Digital Portfolios

A digital portfolio is a learning tool that is designed by the student, for the student. The basic purpose of this useful document is to showcase one's learning process over a specified period of time. At the beginning of an experience or class the learner is expected to design the basis for a digital portfolio using Microsoft Word.

The first assignment is to list the required learning outcomes (scroll down for more details on these) that are to be acquired from the experience. Next, the student writes a reflective statement on how he or she expects to learn and how he or she feels about this outcome. The student is expected to do this again midway through the experience as an update and then finally, at the end of it. Of course, the last reflective statement should discuss how one went about learning the outcome.

By the end, the student should have several artifacts (Web site hyperlinks, links to assignment files, pictures, sounds, videos...the possibilities are endless!) exhibiting his or her learning.

All of this constitutes a digital portfolio. Remember, these reflection statements can be purely narrative in nature and are not necessarily formal. The finished product can then be published online or saved to a CD for easy access to one's learning process.

Also, if any stage of this process becomes confusing or overwhelming, remember that the HUB is here to help! Call us or email us anytime for this and/or any other form of academic assistance.

What is a digital storyboard?
A digital storyboard is also an electronic application that is designed to showcase one's learning over a period of time. These are created using Windows Movie Maker and the finished product can be run through Windows Media Player.

Digital storyboards basically consist of a series of pictures with a voiceover narration that walks the viewer through the stages of one's learning process.