E-Portfolio Assignment

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I've had some more questions about the E-Portfolio which is due on the last day of class (the 13th of April).

• NO you do not need to include a Delicious tag cloud. Delicious no longer supports this and your assignment does not ask you to do this. Please make sure you are looking at the current assignment (and not last term's one): found here.
• Your final reflective blog post means I am looking for you to tell me about your learning throughout the term. You can disagree with using Facebook, LinkedIn, blogs, Twitter etc...BUT tell me why. Use examples to support your analyses. I am looking for you to show me your critical thinking; why you are thinking the way you do. Use examples, use resources, refer to class content and readings
• In your final reflective blog post PLEASE remember to include the links to your FIVE comments that you have made throughout the term
• YES even if you are including photos that you took (so there is no copyright issue) you MUST still include a caption/reference noting all the pertinent information following APA style

Again, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to e-mail me.

I'm including the assignment information below too:

ALES 204 E-Portfolio Term Project

Total Value: 35%

As we proceed through the term your writer’s toolbox will grow.  Blogging for this class will help you not only keep track of what you’ve been learning but it will also give you a space to stretch your communication muscles. Communicating well in various modes, text, image and sound are part of this class’s learning outcomes that you can practise in your own blog posts.
This term assignment is not really about specific instances of “science.”  Rather, this assignment is an opportunity to make broad observations of kinds of scientific knowledge and professional composition in relation to what we’re learning in the class.  You do not have to write a blog post for every single class that we have.  You must do at least five posts and two side-bar widgets.  In most instances I WILL assign you a blog post topic (such as the Introductory blog post and the final reflective post) – that will count as your E-Portfolio – but you will have the opportunity to choose ONE topic AND, if you wish to write any extra posts, those topics will be also be your choice (though they must be related to class content).  With this E-Portfolio you have a chance to participate in an online environment that is becoming increasingly important for the future; both in education and employment.  

At the end of the term, you will have written at least five blog posts.  In each blog post you must:

1. Include at least one image
2. Include at least one external link (somewhere out in the WWW)
3. Include at least one reference to a fellow student’s blog post (you must link to the post, i.e. internal link)
4. Be on topic (i.e. related to our class work).
5. Each blog post should be at least two paragraphs but no more than four.

Additionally, throughout the term you must comment on at least five blog posts written by fellow students in this class. You can find links to the students’ blogs on the class blog, under the Module 2 blog post.

Comments, like all the writing and interaction in this class, must remain appropriate in level (writing style, mechanics and punctuation) and collegiality.  In your final blog post for this project you will need to include links to the five (or more) comments you made.

Mandatory Blog Post Topics

• Module 2: Introductory Blog Post
• Module 3: Embed the Flickr photo of your paper (or online) Facebook profile.
• Module 10: Wikipedia stub entry (not required for CSL students)
• Module 10: Optional Post (only for CSL students)

Additional E-Portfolio entries include (to be completed by the end of the term, 13th April.):

• Embed your Twitter feed in the sidebar of your blog.
• At least ONE blog post on a topic of your choice
• Reflective blog post. Please add links to your FIVE comments here on your final reflective blog post.

Important Elements to Note:
1) All related links, images, audio and any other multimodal device must be appropriate, and you must CITE the reference information using APA style, even if the images are your own work.
2) The internet and computers can have hiccups. Save, save, save your work.  
3) Use your writer’s toolbox in your blogs – there’s no excuse for forgetting to capitalise, incorrect punctuation and txt spk (unless that is part of the assignment).
4) Remember to label your posts appropriately.
5) This is an individual project.  You are to write each blog post on your own. There is opportunity to collaborate by commenting on other blog posts.

Note on Computer Access:
You will have the chance to write blog posts on your own time and by using any of the computers available at the University of Alberta campus.  As a class we now have all lab sessions in computer labs during which there may be opportunity to craft a blog post.






Due Date: 13th April 2012, 17:00