A portfolio is a systematic collection of student work that represents student

Laulima Open Source Portfolio. Laulima has an Open Source Portfolio (OSP) tool 
option. Contact UH ITS for information about turning on this tool. 
List of E-Portfolio Software & Tools. 
ePortfolio-related Tools and 
Technologies
 wiki. 
Sources Consulted: 
• 
Skidmore College, Assessment at Skidmore 
College,
http://cms.skidmore.edu/assessment/Handbook/portfolio.cfm
 
• 
Mary Allen – University of Hawaii at Manoa Spring 2008 Assessment Workshops 

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• 
ERIC Digest, Assessment Portfolios 
(ED447725), 
http://www.users.muohio.edu/shermalw/eric_digests/ed447725.pdf
 
• 
Portfolio Assessment: Instructional Guide (2nd 
Ed.), 
http://libdr1.ied.edu.hk/pubdata/img00/arch00/link/archive/1/instarh/1921_im
age.pdf
 
• 
Cambridge, B.L., Kahn, S., Tompkins, D.P., Yancey, K.B. (Eds.). (2001). Electronic 
portfolios: Emerging practices in student, faculty, and institutional learning. Washington, 
DC: American Association for Higher Education. 

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Document Outline

• 1. What is a portfolio?
• 2. Portfolios as a data-collection method for assessment
• 3. Advantages and disadvantages
• 4. Using portfolios in assessment
• 5. Questions to consider before adopting a portfolio requirement
• 6. E-portfolios (electronic portfolios)
• 7. Links to universities implementing portfolios
• 8. Electronic portfolio software