How Students Learned in Creating Electronic Portfolios

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Author(s): Shuyan Wang (University of Southern Mississippi, USA)and Sandra Turner (Ohio University, USA)
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 12
Source title: Adapting Information and Communication Technologies for Effective Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Lawrence A. Tomei (Robert Morris University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-922-9.ch019

Keywords: Distance Education / Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference

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This case study investigated the learning experiences that occurred during students’ development of culminating electronic portfolios for a Master of Education in Computer Education and Technology program. The meaning that students gave to their learning experiences and the problems they encountered were also investigated in order to understand how students learn in a technology-enriched learning environment. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, participant observations, and document analyses from seven M.Ed. students before, during, and after developing electronic portfolios. Findings indicate that creating electronic portfolios supports students’ mastery of technology-related knowledge and promotes critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Students reported that they learned not only “by doing,” but also from peers through collaboration, from reflection on their artifacts, and from synthesizing their electronic portfolios.

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