Increasingly, pre-service teachers are being asked to build portfolios in teacher training programs and develop them throughout their teaching careers to meet professional development and certification requirements. As technology becomes an essential component of education and daily life, students and teachers are increasingly publishing their portfolios online. E-portfolios allow students to archive and showcase their work, reflect on their experiences, and share this information online with instructors, peers, and potential employers. Obstacles such as lack of technical expertise and limited time have hindered many instructors from creating and supporting an e-portfolio system. FolioLive answers the needs of these instructors, universities, and students by providing an easy way to create, evaluate, and maintain electronic student portfolios.

FolioLive enables students to develop one or more electronic portfolios and house all of their materials, such as audio, video, digital images, and text documents online. Students can select from several different frameworks when building their portfolios. Chapter titles are outlined below with suggested artifacts for an educational psychology e-portfolio. Visit FolioLive to access student activities that will guide you in creating the artifacts.

1.      Educational Psychology: A Tool for Effective Teaching

• Artifact: Statement of Teaching Philosophy
• Artifact: Classroom Mission Statement

2.      Physical and Cognitive Development

• Artifact: Timeline of Child and Adolescent Physical Development
• Artifact: Audio Reflections on the Cognitive Characteristics Among Children in Different Age Groups

3.      Social Contexts and Socioemotional Development

• Artifact: Socioemotional Development Chart
• Artifact: Character and Moral Development Activity
  
  

4.      Individual Variations

• Artifact: Personal Intelligence Profile
• Artifact: Analysis of Personality and Temperament

5.      Sociocultural Diversity

• Artifact: Goals for Multicultural Education
• Artifact: Analysis of Equity Issues in the Classroom
  
  

6.      Learners Who Are Exceptional

• Artifact: Sample Individual Education Plan (IEP)
• Artifact: Exceptional Learners Checklist
  

7.      Behavioural Approaches, Social Cognitive Approaches, and Teaching

• Artifact: Sample Self-Regulation Program
• Artifact: Examples of Social Cognitive Approaches
  

8.      The Information Processing Approach and Teaching

• Artifact: Study Skills Plan
• Artifact: Reflections on Student Attention
  
• Artifact: Sample Activity that Incorporates Problem-Based Learning
• Artifact: Analysis of Critical Thinking Lessons
  

9.  Social Constructivist Approaches, DOamin-Specific Approaches, and Teaching

• Artifact: Reflections on Social Constructivism
• Artifact: Examples of Team-Building Activities
  
• Artifact: Term Paper that Analyzes a Current Controversy in a Subject Area
• Artifact: A Bibliography of Children’s Books in a Subject Area

10.  Planning, Instruction, and Technology

• Artifact: Copies of Lesson Plans
• Artifact: Technology Skills Inventory
  
  

11.  Motivating Students to Learn

• Artifact: Examples of Student Achievement Certificates
• Artifact: Sample Letters of Appreciation
• Artifact: Photos of Innovative Bulletin Boards

12. Managing the Classroom

• Artifact: Examples of Classroom Rules
• Artifact: Copy of Student Behaviour Contract
• Artifact: Sample Seating Chart

13.  Standardized Tests and Teaching

• Artifact: Research and Reflections on Testing Practices
• Artifact: Sample Tests

14.  Assessing Student Learning

• Artifact: Student Assessment Plan
• Artifact: Alternative Assessment Example and Rubric

Additional General Artifacts

• Résumé
• Letters of reference
• Record of courses
• Teaching certificate
• Pre-professional clinical experiences
• Employment in child-related fields
• Volunteer work
• Student teaching experiences
• Evaluations by university supervisor
• Evaluations by cooperating/mentor teacher
• Copies of certificates of local awards/scholarships you have received
• Certificates of membership in professional groups
• Extracurricular activities such as sports, journalism, and student clubs