their internship experience, our students develop a learning contract with their supervisors.
supervisors
This contract is the foundation of their experience. It identifies professional learning objectives, an action plan for
completion, and what original evidence they will provide at the conclusion of their internship to prove they have
accomplished their objectives.
The career portfolio project is assembled over the course of a students’ internship and includes all the
components cited in the learning contract, PLUS reflective pieces. The student also has the freedom and
creativity to choose which additional
onal experiences they want to include in the portfolio, such as work experiences,
organization and athletic involvement, research, publications, awards and honors, photo galleries and more!
Example sitemaps for undergraduate
ndergraduate digital portfolio
portfolios
URI Office of Experiential Learning and Community Engagement
URI Technology Symposium, Spring 2013
Site Building Options
A number of FREE website
bsite builders exist on the web. Here are the ones most commonly used by our students:
Wix.com
Wordpress.com
Webs.com
Yola.com (*free account users restricted to 3 pages)
Google Sites (sites.google.com)
Hints/Tips
• Publish an example site for student reference, such as these:
http://itrportfolio.wordpress.com/
AND http://itr304portfolioformat.yolasite.com/
• Provide
rovide basic tutorials or help resources on how to build a portfolio, specific to your course (you
(
can
use/change our portfolio tutorials
tutorials- available at our Sakai project site) as well as grading rubrics and format
requirements
• Address the following issues prior to the start of portfolio development: confidentiality, material
ownership, portfolio privacy settings
• Encourage students to link to their professional portfolios through other social media outlets (Facebook,
LinkedIn, etc.) and add their portfolio tto
o the bottom of their resume (Portfolio available at:______)
• Allow ample time for students to work on site creation
creation- this is a new skill for most.
• Build your own site to get a feel of how these site builders work!
For more information about our program or to access sample portfolios and forms (liability, learning contract
development, course lectures, portfolio
lio tutorials, etc) please join our Sakai project site: ELCE Playground
*Sakai My Workspace Membership Click on ‘Joinable Sites’ Search ‘ELCE Playground’ Join.