Overview
Offers a state-of-the-art overview of the research in and the evolution of e-portfolios in higher education
Includes empirical case studies from a variety of disciplines ranging from mathematics to physical education
Equips readers to handle complex issues like deciding on the right platform for e-portfolios, formulating outcomes and generating rubrics for using e-portfolios as assessment tools
Suggests solutions to design challenges faced during the implementation of e-portfolios
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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E-Portfolios in Higher Education
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E-Portfolios in the Classroom and Beyond: The Multidisciplinary Perspective
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E-Portfolios: The Institutional Perspective
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About this book
This book shares the collective experience of integrating electronic portfolios as assessment tools and as instruments for life-long learning in courses across various disciplines in higher education. It enables readers to trace the evolution of e-portfolios over the last ten years and to deal with the challenges faced by instructors and students when implementing e-portfolios in their respective courses. Further, the book suggests flexible ways of dealing with those challenges. It also highlights the relevance of electronic portfolios for the needs and demands of contemporary societies. As such, it speaks to a large target audience from a range of disciplines, roles and geographical contexts within the wider context of higher education in Asia and around the globe.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Tushar Chaudhuri is assistant professor of European studies at the Hong Kong Baptist University and is course coordinator of the European Studies programme (German Stream). He has taught German as a Foreign Language to university students in India, Germany and Hong Kong. His research interests include the impact of new technology in the university language classroom, the role of multilingualism in foreign language acquisition and telecollaborative language learning.
Dr. Béatrice Cabau has been an associate professor at the Department of Government and International Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University and the course coordinator of the European Studies programme (French stream) for almost twenty years. Her research interests are language policy in Europe; language -in-education policy; Scandinavian and European studies; intercultural studies; internationalization of higher education as well as students’ mobility.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: E-Portfolios in Higher Education
Book Subtitle: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Editors: Tushar Chaudhuri, Béatrice Cabau
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3803-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-3802-0Published: 07 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9970-0Published: 29 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-3803-7Published: 30 March 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 210
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations
Topics: Educational Technology, Higher Education, Assessment, Testing and Evaluation