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Response with 150 words each: Response 1: Our lesson explains that when students begin their educational journeys, they are more concerned with passing assignments, tests and exams and less focused on

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Our lesson explains that when students begin their educational journeys, they are more concerned with passing assignments, tests and exams and less focused on learning processes and career-based objectives. This is where e-portfolios can be utilized to self-assess and tweak previous coursework appropriately to showcase the student's learned objectives, job skills and/or career-focused knowledge. Additionally, students can submit the e-portfolio for peer-review in an effort to gain constructive feedback, improve student learning and to network with other students. Networking not only benefits each student in improving their e-portfolios, but helps them make connections in other activities regarding career progression, business opportunities and personal development.

Compared to comprehensive exams, e-portfolios are considered more of the student's authentic work for a couple of reasons. A comprehensive exam can be best explained as an evaluation measuring the student's ability to learn and understand concepts and objectives in a particular field. The purpose of this examination is to ensure the student has gained sufficient knowledge prior to advancing further educationally. On the contrary, an e-portfolio gives the student the ability to apply research and learned skills in their field interest. It allows the student to submit multiple pieces of work that can demonstrate a number of the student's skills, e.g. accounting, change management, finance, organizational behavior. Another difference between the two is that an e-portfolio gives the reviewer a good gauge of the student's performance over time with references (previous coursework). The comprehensive exam is a measure of a specific academic interval (semester, mid-term, annual, etc.) and doesn't necessarily display other strengths of the student.

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In my opinion, e-portfolios are very valuable to improving a student’s learning because of the ability of the student to reflect upon their own work, as well as compounding that reflection with peer review and feedback. A dutiful student will take that peer review in earnest and broaden their understanding of the subject matter. Additionally, a student who review other students’ work will be able to use that opportunity to see how others approach problem sets, argue their points, and explain their work to ensure a deep understanding. These interconnected reviews and reflection opportunities allow for a very authentic assessment that expand far more in-depth than a review or thesis which more narrowly focused the review process to one subject (in the case of a thesis) or non-inclusive means (in the case of an exam) that does not allow for discussion or feedback.

As I stated last week, I’d say development of a portfolio that encapsulates your educational milestones and progress, compounded by peer feedback and analysis, and highlighted by skills, experience, and outside educational accomplishments, we can all become more networked and better able to fulfill our goals. This compounding of effects allows for a review for each individual that enables a valuable self-reflection and peer review.

The key thing to highlight as a potential counter-point is the factor of investment. I believe to be truly successful, each portfolio needs to have adequate investment from the student to both post portfolio artifacts as well as review peers’ artifacts. Without these two variables, or poor investment in these regards, then the portfolio is moot as a means to conduct a self-assessment.

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I would consider an e-portfolio authentic because of the organic nature of how it evolves from experience learned, applied, and updated with information and knowledge attained. It is involving original work meaning a sense of responsibility for the content is reluctant upon the author of the material, in which case is the person who has the portfolio. My portfolio is my work, original, and reflected on my skillset. Team assignments, for example, consist of many different team members; however, my version is going to be unique. I added more content, updated data, and provided more in-depth research than previously submitted. When looking through profiles, I can tell the difference between people who take the time to provide content and pitch/sell themselves vs. putting a portfolio online and doing nothing with it. I have been personally spending time updating things such as landing images, descriptions, updating personal content, etc.

The work provided from a piece of work created and displayed on the portfolio is going to have a better impression amongst the intended recipient as opposed to the effect as a graded exam or a thesis that lacks in presentable content. A graded exam or thesis is not going to reveal the creativity of the author. While scores are impressive, it can be deceptive in not showing a person's true capability. A resume can only provide words a portfolio can display ability and creativity. Like the words of a resume that stand out demanding attention, potential candidates can showcase work standing out by adding visual content. I have seen some creative profiles; the ones who draw the most attention from me are ones that have been personalized the most. The more personalization a person does reflects on the quality of the profile.

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