How To
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:
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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Thanks, Helen, for your presentation at our EDTECH Department meeting at Boise State this past December, 2009. I am working on putting together some examples of ePortfolios (what we are also calling “Learning Logs”) and also creating an ePortfolio example for our students: http://bschroed.wordpress.com
I think WordPress offers just about everything you need to use a blog as a workspace portfolio and then adjust it into a mature presentation/showcase portfolio.
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