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== Testimonials ==
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iRubric is the easiest rubric wizard tool I have ever used.  The wizard is intuitive and the staff is very open to feedback.  The tool adapts easily to some of the large and complex rubrics I have used with it.  The data reporting is amazing.  It would take me so long to do the kind of aggregate reporting that iRubric provides to me instantly.
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- Ross Durrer, School of Education, Indiana University
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rCampus is an amazing tool for educators.  I have been working on my graduate action research project for the last five months.  I chose to try rCampus to set up a gradebook for my subjects.  I created a rubric online using the rubric tool.  I also utilized the coursework link to the student roster.  I logged in the scores for my students’ pre-assessment and post-assessments using the linked rubric for the assignment.  I loved the fact that I could just click on the rubric and it would tally the scores for me without having to do calculations myself.  My favorite feature though of the gradebook was the gradebook statistics feature.  This feature gave me the data that I needed to share for my statistical analysis of the results for my research.  It also allowed for importing the data to an Excel spreadsheet using comma set values if I needed to use this feature.  The rubric statistics proved to be extremely valuable for my research project as well.  I have recommended this tool to every educator that will give me long enough to tell them about the benefits of this web 2.0 tool. As a graduate student in the Masters of Education program with technology as my emphasis, I have to say that I am impressed with this tech tool!
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- Deborah Breda, December 2008 graduate of Salisbury University, Masters of Education, Technology Track
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Revision as of 22:38, 10 December 2008

Sample student eportfolio.

Our ePortfolio builder and management system allows students to create multiple feature-rich ePortfolios for different purposes (e.g. showcase learning outcome, job or school applications, project presentations, etc.)

See an example of a student ePortfolio at http://my.rcampus.com/studentx.W63853. To start building ePortfolios, visit RCampus ePortfolios.

For faculty members, your personal website is also your ePortfolio. Please see personal websites for more information.


What is an ePortfolio

An ePortfolio (Electronic Portfolio) is a collection of your work (artifacts and reflections) in electronic format, managed by you, and usually kept online.

Students can use their ePortfolio as a record of their learning with evidence of achievements. They can also build career ePortfolios to help them collect and manage artifacts related to their future career goals.

Faculty ePortfolios usually include their curriculum vitae, areas of research and achievements, and related artifacts.


Why our ePortfolios

Many advantages of using our ePortfolios include:

  • Free and lifelong ownership
  • Multiple usage for different purposes: career, presentation, reflective, etc.
  • Multiple pages within an ePortfolio
  • Online submission for grading (using our course management system)
  • Easy assessment with rubrics
  • Collect and organize your artifacts
  • Upload documents, photos, audio, videos
  • Secure and private
  • Member-only pages with access restriction
  • Unique web address
  • Customizable header and footer
  • Many choices of site skins
  • Flexible menu settings
  • Secure and threaded message board / discussion forum for feedback
  • Secure contact page
  • Invite page
  • Calendar
  • and more.

ePortfolios How-to

Creating an ePortfolio

Students can easily create multiple ePortfolios for different purposes and submit them to their teachers/evaluators for feedback.

Please go to Student ePortfolios for more information.


Evaluating an ePortfolio

Faculty can assign, collect and grade student ePortfolio easily and quickly from their personal websites.

Please go to ePortfolios for teaching for more information.


Read about us

 Heartland Community College Instructional Development Center


Testimonials

quote_left.gif iRubric is the easiest rubric wizard tool I have ever used. The wizard is intuitive and the staff is very open to feedback. The tool adapts easily to some of the large and complex rubrics I have used with it. The data reporting is amazing. It would take me so long to do the kind of aggregate reporting that iRubric provides to me instantly. quote_right.gif - Ross Durrer, School of Education, Indiana University


quote_left.gif rCampus is an amazing tool for educators. I have been working on my graduate action research project for the last five months. I chose to try rCampus to set up a gradebook for my subjects. I created a rubric online using the rubric tool. I also utilized the coursework link to the student roster. I logged in the scores for my students’ pre-assessment and post-assessments using the linked rubric for the assignment. I loved the fact that I could just click on the rubric and it would tally the scores for me without having to do calculations myself. My favorite feature though of the gradebook was the gradebook statistics feature. This feature gave me the data that I needed to share for my statistical analysis of the results for my research. It also allowed for importing the data to an Excel spreadsheet using comma set values if I needed to use this feature. The rubric statistics proved to be extremely valuable for my research project as well. I have recommended this tool to every educator that will give me long enough to tell them about the benefits of this web 2.0 tool. As a graduate student in the Masters of Education program with technology as my emphasis, I have to say that I am impressed with this tech tool! quote_right.gif - Deborah Breda, December 2008 graduate of Salisbury University, Masters of Education, Technology Track


More testimonials.


See Also

For Students

For Educators

Other ePortfolio Tools