Gateway Community College (Maricopa)- Electronic Portfolio
http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/e-portfolio/index.html
An excellent example of a successful e-portfolio site. The manual explains the purpose of an e-portfolio, and why and how to make one. The electronic portfolio page gives an overview and selected artifact samples from first and second year student portfolio in each of Gateways competency areas: communication/writing, communication/ reading, communication/speaking, critical thinking, problem solving, computing, math and science and the humanities. The reflection page explains why students should reflect on their work and how to do it. There is also a common theme page with area for online discussion. The only thing missing is the capability to archive material for use as an interactive resume, although that may be in development. This is an excellent resource to consult when planning a site. Note the design element.

KITE-LOA : The E-Portfolio Initiative
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~kirkpatr/kite/kiteloa/
Kapi'olani Community College initially began exploring Writing Across the Curriculum; Developmental Education; Service Learning and Civic Action and concluded, after three months, that they should adopt electronic portfolios as a strategy for learning outcomes assessment in these initiatives. Their e-portfolio project and this page are works in progress. Links to the resources they've made available to their faculty and administration are available here.

LaGuardia Community College
http://www.eportfolio.lagcc.cuny.edu/
LaGaurdia Community College has gained national attention for their work with e-portfolios. This site describes that work, and includeslinks to templates and tutorials. (LaGuardia uses Blackboard.) There is also an e-portfolio bibliography provided. LaGardia Community College's approach should be studied and perhaps their college visited by any institution interested in pursuing e-portfolios.

LaGuardia Community Colleges Selected Bibliography for Teaching ePortfolios
http://www.eportfolio.lagcc.cuny.edu/bibliography.html
An excellent resource for anyone interested in "promising practices around the country in pedagogy, portfolios and issues related to teaching and creating ePortfolios." Some links are included to sites

Maricopa Community Colleges E-Portfolio Site
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/ocotillo/eport/
Information about e-portfolios at the different community colleges comprising the Maricopa system. Links current research and development at various sites is located in the left corner column. See the Gateway site above also.

Schoolcraft College E-Portfolio Implementation Page http://www.schoolcraft.edu/eportfolio/.
This site provides a description of the process of creating and implementing an e-portfolio project. This project is part of a larger engagement Schoolcraft has at one of fifteen other community colleges involved in the League for Innovation in the Community College in a 21st Century Learning Outcomes Project.

Tidewater Community College
http://www.wordsworth2.net/webfolio/index.htm
Site includes project objectives, templates, examples of reflective essays by students, and links to other sites and written materials on e-portfolio development.

Valencia Community College - Core Competency Page
http://www.valenciacc.edu/competencies/
Detailed description of Valencia's core competencies are included here.. You might also want to go to their Learning Center College Page, where you will find links to Lifemap and the Vanguard College Learning Center Project.

E- Portfolio Online Articles

Click on the title of the non-database articles listed below for direct access to articles. For articles from our databases (the database will be listed in red) do the following:

If you are on-campus or at South County Center, click the title, and you should be taken directly to the article or, in the case of PDF articles, its citation. Once in a citation, simply scroll down to the PDF button or icon and press enter.

If you are off-campus, in a separate window open up the remote connection to our database page. You can get to our databases page by clicking here. You will need to enter the barcode on the back of your library card. Choose the database listed in red for the article you are interested. Once in that database, simply copy the title or author's name from the article you are interested in below and paste into the find box and press enter. TIP: Place quotations around the article title so as to expedite your search.

Banta, Trudy W., Electronic Portfolios for Accreditation? .
Assessment Update, Jul/Aug2003, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p3, 3p; (AN 10507754) ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIERE.
This article "assesses the growing interest in using electronic portfolios to demonstrate accountability and student learning. Funds for six urban institutions to pursue the Urban Universities Portfolio Project; self-study on civic engagement and the advantage of an electronic portfolio".

Barrett, Helen C., Expert Showcase: Dr. Helen Barrett on Electronic Portfolio Development, Apple Learning Interactive.
http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1000156/
Presented by one of the leading experts in the field, Dr. Helen Barrett, this site explains the process, standards, resources, technology and step by step guide of e-portfolio development. This is an extremely useful site, with descriptions of the types and uses of e-portfolios, the creation and publishing of e-portfolios and the types of software involved, the pedagogical value of e-portfolos. A highly interactive site, you will find slides as well as sound and video files on this site.

Barrett, Helen C. Pedagogical Issues in Electronic Portfolio Implementation. Paper posted on the web. Accessed September 25, 2005.
http://www.electronicportfolios.org/EPpedissues.pdf
An outline of the requirements for creating an online portfolio based on pedagogical requirements. Mentioned is security, storage, methods of implementation, linking and grouping and reflection issues.

Batson, Trent. Electronic Portfolios: What's it All About? Campus Technology: Syllabus, December 2002, Vol. 16, Number 5.
This article covers the benefits of e-portfolios for students, faculty and administration, as well as the evolution of e-portfolios, and the difference between webfolios and e-portfolios.

Canada, Mark., Assessing E-Folios in the On-Line Class. New Directions for Teaching & Learning, Fall2002 Issue 91, p69, 7p; (AN 9178765) ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIERE
This article focuses on the assessment of electronic portfolios in an online class. The advantages of using online e-folios to students and instructors is also discussed.

Chauncey, Bonnie. Alternative assessment in higher education. College & Research Libraries News, Nov2004, Vol. 65 Issue 10, p586, 3p-589; (AN 15301279) In the library.
Provided here is a list of internet resources for information on alternative assessment in the U.S. higher education..

Click, Ben A., Implementing Electronic Portfolios for Performance Assessment:A Pilot Program Involving a College Writing Center. Magruder, Sarah C.. Assessment Update, Jul/Aug2004, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p1, 5p-15; (AN 13998617) ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIERE.
The article describes how writing centers can be excellent places for impementing e-portfolios. It also discusses using electronic portfolios for performance assessment.

Fiedler, Rebecca L., Adopting an Electronic Portfolio System: Key Considerations for Decision Makers Pick, Dorothy; Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Washington, DC.; Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 27th, Chicago, IL, October 19-23, 2004 ERIC.
Discusses the two main approaches to e-portfolio implementation, including the benefits and problems found. A very good article on the development of e-portfolios, e-portfolio tools and their evaluation, there is also lengthy discussion of end users. The article also includes a bibliography that links, in many cases, to full text. This author seems to have been influenced by the work of Dr. Helen Barnett

Greenberg, Gary., The Digital Convergence: Extending the Portfolio Model EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 39, no. 4 (July/August 2004): 28–37 http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERM0441.pdf
Describes the different types of portfolios, including learning portfolos. Discusses the digital convergence of text, graphics, sound, and video " in extending the portfolio model—a system of organizing and sharing work and engaging mentors, peers, colleagues, friends, and family in ongoing discussions and feedback".

Heath, Marilyn. Electronic Portfolios for Reflective Self-Assessment. Teacher Librarian, Oct2002, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p19, 5p; (AN 8523931) ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIERE
Presents steps for developing a professional electronic portfolio.

Hewit, Stephenie M., Improving Instructional Practices TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning; Sep/Oct2004, Vol. 48 Issue 5, p26-30, 5p
General article on the applications of e-portfolios and their benefits for education majors. The article discusses the three basic types of portfolios: documentation portfolios, process portfolios and showcase portfolios. Includes a bibliography, this article was originally published in Tech Trends, the journal of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology.

Hopgood, Debra C., Talking About Writing. Assessment Update, May/Jun2004, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p7, 2p-8; (AN 13274539) Focuses on the implementation by Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois " Academic Search Premier
Focuses on the implementation of the electronic writing portfolio (EWP) at Eastern Illinois University to assess students' writing skills. Discussion includes the problems and benefits of moving from a written competency exam to and electronic portfolio system.

Jafari, Ali. The “Sticky” ePortfolio System: Tackling Challenges and Identifying Attribute
EDUCAUSE Review Articles (2004) http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERM0442.pdf (ID: ERM0442)
In developing and implementing a lasting ePortfolio system, higher education first must tackle many challenges and also must identify those ePortfolio system attributes that will lead to success. This article claims that the ePortfolio Success Algorithm can be used to facilitate a "sticky" ePortfolio projects. A more technical article.

Keeping the Horse Before the Cart: Penn State’s E-Portfolio Initiative (ID: EQM0443) EDUCAUSE, Quarterly, Volume 27 Number 4 2004, p.18 - 26.
Describes the positive outcomes of Penn State's e-portfolio program and the success of their promoting it to undergraduates and faculty.

Lorenzo, George. An Overview of E-Portfolos John Ittleson. EDUCAUSE, Contributed by EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (Formerly NLII) (2005) http://www.educause.edu/LibraryDetailPage/
666?ID=ELI3001
"Three types of e-portfolios are described in this report: student e-portfolios, teaching e-portfolios, and institutional e-portfolios. E-portfolios can support student advisement, career preparation, and credential documentation; the sharing of teaching philosophies and practices; department and program self-studies; and institutional and program accreditation processes. This report defines and categorizes e-portfolios, offers examples of higher education e-portfolio implementations, reviews e-portfolio technology, and addresses adoption issues".

Murphy, Paula E-portfolios: Collections of Student Work Move from Paper to Pixels TLtC, University of California, February 2003, no2. http://www.uctltc.org/news/2003/02/feature.php
General article on the benefits of e-portfolios. Discusses the benefits of embracing new technologies.

Murray, Peter. A New Convergence, Library Journal.com, October 15, 2004.
This article by the Assistant to the Director for Technology Initiatives at the University of Connecticut Libraries, describes UCONN's development of an e-portfolio service its impact on users. It focuses on the integration of management systems to create a digital library, and discusses the benefit of content management systems that support digital collections, e-portfolios, electronic classroom tools, and knowledge repositories.

Pecheone, Raymond. Performance Assessment and Electronic Portfolios. Pigg, Matthew J.; Chung, Ruth R.; Souviney, Randall J.. Clearing House, Mar/Apr2005, Vol. 78 Issue 4, p164, 13p-176; (AN 17089356) ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIERE "Explores the learning opportunities that standards-based portfolio assessment offers to promote teacher and faculty learning in teacher education." While concerned with teacher education programs, materials here can be useful for other disciplines as well. PDF link to full-text.

Reardon, Robert C. Developing an E-Portfolio Program: Providing a ComprehensiveTool for Student Development, Reflection, and Integration. Jill A. Lumsden, and Katie e. Meyer.NASPA Journal, vol. 42, no. p.p. 368 - 380. 3.
"This article describes an 8-year effort by leaders in student and academic affairs at a research university (Florida State University) to implement an e-portfolio."

Skiba, Diane J. E-portfolios, Webfolio, and E-dentity. . Nursing Education Perspectives, Jul/Aug2005, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p246, 2p-247; (AN 17593484) ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIERE. This article discusses the uses of electronic portfolios and electronic identity or virtual identity collections such as e-portfolios, webfolios and e-dentity for nursing programs.

Treuer, Paul. Electronic Portfolios Need Standards to Thrive (ID: EQM0324) Jill D. Jenson. No 2. 2003 Educause Quarterly, no2. 2003, pp. 32- 43.
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EQM0324.pdf
This article discusses the need for standards in e-portfolio architecture. Discussions on technical issues such as storage, sharing, and OSPI, as well as non-technical issues such as faculty and student utilization scenarios.

Van Kollenburg, Susan E. A Collection of Papers on Self-Study and Institutional Improvement ERIC, 2003. Volume 2: Organizational Effectiveness and Future Directions. 2003 Edition. Susan E., Ed.; North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Chicago, IL. Higher Learning Commission., 2003 (ED476672) . Two articles in this collection are of particluar interest: Assessment, Accreditation, and the Web: IUPUI's Electronic Institutional Portfolio and Digital Institutional and Student Portfolios Demonstrating Success, Achievement, and Reflection.

Villano, Matt e-portfolios: Hi-octane Assessment
Campus Technology, September 1, 2005. Campus Highlights UMD's work with the Open Source Portfolio Project, while discussing other institutions, (Univ. of Iowa, Villanova and St. Lawrence) and their work with e-portfolios. A very good article to begin with.

What is an e-Portfolio? E-Learning Frameworks. Oxford Brookes University Center, Oxford, UK. http://www.elframework.org/projects/petal/whatiseportfolio/view
A brief description of the uses of e-portfolios, with discussion of examples in the United States (La Guardia Community College) and in Europe (University of Edinburgh).

Young, Jeffrey 'E-Portfolios' Could Give Students a New Sense of Their Accomplishment. Chronicle of Higher Education, 3/8/2002, Vol. 48 Issue 26, pA31, 2p, 1c; (AN 6351408) ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIERE This article "Focuses on the use of e-portfolios, by U.S. college students who want to land jobs. The concept and value of career e-portfolios are discussed as is the consortium formed by the Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis and the University of California at Los Angeles.

Young, Jeffrey, Creating Online Portfolios Can Help Students See 'Big Picture,' Colleges Say (ID: CSD1711) The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 21, 2002.
This article discusses the growing number of institutions that are encouraging students to create "electronic portfolios", which highlight their academic work and help them reflect on their campus experiences. Young asserts that portfolios will be the next big thing in campus computing and cites the positive reception by some administrators.

Youatas, David E-Portfolios (ID: SER0405) Presented at Southeast Regional Conferences (2004) Santa Fe Community College, 2004. A series of very brief notes from a presentation given by David Youatas of Santa Fe Community College cover the potential to make education more learner centered and outcomes oriented through the use of e-portfolios. Some useful links provided. .

Powerpoint Presentations

Barner-West, Lynda. Assessing Institutional Effectiveness Through the Electronic Portfolio (ID: MAC0433) Presented at Mid-Atlantic Regional Conferences (2004) Lynda Barner-West and Andrea Beranek, Carlow College. A presentation given at Carlow College assessing institutional effectivenes using E-portfolios. Carlow College's institution-wide e-portfolio is discussed.

Cambridge, Barbara L., Electronic Portfolios: Why Now? (ID: LIVE042) Seminars Contributed by EDUCAUSE LIVE (2004) Barbara L. Cambridge American Association for Higher Education. Presented at an Educause Professional Development event on February 11, 2004.
Barbara Cambridge discusses the multiple factors driving "the mushrooming practice of electronic portfolios". Covered are diverse student populations, job-related goals, frequent transfers, and the need for lifelong learning experiences. Also discussed is the benefit of self-assessment, individual learning processes, and the trend towards competencies and away from just course credits.

Conner, Jaclyn. E-Portfolios and Assessment (2005) by Jaclyn Conner, Dorothy Hendrix, and Yolanda Jacobs Reimer, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science, The University of Montana
Presentation describing the wide use of e-portfolios to assess student progress and evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs. The authors ask if there is research that validates this use? Are effective review tools and methods available? What structural and process changes are necessary to maximize usefulness and usability from the assessment perspective?

Learning Communities

Carnegie Foundation's Integrative Learning Project
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/IntegrativeLearning/
Research site on this national project involving ten institutions, including community colleges.

Communities in Practice
http://www.infed.org/biblio/communities_of_practice.htm
Information on Communities in Practice, featuring discussion on the work of Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger, definitions, and links to other sites.

Communities of Practice: Learning as a Social System
http://www.co-i-l.com/coil/knowledge-garden/cop/lss.shtml
Etienne Wenger's article from "Systems Thinker," published in June 1998.

Dynamic Learning Communities: An Alternative to Designed Instructional Systems - Learning Communities
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/dlc.html
Article by Brent Wilson (University of Colorado at Denver) and Martin Ryder

Electronic Learning Communities
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/elc/
"The ELC Group in the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology is led by Assistant Professor Amy Bruckman. Our research focuses on the design of communities on the Internet. Our work is inspired by an educational theory called constructionism the idea that people learn best when they are making something that is personally meaningful to them."

Integrated Learning Garden
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/ilc/
Maricopa Community College's Learning Community site.

Iowa State's Center for Teaching and Learning
http://www.celt.iastate.edu/lc/homepage.html
Includes information on their learning communities.

The Labyrinth: Sharing Information on Learning Technologies - Learning Communities
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/labyforum/Fall96/laby1.html
1996 article by Alan Levine at Maricopa Community College.

Learning Communities Annotated Bibliography - Learning Communities - Bibliography
http://www.engr.wisc.edu/services/weel/coalition/bibliography.html
Bibliography of information published through the 1990's, compiled by UW-Madison FC Assessment and Evaluation team.

MCCCD: Integrated Learning Communities- Learning Communities - Maricopa Community College
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/ilc/monograph/index.html
A very useful monograph written by Geri Rasmussen and Elizabeth Skinner. Also from Maricopa Community College:

National Learning Commons at the Washington Center
http://www.evergreen.edu/washcenter/project.asp?pid=73
From Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education at the Evergreen, The National Commons serves to provide a national resource for curricular learning community work. This organization is involved in summer institutes, mentoring opportunities, the compilation of a national directory and the creation of online tools and resource links.

Professional Learning Communities: What Are They And Why Are They Important?
http://www.sedl.org
Article from the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, a non-profit, professional educational research and development corporation.

Service Learning

American Association of Community College's Horizon Service Site
http://www.aacc.nche.edu
"The goals of AACC’s national project, Community Colleges Broadening Horizons through Service Learning, are to build on established foundations to integrate service learning into the institutional climate of community colleges, and to increase the number, quality, and sustainability of service learning programs through an information clearinghouse, data collection and analysis, model programs, training and technical assistance, publications, and referrals." Information, publications and grant links provided here.

Campus Compact
http://www.compact.org
Website of the national coalition of colleges and universities involved in civic projects that promote community service and the development of student citizenship skills through engagement. For BCC/Campus Compact projects, click here.

The Civic Promise of Service Learning. By: Saltmarsh, John. Liberal Education, Spring2005, Vol. 91 Issue 2, p50, 6p-55; (AN 17981927) ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIERE article. (If off-campus, search EbscoHOST by title.) Discusses the significance of the use of service learning to the achievement of civic learning goals in the education sector in the U.S.

Community College National Center for Community Engagement
http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/other/engagement/eventpapers.jsp
This site, hosted by Maricopa, provides service-learning papers and interviews from conferences, direct access to the Online Journal for Civic Commitment, funding opportunities and mailing lists.

Creating Lifelong Learners and Lifelong Givers. By: Kirk, Rea; Riedle, Lisa. Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin, Summer2005, Vol. 71Issue 4, p32, 5p-36; (AN 18164669) ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIERE article.

International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership
http://www.ipsl.org/index.htmll
Service learning on a global level , this organization offers programs in 14 countries,uniting academic study and volunteer service while "giving students a fully integrated study abroad experience."

National Service Learning Clearinghouse
http://www.servicelearning.org/hehome/index.php
A highly informative site provides up-to-date news of service learning projects around the country, funding information, government resources, bibliographies and a wealth of resources for educational institutions, including higher education.

Service Learning Helps Students Create Change. Tribal College, Summer2005, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p40, 2p-41; (AN 17159442) ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIERE This article reports that Northwest Indian College received national recognition recently for its Service Learning Program.

Service Learning at Maricopa Community College
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/sl/
A good way to develop new programs at any college is to investigate the innovations existing at other institutions. Maricopa's involvement in service learning is highlighted here..

Service Learning: the World as the Classroom. By: Vanderhoff, Michelle. PT: Magazine of Physical Therapy, May2005, Vol. 13 Issue 5, p34, 8p-41; (AN 16893165) ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIERE article. Article describes service learning programs for student physical therapists.

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) involves investigating student learning and using the findings to implement informed changes in teaching practices. It facilitates the sharing of our reflections with colleagues on findings and so construct a new and ever expanding body of knowledge on teaching and learning.

The SoTL approach thrives on examining practices, documenting work, and sharing lessons so that teachers can build on them. By fostering collaboration, cross-disciplinary teaching, innovation, and peer review opportunities are created for communities of learning. SoTL focuses on student learning and is driven by questions about how to help students develop deeper understandings and improve critical thinking.

The following are links to SoTL sites.

Carnegie Foundation- CASTL
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/elibrary/docs/bibliography.htm
CASTL represents a major initiative of The Carnegie Foundation. Launched in 1998. CASTL seeks to support the development of a scholarship of teaching and learning that: Fosters significant, long-lasting learning for all students. Enhances the practice and profession of teaching. Brings to faculty members' work as teachers the recognition and reward afforded to other forms of scholarly work. In addition to information on workshops and seminars, this site features extensive links to Carnegie Publications, online articles including works by Lee Shulman and Pat Hutchings, and other resources for educators.

Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology's SoTL Page- Illinois State University
http://www.sotl.ilstu.edu/
In addition to their Summer Institute and conferences, this site provides extensive information on the many national professional and academic organizations, programs and journals that support SoTL (Disciplinary Support). It also offers links to tutorials, papers and publications, other SoTL web pages, funding opportunities and a bibliography.

COPPER - Middlesex Community College
http://www.middlesex.mass.edu/carnegie/default.htm
An excellent local site developed by Tom Laughlin at Middlesex Community Colleges. This site is the place to begin your research. Middlesex Community College has been involved with SoTL through the work of Prof. Donna Killian Duffy, for almost a decade. Their web site features information on their SoTL related activities including the Carnegie Summer Institute. Links to full text articles and papers on learning communities, assessment and SoTL techniques. The COPPER Blog gives visitors an opportunity to share thoughts and ideas. There is also an online COPPER Newsletter.

Disciplinary Examples of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - Buffalo - State University of New York
http://www.buffalostate.edu/orgs/castl/examples.html
A discipline by discipline list of papers on SoTL, as well as other resources.

The Visible Knowledge Project
http://crossroads.georgetown.edu/vkp/index.htm
Sponsored by Georgetown University, the Visible Knowledge Project is "The Visible Knowledge Project (VKP) is a five-year project aimed at improving the quality of college and university teaching through a focus on both student learning and faculty development in technology-enhanced environments." The site features current projects bibliographies, and links to full text articles, resource kits for educators, and current projects.

Faculty & Course Portfolios

Faculty Portfolios

Developing A Teaching Portfolio
http://depts.washington.edu/cidrweb/PortfolioTools.htm
Created by the Center for Instructional Development and Research at the University of Washington for their faculty, this site includes basic guidelines applicable to faculty at other institutions, as well as links to other university sites such as the Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning at Brown University.

How To Produce A Teaching Portfolio
http://www.city.londonmet.ac.uk/deliberations
Selected extracts from Peter Seldin's book

Course and Other Portfolios

Problem Based Learning Portfolios
http://www.samford.edu/ctls/problem_based_learning.htmll
This site combines the PBL approach to teaching with the development of Course Portfolios. Maintained at Stamford University, the SoTL influenced Center for Problem-Based Learning seeks, evaluates and publishes those course portfolios that "display both the scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL) and the best models of problem-based learning (PBL) practice from a variety of disciplines". According to this site, "the course portfolio also allows for possible external review of the scholarship of teaching; similar to a journal article making possible the review of traditional research. Increasing numbers of faculty are using course portfolios during performance reviews for tenure, promotion and merit-based raises."accessible with free user registration this site helps college unions and student activities improve their programs and services. This site includes a step-by-step course portfolio development guide, and links to other institutional sites.

Institutional Portfolio Site
http://www.imir.iupui.edu/portfolio/universities.htm
According to the California State University page, an institutional portfolio provides information on the institution's strategic planning process and quality improvement activities to an internal audience consisting of members of the University community engaged in assessment and/or university governance activities. This site provides comparative information on the institutional portfolios of six universites, including University of Massachusetts - Boston!.