Assessed Activity 7.1 (E-Portfolios)...

What is an E-Portfolio?

An e-portfolio is could be described as a generally multimedia, perhaps somewhat 'multidimensional' accumulation of digital materials which, taken together, embody a journey of learning. Perhaps such a collection (if good) could be said to 'exceed the sum of its parts.'

The potential of the e-portfolio is a richness of depth, experience and moving vantage point in the given subject field. It can be so much more, say, than a list of sources or accomplishments, a stockpile of information or material in whatever format; it can show the learner's challenges, inspirations, plateaux, triumphs and shifting perspectives. Failures as well as successes can be instructive to the viewer. It can be highly 'enlightening' and hopefully furnish insight into some of the characteristic tricks (and hazards!) of the learning process itself in that field.

E-portfolios, structurally and as regards content, one might say have a scope only limited by the the involvement and imagination of their respective creators. They allow ample room for rich socialization features, sharing, pooling of materials and can be of great relevance and use in a digital learning environment by offering access to invaluable 'time-won' subject depth and content.

For the purposes of this assignment, a couple of extremely rudimentary ('mere stubs,' so far) along CV-ish lines can be found here and here.