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e-Portfolios: Professional Accomplishments and Networking

Explore the benefits and challenges of e-portfolios in post-secondary education, the distinction between social and professional networking, and the process of creating an e-portfolio. Discover how e-portfolios contribute to professional development and address privacy and security concerns. Thought-provoking questions inspire reflection on the purpose and impact of e-portfolios in both personal and institutional contexts.

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e-Portfolios: Professional Accomplishments and Networking

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  1. Chapter 23by Glenn Johnson e-Portfolios: Processing and Dissemination of Professional Accomplishments

  2. Objectives • Describe an e-portfolio. • Distinguish between social networking and professional networking. • Examine the e-portfolio process.

  3. Key Terms Defined • e-Portfolio • Evidence • Privacy • Professional Networking • Reflective Commentary

  4. Key Terms Defined • Social Networking • Web Publishing

  5. What is an electronic portfolio?

  6. e-Portfolios in Post-Secondary Education • How do students demonstrate they’ve learned a skill? • How are portfolios helpful? • How are portfolios useful to nurses? • How do portfolios help nursing students?

  7. Social Networking vs. Professional Networking • Social Networking Tools • Online Utilities • Connecting Compatible Users

  8. Is the web changing how we communicate? • The popularity of social networking applications • How information has changed • Surfing the internet

  9. The social networking dilemma… • Separating personal and professional information • Photos and/or journal entries that may be viewed as seemingly innocent by one may be interpreted entirely differently by another audience (employer). • Biases and judgments naturally occur that blur what for some might be a simple distinction.

  10. e-Portfolio for Professional Development • The use of e-portfolio professionally? • What is the purpose for professional development?

  11. The e-Portfolio Process The four step process: 1. Collect 2. Select 3. Reflect 4. Connect

  12. Challenges and Issues: Privacy & Security • Challenges and Issues • Information is now more accessible • An individual has control over their e-portfolio • Publishing information online

  13. Summary - Why create an e-portfolio? • The importance of e-portfolios • What an e-portfolio allows • Are e-portfolios efficient? • How powerful is the internet?

  14. Thought Provoking Questions 1. What would be the ‘top 5’ pieces of evidence that you would select to be featured in your own portfolio? Why did you select these pieces of evidence? What was it about them that made you think they would represent who you are?

  15. Thought Provoking Questions 2. Some institutions that require students to develop e-portfolios as a part of their program of study also may use this evidence of student learning to evaluate the program quality or generate evidence for accreditation reports. What do you think should be the driving purpose behind requiring electronic portfolios – professional development planning or institutional evaluation? What are the merits of each approach?

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