What is an Electronic Portfolio?

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An electronic portfolio, also known as an e-portfolio or digital portfolio, is a collection of electronic evidence assembled and managed by a user, usually on the Web.

Some electronic portfolios are created for and distributed by DVD or CD media.

Electronic evidence may include inputted text, electronic files such as Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF files, images, multimedia, blog entries, and hyperlinks.

Recently, embedded multimedia has become an effective tool that is easily presented in e-portfolios. Embedded media includes, video, audio podcast, and slideshows.

E-portfolios are both demonstrations of the user's abilities and platforms for self-expression, and, if they are online, they can be maintained dynamically over time. Sometimes this is refered to as live documents.

Some e-portfolio applications permit varying degrees of audience access, so the same portfolio might be used for multiple purposes.

An e-portfolio can be seen as a type of learning record that provides actual evidence of achievement. Learning records are closely related to the Learning Plan, an emerging tool that is being used to manage learning by individuals, teams, communities of interest, and organizations.

This notion of learning records and providing evidence of professional growth over time is an important tool for organizing and showcasing your career objectives.

Electronic portfolio. (2007, September 3). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12:44, September 4, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Electronic_portfolio&oldid=155390064