ePortfolios+and+the+Internet+(Jo)

The Internet
The Internet is a global network of computers that can connect, communicate, and share information with each other, and provides the vehicle for all online communication to occur. As the UK website, //eportfolio,// notes “The Internet, like many other advances in technology, has created new opportunities that have profound influences on our lifestyle. The Internet has brought new dimensions to the way we communicate, whom we are able to communicate with, how we present ourselves to others and how we create and store information.”

Harnessing the technologies and connectivity that the Internet provides, individuals are able to produce an electronic portfolio of artifacts that can be accessed online, saved from any location that has Internet access, and the contents selectively shared, to allow communication between themselves and their peers, work colleagues, teachers, potential employers or anyone else who may have an interest. An online résumé, a written or visual portfolio, multimedia presentation, school or university assignments, or type of informal or formal communication can be accessed and viewed online, and if required can also be synchronised (either asynchronously or synchronously in real time) with documents kept in the individual’s own personal space (such as a personal computer).

I put this in here, but it might be better for an overall summary instead - Jo In a learning context, students who create an ePortfolio are able to contextualise their learning and merge the personal with the educational in an online space to provide a vehicle for life-long learning and self-reflection as personal and professional horizons expand.