ePortfolio Tools & Resources

Tools

In terms of the choice of tool for developing a digital portfolio, it depends on what you want to accomplish. There are many options for mounting a portfolio on the Internet, all have different features and ease of use. The Faculty hasn't sponsored any one tool, so you can choose the tool that best fits your needs.

Web Authoring

One approach to creating an ePortfolio is to use a web authoring tool. This will give you ultimate control of the look and feel of your website (e.g. Dreamweaver, Flash, etc.). This requires that you have a permanent webspace to publish your portfolio and are willing to learn a complex web authoring application.

Internet Services

Another option is to use an Internet service that provides your webspace automatically and uses templates for making it easy to create and post information on the Web. Many of these services were not designed for portfolios per se but can be adapted to suit the needs of a portfolio. Here are links to a few services that might be useful (there are a host of other possibilities):

• Canva
• Google Apps
  • A number of the online Google Apps can help you create an online ePortfolio. Here is a tutorial describing how to use Google Docs, Blogger and Google sites in combination or separately to enhance your ePortfolio
  • ePortfolio with Google Apps
• WordPress.com
  • this is a blog service that allows you to create blog entries as well as individual pages and automatically creates the menu items (powerful but a bit convoluted)
  • Creating a WordPress Portfolio
  • Traditional Portfolio with WordPress
  • My Portfolio (WordPress)
  • sample WordPress ePortfolio
• Weebly
  • an internet service solution for creating website publishing - using templates; automatically provides you with webspace; the basic account is free but costs extra for advanced features
  • Building your Educational ePortfolio with Weebly (a set of tutorials)
  • Weebly Teaching Portfolio Example
• wix.com
  • an Internet service that allows you to create your own custom website, probably comparable to Weebly; the basic account is free but costs extra for advanced features

Resources

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WINSOR, P. J. & Ellefson, B. (1995). Professional Portfolios: Monitoring and Documenting Professional Development of Student Teachers, Alberta English, Winter 1995, 5, pp. 12.

Wuetherick B., (2010). Why ePortfolios: Student perceptions of ePortfolio use, Teaching and Learning with the Power of Technology (TLT) Conference, Saskatoon, SK, April 2010.