Analyzing Electronic Portfolios

 

Discussion Questions

Directions: After analyzing the sample portfolios, answer the following 7 questions. Then, form pairs or groups of three and discuss your responses.

  QUESTION RESPONSE
1.

What design elements (layout, graphics, etc.) are common among all the portfolios you have examined?

 
2. What design elements were unique to particular portfolios? What stood out to you as being different?  
3. What artifacts are common among all of the portfolios you have examined?  
4. What artifacts do you think are important to include in your portfolio? Why?  
5. Which portfolios did you like most? Explain why.  
6. What qualities did the sample portfolios have that you wouldn't want yours to have?  
7. What are the advantages and disadvantages of electronic portfolios compared to hard copy portfolios?