It's not what you've got, it's how you use it: ePortfolios in

action
Hazel Owen
email: info@ethosconsultancynz.com
Website: http://www.ethosconsultancynz.com
ePortfolio: http://www.netvibes.com/hazelowen#General

Presentation and handout from Moodle Moot 2010 can be located at:
Presentation: http://www.slideshare.net/hazelowendmc/its-not-what-youve-got-its-how-you-use-iteportfolios-in-action
Handout: http://www.scribd.com/doc/29828432/It’s-not-what-you’ve-got-it’s-how-you-use-it-ePortfolios-in-action-
Moodle-Moot-2010-Handout

Soundbites and Videos: Experiences with ePortfolios

 JISC projects – videos and audio clips where learners and tutors reflect on their experiences with ePortfolios:
http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/e-portfolios/media/index_html
 Ideas and videos that can be used with learners / ePortfolios: http://www.veoh.com/users/jpallister

Links to information about ePortfolios

 Paper giving guidance around issues to take into consideration around choosing and using an ePortfolio:
http://www.recordingachievement.org/downloads/0504AugGettingWhatYouWant.pdf
 A review of literature about ePortfolios: https://eduforge.org/docman/view.php/176/1111/ePortfolio Project
Research Report.pdf
 Creating ePortfolios with Web 2.0 Tools: http://electronicportfolios.org/web20portfolios.html
 Links to individual institutional experience of e-portfolio developments and use:
http://www.recordingachievement.org/Useful_Links/links_display.asp?catid=5&offset=0
 Guidelines for developing e-portfolios for VET (policy issues and interoperability): http://e-
standards.flexiblelearning.net.au/news-older-items.htm - a5
 Eportfolio Portal: http://www.danwilton.com/eportfolios/ - a site with definitions, rubrics, and links to
resources.

References
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electronic portfolios [Electronic Version]. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 34. Retrieved March 06 2010
from http://www.cjlt.ca/index.php/cjlt/article/viewArticle/507/238.
Baston, T. (2002). The electronic portfolio boom: What's it all about? [Electronic Version]. Syllabus. Retrieved March 06 2010
from http://campustechnology.com/articles/39299.
Brear, D. (2007). Developing student electronic portfolios [Electronic Version]. Retrieved March 31, 2008 from
http://members.shaw.ca/dbrear/dseportfolios.html.
Foti, S., & Ring, G. L. (2008). From ePortfolios to iPortfolios: The find, refine, design, and bind model [Electronic Version].
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Mason, C., Cochrane, T., & Owen, H. (2008, March). E-portfolios. Paper presented at the Centre for Teaching and Learning
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Owen, H. (2010). Portfolios Have Long Been a Part of Learning, Teaching and Professional Practice: Why Use E-portfolios and
What Do Web 2.0 Tools Have to Offer? Learning Communities: International Journal of Learning in Social Contexts:
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