Transition with Purpose: Pathways from English Language to Academic Study

147 ACTIVITY 23: BENEFITS OF AN EPORTFOLIO OBJECTIVES: REVIEW BENEFITS OF AN EPORTFOLIO TO CATALOG ONE’S LEARNING. TASK: REFLECTION ON BENEFITS OF USING AN EPORTFOLIO. You can think of an ePortfolio as a journal, diary, or professional catalog of your learning. In Activity 23, the video in Part 1 was created by University Studies. When you are fully enrolled in academic classes at PSU you will be required to take UNST classes, as they are a required component of your undergraduate degree. BENEFITS OF AN EPORTFOLIO In small groups, discuss only section 1 of the post Student Benefits of the Process and the Product t o determine how an ePortfolio can be helpful students as they enter college. DISCUSSION: 1. Which benefits do you think are interesting and why? 2. Do any of these benefits seem inapplicable to you? CREATE A PATHWAYS INTRODUCTION SEMINAR PAGE Create a Pathways Introduction Seminar page in your ePortfolio. You will be using this page for the rest of the term. 1. Title banner: Pathways Introduction Seminar. 2. Create a new textbox. 3. Title the entry with the activity and insert today’s date. 4. List two different benefits for a student’s ePortfolio that you find interesting, one for the process and one for the product . Give a short explanation on why you have chosen each of these benefits. 5. Share the ePortfolio with the instructor.  Be sure to share for assessment.