Eportfolios for Lifelong Learning and Assessment

This book clearly articulates the foundations of an educational vision that is distinctively supported by eportfolio use, drawing on work in philosophy, sociology, higher and adult education, and elearning research. It is academically rigorous and accessible not only to scholars in a range of disciplines who might study or use eportfolios. It surveys the state-of-the-art of international eportfolio practice and suggests future directions for higher educational institutions in terms of curriculum, assessment, and technology. This resource is written for scholars, support staff, instructional technologists, academic administrators, and policy makers.

Auteur

Darren Cambridge is assistant professor of Internet Studies and Information Literacy and affiliated faculty in the Higher Education Program at George Mason University. Previously, he was a director at the American Association for Higher Education, a fellow with the EDUCAUSE National Learning Infrastructure Initiative, and assistant director of the Computer Writing and Research Lab at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Praise for Eportfolios for Lifelong Learning and Assessment

"A brilliant synthesis of theory, scholarship, and rich, real-world examples212;this is the book the international eportfolio community has been waiting for. Its challenging educational vision and sure sense of where the latest technology is taking us make it essential reading for all teachers and decision makers212;for everyone, in fact, who wants to think deeply and imaginatively about eportfolio provision for the next generation."212;Angela Smallwood, associate professor of Education, and director, Centre for Integrative Learning and the International Center for ePortfolio Development, University of Nottingham

"Darren Cambridge's book is about much more than electronic portfolios; it is a natively twenty-first century vision of integrative learning. Any scholar of teaching and learning who is trying to make sense of this transformational moment in higher education should read it."212;Randy Bass, executive director, Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship, and assistant provost, Teaching and Learning Initiatives, Georgetown University

"Eportfolios for Lifelong Learning and Assessment maps an ambitious agenda. It's about eportfolios, of course, but as important, it challenges us to think about curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment collectively, as a coherent whole. It helps us see that in the process of making these pieces work together, we construct a culture212;not only in school for our students, but also in life for us all. And in establishing this framework, this volume provocatively asks, Which culture do we want to create and support?"212;Kathleen Blake Yancey, Kellogg W. Hunt professor of English and director of the graduate program in Rhetoric and Composition, Florida State University

Contenu
Preface. Acknowledgments.

About the Author.

Introduction.

Part I: The Potential of Eportfolios for Individual and Social Transformation.

1 Eportfolios and Identity: Composing the Ethics of Authenticity.

2 Eportfolios and Vocation: Integrity for Good Work.

Part II: Eportfolios and Assessment in Higher Education.

3 Eportfolios and Assessment: Deliberation for Democratic Decision-Making.

4 From Authentic Assessment to Eportfolio Assessment: Drilling Down and Linking Up.

5 Assessing Ineffable and Materially Connected Learning: Open Concepts and Texts.

Part III: Eportfolios for Lifelong Learning.

6 Lifelong Learning with Eportfolios Beyond Higher Education: Negotiating Audience and Integrity.

7 Eportfolios, Blogs, and Social Network Sites: Networked and Symphonic Selves.

8 The Portfolio Process and the Processed Portfolio: Future Directions for Eportfolio Technology.

Conclusion.

References.

Index.