Cambridge, D., Cambridge, B. and Yancey, K. (2009) Electronic Portfolios 2.0 Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing
From the publisher’s blurb:
The contributors to this book..have undertaken research on how eportfolios influence learning and the learning environment for students, faculty members, and institutions…This book features emergent results of studies from 20 institutions that have examined effects on student reflection, integrative learning, establishing identity, organizational learning, and designs for learning supported by technology. It also describes how institutions have responded to multiple challenges in eportfolio development, from engaging faculty to going to scale.’
For a summary of main conclusions, see:
Yancey, K. and Cambridge, D. (2009) Making Common Cause: Electronic Portfolios, Learning, and the Power of Community Academic Commons, January 9
‘Here, excerpting from the conclusion to this volume, we consider how electronic portfolios provide a vehicle for a transition into the future of higher education.’
Possible book review to come.
Dr. Tony Bates is the author of eleven books in the field of online learning and distance education. He has provided consulting services specializing in training in the planning and management of online learning and distance education, working with over 40 organizations in 25 countries. Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network.
