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Improvement on Teaching and Learning
A webfolio allows for student participation in the assessment project and ownership of his or
her academic work. The well-documented uses of portfolios for individual and programmatic
assessment can obviously be argued here, with the additional benefits described below.
Nontechnology Comparison
A webfolio can only be created using technology. Additionally, webfolios solve the persistent
problem of storage of hard copy portfolios. Electronic storage allows for offering models of
exemplary webfolios to future students as well as allowing for the use of programmatic assessment
through portfolios.
Pertinent Issues
- Possible copyright issues for graphics or other files used
- Student privacy issues (An Intranet rather than the Internet might be employed.)
How to Use in the Classroom
Directions for Students
Having viewed and evaluated some examples, design your own portfolio. Be sure to include, minimally,
the elements outlined in the Portfolio Rubric. Elements included will be evaluated in terms of appropriateness,
correctness, and creative/professional presentation.
This webfolio will be a culmination of your academic and practical experiences thus far and will provide
a conceptual and experiential transition to becoming a teacher. It is also a public document to be adapted for
particular audiences-employers as well as admissions committees of graduate schools. The webfolio is also an
assessment-for you as well as for me. Use it to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses; learning is a
life-long project, as is teaching, so the webfolio will help provide you with personal and professional direction.
An additional requirement of this assignment is a reflective paper (two to three pages) addressing how
you would use a portfolio assignment in high school English classes. This piece should accompany, but be
separate from, the webfolio itself (10 points). The webfolio should be posted to your web page; it could
also be stored on business card CDs, to be given to potential employers at interviews.
Clicke the link
to view the Webfolio Rubric: Secondary Teaching of English.
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