Chapter 6. Career ePortfolios: Recognizing and Promoting Employable Skills

Abstract

University in 2000 and headed it for more than 10 years. His recent publications are in the area of information literacy, writing assessment, online education, and independent writing programs. Most recently, with Duane Roen and Greg Glau, he is co-author of The McGraw-Hill Guide: Writing for College, Writing for Life, currently in its 3 rd edition (2012). Learn more about these researchers' ongoing work at http://www.public.asu.edu/~bdangelo and http:// www.public.asu.edu/~bmmaid.

Eportfolios on the Job: The Use of Assessment Eportfolios in the Business and Technical Communication Job Market

“…Instructors and administrators in business and technical communication (BTC) programs have argued for decades that portfolios can play a vital role in the success of BTC graduates on the job market (Bonsignore, 2013; Kryder, 2011; Moody, Stewart, & Bolt-Lee, 2002; Okoro, Washington, & Cardon, 2011; Powell & Jankovich, 1998). D’Angelo and Maid (2013) have argued that eportfolios, in particular, can successfully serve as a bridge between academia and the workplace.…”