ePortfolios and Authentic Agency

3/20/17

As I reflect upon incorporating ePortfolios in the classroom, I find myself wondering how to encourage students to take ownership of the content. That is the difficulty, how do you balance the need to ensure students are on task in reference to their ePortfolio and how do you keep from stifling agency? I think it really depends on the content area and the mastery level of your students. How do you keep it from becoming a repository for assignments that ticked off the appropriate box for the class? How do your ensure that the content is a reflective example of a student's learning? These are the areas I struggle with when it comes to the ePortfolio.