Project+Idea+-+Tech+577

ePortfolios
The idea that I want to develop for the TECH 577 Online Instructional Interaction involves tracking the use of ePortfolios in job searches after graduating from an institution of higher education that utilizes the form for education and evaluation. I have described this project in the proposal attached at: []

One online research resource that I have discovered in the past is EPAC which keeps an extensive wiki of activites at: []

EPAC - Electronic Portfolio Action and Communication
Previously sponsored by the National Learning Infrastructure Initiative/Educause Learning Initiative and the American Association for Higher Education, the EPAC Community of Practice has been a leading resource on electronic portfolios since October 2002. Current EPAC co-facilitators include: Helen L. Chen (Stanford University), John Ittelson (California State University Monterey Bay), Darren Cambridge (George Mason University), and Barbara Cambridge (National Council of Teachers of English). Joining EPAC is currently free and all community members share the following benefits: Support for EPAC, our wiki, and online events is generously provided by:
 * Virtual interactions through online chats & discussions, audio and video conferences discussing ePortfolio-related issues, case studies, pedagogical approaches, assessment techniques and best practices;
 * Networking and face-to-face opportunities with EPAC members at conferences and meetings;
 * Exchange of resources via the EPAC email listserv and wiki;
 * Tracking of international and national conferences, requests for proposals and funding opportunities;
 * Active exploration and evaluation of tools and practices to support ePortfolio-related activities, reflective thinking, and community-building.
 * [|Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning] in [|Wallenberg Hall] at Stanford University
 * [|K-20 California Educational Technology Collaborative]

AAEEBL - Association for Authentic, Experiential, and Evidence-Based Learning
[] This organization is one that has been developing over the past year. I have read about it, but haven't been involved with it yet. I should probably become a member.

July 2010, AAEEBL will host an international conference that I'd love to attend. See conference flyer at:

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Other Resources:
Helen Barrett who is one of the foremost (and earliest) speaker and writer on the subject of ePortfolios has a web site with many resources. The only problem about her site is that it is so ugly and lacking is user friendliness that it is hard to take it seriously. []

From Europe: [[http://www.eife-l.org/http://www.eportconsortium.org|http://www.eife-l.org/

http://www.eportconsortium.org]]

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