EDU4410E: Using Digital Portfolios to Foster Student Learning
Course
Syllabus
Catalog Description
Participants will take an in-depth look at the power of digital portfolios as a
tool to document student learning through exploring various formats and uses of
digital portfolios in classrooms. Participants will also be introduced to a
wide variety of tools that can be used to create and assemble digital
portfolios, and investigate criteria that may be used to select components that
would be included in the portfolio. Participants will leave the workshop with
detailed plans for implementing a digital portfolio project in their respective
classrooms.
This
online workshop will enable participants to:
1. Learn about the potential of
digital portfolios to demonstrate student understanding and growth over time;
2. Learn how to select
meaningful components for digital portfolios;
3. Explore a variety of software
tools for the creation of digital portfolios;
4. Develop a collection of
relevant, up-to-date, web-based digital portfolio resources; and
5. Plan a digital portfolio
project for classroom use.