E-Portfolio Advantages & Disadvantages
An e-portfolio uses technology to showcase your work in a variety of ways. It’s a way to demonstrate competence and your professional growth. It offers a unique tool for educators to communicate with their students.
There are several advantages of an e-portfolio. One most important feature is the ability to share your documents and multimedia presentations with anyone in a classroom or throughout the world. If seeking employment opportunities it’s a good tool to use to showcase your work. You can easily store and access your materials as well as update them whenever it’s necessary. Creating an e-portfolio highlights your creative and technical skills. Instructors that use technology for them selves will incorporate it in the classes they teach.
One disadvantage to an e-portfolio is that there are costs involved. Paying for a web hosting service is required if publishing it to the web. The cost of programs, other hardware and peripherals are necessary to create the materials. It is also a time commitment to maintain the e-portfolio to keep the materials up-to-date. In the educational environment there needs to be a technology support staff in place to assist in implementation and maintenance of the platforms the school uses.
The future of having an e-portfolio is happening now. We live in an exciting time but at the same time challenging. In education there is now a shift from a teaching paradigm to a learning paradigm that emphasizes the focus is now on content and learner centered. We must continue to develop our technical skills as well as our communication skills.
There are several advantages of an e-portfolio. One most important feature is the ability to share your documents and multimedia presentations with anyone in a classroom or throughout the world. If seeking employment opportunities it’s a good tool to use to showcase your work. You can easily store and access your materials as well as update them whenever it’s necessary. Creating an e-portfolio highlights your creative and technical skills. Instructors that use technology for them selves will incorporate it in the classes they teach.
One disadvantage to an e-portfolio is that there are costs involved. Paying for a web hosting service is required if publishing it to the web. The cost of programs, other hardware and peripherals are necessary to create the materials. It is also a time commitment to maintain the e-portfolio to keep the materials up-to-date. In the educational environment there needs to be a technology support staff in place to assist in implementation and maintenance of the platforms the school uses.
The future of having an e-portfolio is happening now. We live in an exciting time but at the same time challenging. In education there is now a shift from a teaching paradigm to a learning paradigm that emphasizes the focus is now on content and learner centered. We must continue to develop our technical skills as well as our communication skills.