Kentucky Journal of Excellence in College Teaching and Learning

Article Title

Electronic and Paper-Based Teaching Portfolios: Student Perceptions and Recommendations

Authors

Steven B. Smith, Northern Kentucky University
Christopher M. Cook, Northern Kentucky University
Shawn A. Faulkner, Northern Kentucky University
Michele G. Peers, Northern Kentucky University

Abstract

This paper documents a yearlong pilot study, conducted by teacher education faculty, to evaluate methods for creating, sustaining, and assessing teaching portfolios. Selected issues with paper-based and software-based programs are compared. Key design, instructional, and procedural problems that arose during this study are discussed as well. The findings of this study support the need for a flexible electronic portfolio system in which students play a key role in the design, development, and content of their portfolios as well as the need for a clearly articulated academic purpose and requirements for the teaching portfolio with implications for students in all disciplines.

Recommended Citation

Smith, Steven B.; Cook, Christopher M.; Faulkner, Shawn A.; and Peers, Michele G. (2011) "Electronic and Paper-Based Teaching Portfolios: Student Perceptions and Recommendations," Kentucky Journal of Excellence in College Teaching and Learning: Vol. 6, Article 5.
Available at: https://encompass.eku.edu/kjectl/vol6/iss1/5