Alyson:

What are the key features of a teachers’ e-portfolio and why? Discuss the potential benefits of social bookmarking as collaborative learning tool for teachers.

An e-portfolio is a digitised collection of artefacts comprised of text-based, graphic or multimedia elements archived on a web site.

An ePortfolio is a purposeful collection of work and information that:

• represents an individual’s efforts, progress and achievements over time

• is goal-driven, performance-based and indicates evidence of the attainment of knowledge, skills and attitudes

• includes self-reflection

• is a tool for facilitating life-long learning and career development

E-portfolios, like traditional portfolios, can facilitate students’ reflection on their own learning, leading to more awareness of learning strategies and needs.

Social bookmarking is very useful for seeing what other people find relevant or useful for specific things. Bookmarking tools such as del.icio.us help weed out useful technologies by letting you know how many other people have bookmarked a site and the tags they used for it. This saves time because you know what the site consists of without having to explore too much.