1. ePortfolio Max Rodriguez Department of Education and Language Acquisition

2. Introduce ePortfolio Early Week 2 Read: Dicker, 15-25 Topic: Language and Culture Writing Workshop # 1: Research, annotation, and bibliographic references The research project Discussion Board: Reflection on non-native English speakers in the United States (Bb) The ePortfolio--concept and purpose

3. Remind Students Often Week 3 Read: Dicker, 38-47 and 51-57 DUE: Working Bibliography for Research Assignment Preview in class: Journey to America (VHS700) Topic: Immigrant language experience in America Discussion Board: Assimilation or acculturation Which choice do immigrants have? Explain. (Bb) The ePortfolio: Exploring the site

4. Assign ePortfolio Tasks as Homework Week 4 Read: Dicker, 58-73 DUE DRAFT # 1 When and how did I learn a second language Topic: Language Loss or Language Maintenance Discussion Board: Is native language loss inevitable or desirable for recent immigrants? (Bb) The ePortfolio-Introduce template choices

5. Welcome Page Statement as Reflective Exercise Frame as opportunity to introduce viewer to overall content Discuss rationale for images relationship between text and images need to document images

6. Yasmin’s ePortfolio WELCOME TO MY e-PORTFOLIO Dear visitor, My name is Yazmin Aldana. I open the door of my place to invite you to know about myself. Through these pages you will find information about me, my classes, projects, goals and performance as a student. You will be able to see samples of my work as well. Let me welcome you one more time to my space. I hope you enjoy it! By Mark Lane Photography LaGuardia Community College LaGuardia Community College 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101

7. Depositing Work in MY COLLECTION Encourage students to save drafts, prompts and final drafts of class work in the MY COLLECTION area for retrieval Week 5 Read: Dicker, 82-102 DUE: Research Assignment Outline Topic: Second language acquisition theory and methods Discussion Board: Is there an optimum age to learn a second language? Explain. (Bb) The ePortfolio: Downloading a template and depositing work in MY COLLECTION

8. Showcase Student ePortfolios Week 11 Read: Dicker, 164-169 DUE: Draft #1 Reflective Essay (Peer critique) Topic: Attitudes toward language pluralism in the United States The ePortfolio—Zipping and uploading materials to the eportfolio Showcase

9. Juan’s Reflection My intention with this essay is to reflect and try my ideas out. I feel good to be in this class, The Puerto Rican Community. I thank my professor for all that he has given me in this class. This class turned out to be interesting and helped me in many aspects of what I would like to do with my life. Also, the purpose of this assignment is to identify strengths and weaknesses that I may posses and that I that could contribute in my professional life.

10. Fold ePortfolio into Course Requirements COURSE REQUIREMENTS Research Project 25% About Me 15% Reflections 10% Letter to Editor 10% Discussion Boards 15% Electronic Portfolio 10% Collaborative Work 5% Homework 5% Professional Behaviors 5% Total 100%

11. The ePortfolio Project: Lessons Learned Introduce the ePortfolio early in the term Remind students often Assign ePortfolio tasks for homework Select template and begin building ePortfolio before midterm Get students in the habit of writing reflections about their work Deposit work in the MY COLLECTION area, including prompts and drafts Fold ePortfolio into course requirements Showcase student ePortfolios ePortfolio is a work in progress