Michael Day
Northern Illinois University
mday@niu.edu
Sometimes also known as webfolios, electronic portfolios or ePortfolios have the potential to change the landscape of pedagogy, curriculum, and assessment by asking students, faculty, and administrators to create electronic reflections on their learning and practice. These reflections are then hypertextually linked to archives that contain examples of their work. ePortfolios have all the advantages of traditional portfolios, such as reflective practice, self-evaluation, and authentic assessment, but they can also be customized to provide different views for different audiences, can include any media that can be displayed on a computer, and can link out to the wider network of information and communication on the Web.
Leading Journals
Computers and Composition http://computersandcomposition.osu.edu
Computers and Composition Online http://www.bgsu.edu/cconline/home.htm
Kairos A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy http://english.ttu.edu/Kairos/
Relevant Organizations
Inter/National Coalition for Electronic Portfolio Research http://ncepr.org
Electronic Portfolio Action and Communication http://epac.pbworks.com
NCTE Assembly on Computers in English http://aceworkshop.org
CCCC Committee on Computers in Composition and Communication http://www.ncte.org/cccc/committees/7cs
Computers and Writing Clearinghouse http://computersandwriting.org
Relevant Web Sites
CCCC Position Statement Principles and Practices in Electronic Portfolios http://www.ncte.org/cccc/resources/positions/electronicportfolios
Helen Barrett’s Electronic Portfolio Site http://electronicportfolios.org
Michael Day's Electronic Portfolios in English Classes http://www.engl.niu.edu/mday/wheaton09.html
Relevant Email Discussion Lists
WPA-L http://www.wpacouncil.org/wpa-l
TechRhet http://www.wpacouncil.org/wpa-l
EPAC Discussions and Chats http://epac.pbworks.com/More-about-EPAC