E-portfolio environment design principles in practice: A case study of a collaborative project in technology teacher education

Abstract

The Australasian Journal of Technology Education is a peer refereed journal, and provides a forum for scholarly discussion on topics relating to technology education. Submissions are welcomed relating to the primary, secondary and higher education sectors, initial teacher education and continuous professional development, and general research about Technology Education. Contributions to the ongoing research debate are encouraged from any country. The expectation is that the Journal will publish articles at the leading edge of development of the subject area. The Journal seeks to publish • reports of research, • articles based on action research by practitioners, • literature reviews, and • book reviews.

Evaluating, Comparing, and Best Practice in Electronic Portfolio System Use

“…More often than not, utilizing educational technologies requires several underpinning tasks upfront and prior to its deployment in a course or program. Such underpinning tasks are the technical and functional dimensions of the software system, manageability of the system, and the building of the online interface to reflect the formative and summative goals of the program (Edwards, 2015). Likewise, there are issues with the implementation cost of an e-portfolio system, such as the need for new or better information technology (IT) hardware, system server maintenance, and server hosting support (Chau & Cheng, 2010;Edwards, 2015;Lambert & Corrin, 2007).…”