1. Creating an E-Portfolio:
Getting Started

2. Course Outline What is an E-Portfolio? Why create an E-Portfolio?
Advantages of an E-Portfolio
The E-Portfolio Process
What is Adobe Acrobat? PDF?
Other E-Portfolio Programs

3. What is an E-Portfolio?
An electronic portfolio is a collection of artifacts and supporting materials that document your learning experiences and provide a way in which to assess your academic and/or professional progress.

4. Why Create an E-Portfolio?
Employment
Graduate School
Internships
Personal Archive

5. Advantages of an E-Portfolio
Accessibility
Portability
Ease of Delivery
Interactivity
Creativity
Technology

11. What is Adobe Acrobat? Portable Document Format = PDF
The standard for electronic document distribution
PDF is a universal file format
Fonts, formatting, colors, and graphics are preserved
Any document can be converted to Adobe PDF

12. Benefits of Adobe Acrobat
PDF files can be published and distributed anywhere ( , websites, CD-ROM)
Acrobat Reader is free and is easy to download (
PDF files are smaller than their source files
Interactivity, web links, security options, sound and video can be added to PDF files

13. Other E-Portfolio Programs
LaGuardia Community College
Indiana University
Alverno College
Kalamazoo College
Cascadia Community College

14. Tips for Success Start Early Start Planning Attend All Workshops
Take Notes
Follow the E-Portfolio Process
Ask Questions