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Create an Electronic Portfolio with WordPress

©2007, Helen C. Barrett, Ph.D.

2009 update: a more comprehensive resource to support the use of WordPress to develop ePortfolios in K-12 and Higher Education: http://sites.google.com/site/eportfolioswp/home

There are a series of pages here that further define the process, and show as sub-pages in the right column:

Introduction and Examples

Process — a detailed set of instructions

Model – Higher Ed — a visual diagram of the process, using both the blog and the pages

Model – K-12 – a visual diagram of the process, using both the blog and the pages

Online Tutorials — links to some online videos about using WordPress

Resources – Many of the best online articles about ePortfolios, for both Higher Education and K-12

Workshops – Description of online and face-to-face workshops offered by Dr Helen Barrett

For another view of creating ePortfolios with WordPress.com, see a blog entry created at UBC.

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