The concept of an e-portfolio is new to me. I can clearly see its benefits, the greatest of which are giving the teacher(s) another method of assess whether or not a student has truly grasp the concepts taught in class and allowing a teacher to guide a student where to concentrate their efforts in the future based on what is in or not in the e-portfolio. This alone would make and e-portfolio a power tool for teaching.
I envision having students, through the use of e-portfolios, show the connection between the concepts learned in class and their environment outside of school. Thereby showing the importance and relevance of the material. I always wanted to know why are we learning this?
Yes, portfolios put more of the responsibility on the learner and they are able to take charge of it!
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