NEW!  11/4/12


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The new issue of the International Journal of ePortfolio (IJeP), a double-blind, peer-reviewed, open access journal, is now available online at
   
    http://www.theijep.com/current.cfm

The following articles comprise Volume 2, Number 2 of IJeP:

Report

The Annual AAEEBL Survey at Two: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
         Gary Brown, Portland State University
         Helen L. Chen, Stanford University
         Aifang Gordon, Portland State University

Instructional Articles

Making Learning Visible with ePortfolios: Coupling the Right Pedagogy with the Right Technology
         Heidi L. Johnsen, LaGuardia Community College

Using the ePortfolio to Complement Standardized Testing in a Healthcare Professional Program: Better Education or More Busy Work?
         Clarence Chan, LaGuardia Community College

Developing a Model for ePortfolio Design: A Studio Approach
         Russell Carpenter, Eastern Kentucky University
         Shawn Apostel, Eastern Kentucky University
         June Overton Hyndman, Georgetown College

The Dialogic Potential of ePortfolios: Formative Feedback and Communities of Learning Within a Personal Learning Environment
         Ester Ehiyazaryan-White, University Centre Doncaster

Assessment Articles

Improving the Quality of Evidence-Based Writing Entries in Electronic Portfolios
         David W. Denton, Seattle Pacific University

Class Syllabi, General Education, and ePortfolios
         Jeffrey Appling, Clemson University
         Jessica Gancar, Clemson University
         Shiree Hughes, Clemson University
         Alex Saad, Clemson University

The current call for papers can be found at http://www.theijep.com/callforpapers.html  -  IJeP employs a rolling submission process; however, authors wishing to be considered for the next issue should submit their manuscript to IJeP by December 1, 2012.

Please feel free to share this announcement with interested colleagues and on appropriate listservs.

Kind regards,

Eddie & Peter

C. Edward Watson, Ph.D.  /  Peter Doolittle, Ph.D.
Co-Executive Editors        
International Journal of ePortfolio (IJeP)
http://www.theijep.com/


The mission of the International Journal of ePortfolio (IJeP) is to encourage the study of practices and pedagogies associated with ePortfolio in educational settings.  The journal’s focus includes the explanation, interpretation, application, and dissemination of researchers’, practitioners’, and developers’ experiences relevant to ePortfolio.  It also serves to provide a multi-faceted, single source of information for those engaging in projects and practices associated with ePortfolio.  A refereed (blind) peer-reviewed journal, IJeP embraces inquiry into ePortfolio in educational settings holistically; therefore, manuscripts considering the following areas of investigation are welcomed:

• instruction and principles of learning that utilize and inform practical, effective ePortfolio methodologies;
• evaluation and assessment methodologies and practices supported by ePortfolio;
• case studies and best practices regarding applications of ePortfolio for learning, assessment, and professional development supported by scholarship of teaching and learning practices and research methodologies;
• theoretically rich accounts of the principles grounding ePortfolio work and its relationship to larger social and cultural phenomena; and
• innovative development and applications of technologies that enable new ePortfolio practices.

Authors with questions regarding their manuscript's suitability for IJeP should direct their inquiries to the Executive Editors at ijep@vt.edu.

C. Edward Watson, Ph.D.
Director
Center for Teaching and Learning
University of Georgia
Instructional Plaza North
Athens, GA  30606
Phone:  706-542-0539
FAX:  706-542-6587
Web:  http://www.ctl.uga.edu/

Co-Executive Editor
International Journal of ePortfolio (IJeP)
http://www.theijep.com/

Managing Editor
International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (IJTLHE)
http://www.isetl.org/ijtlhe/

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The Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research (CIDER) in the Division of Undergraduate Education at Virginia Tech has launched the International Journal of ePortfolio (IJeP).  An affiliate of AAEEBL, AAC&U, the Australian Flexible Learning Framework, and the ePortfolio and Identity Conference, IJeP is a double-blind, peer-reviewed, open access journal.  The current Call for Papers and the latest and past issues of the journal can be found at:

            http://www.theijep.com

Published every March and September, the mission of the International Journal of ePortfolio (IJeP) is to encourage the study of practices and pedagogies associated with ePortfolio in educational settings.  The journal’s focus includes the explanation, interpretation, application, and dissemination of researchers’, practitioners’, and developers’ experiences relevant to ePortfolio.  It also serves to provide a multi-faceted, single source of information for those engaging in projects and practices associated with ePortfolio.  IJeP embraces inquiry into ePortfolio in educational settings holistically; therefore, manuscripts considering the following areas of investigation are welcomed:

• instruction and principles of learning that utilize and inform practical, effective ePortfolio methodologies;
• evaluation and assessment methodologies and practices supported by ePortfolio;
• case studies and best practices regarding applications of ePortfolio for learning, assessment, and professional development supported by scholarship of teaching and learning practices and research methodologies;
• theoretically rich accounts of the principles grounding ePortfolio work and its relationship to larger social and cultural phenomena; and
• innovative development and applications of technologies that enable new ePortfolio practices.

Those interested in reviewing manuscripts for the journal are invited to explore the site above, which contains specific information regarding expectations for reviewers.  Instructions for review board self-nomination can be found at:

            http://www.theijep.com/review-board.html

Questions about the journal, the call for papers, manuscript suitability for the journal, and more should be addressed to the executive editors (C. Edward Watson and Peter Doolittle) at ijep@vt.edu