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ePort

Overview

You will build your own website either with WordPress on USNH Domains or another tool of your choice, which we will use as an e-portfolio and workshop space for ideas throughout the course. We call it an ePort because it is more than a portfolio: it is portable, a port of call, and maybe even a port in a storm. You can control the privacy settings on your ePort, which we will discuss in class, but if you prefer to work in an inherently private setting, please discuss this with your instructor, who will help you to use Mahara, Canvas, or another tool.

The goals are two:

1.) for you to have a space of your own on the web to collect and share your work; and

2.) to learn how to navigate the information overload of the web so that you have confidence assessing and addressing your own technological needs

Process and Assignments

  • Consider Yourself

    Create a tech self-portrait. This can be a piece of writing, an image, a series of images, a video, an audio file, a sculpture—whatever makes the most sense to you. It should represent who you are right now as someone who uses technology.

  • Explore What You Know

    Create a list of technologies that you are familiar with.

  • Explore What You Don't Know

    First, brainstorm questions you have about technology and about technologies that you are curious about.
    Then begin exploring. Where can you find information about what you don't know? Keep track of where and how you look for information.

  • List What You Want Your ePort to Do

    Before you create your ePort, you should know why you are doing so (beyond the fact that it is an assignment for the course). What do you want the ePort to be and do for you? How do you plan to use it?

  • Research

    Research tools that will achieve your goals for your ePort. Look for examples. Check out YouTube videos about the tool. Write down some positives and negatives to help you make an informed choice.

  • Start Your ePort

    Once you feel ready to commit to a tool (at least for a brief time), start building your ePort.

  • Assess Your ePort

    After you have been using your ePort for a little while, assess how it is going. Does it do what you want it to do? Will you continue to use it? Why or why not?

Example ePorts

For ePort Help

take a look at the tech textbook for lots of documentation
search YouTube or the internet for info
come visit the CoLab (Lamson 003)
Tech Textbook

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