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gallery venue commitment, or simply a compliment on a site well done. The
Web portfolio is a multimedia vehicle that allows a company or individual to
show their work without spatial and geographical boundaries. The goal of the
Web portfolio is to seek a positive action from users, possibly resulting in work
for hire.
The Web Portfolio as the
Preferred Electronic Portfolio
E-portfolios are new media products and are delivered using a variety of
electronic media. Current e-portfolio delivery methods are Internet, DVD, and
CD-ROM. However, DVDs and CD-ROMs are not available to the world as
is the Web portfolio. The delivery platform of the Web portfolio, the Internet,
has the most effective potential for developing and delivering the finest portfolio
experience to the most people. Being networked to through the Internet allows
the Web portfolio to become a cyber appearance that helps bring people to a
higher level of “digital comfort”. Digital comfort comes with knowing that you
are part of the opportunities available in the digital world and information
society. The Web portfolio is always ready to promote you.
The Web portfolio is the most widely used new media format for electronic
portfolios. This is due to cost, scalability, and reach. A Web portfolio is a
collection of work that is presented in the form of a Web site. This text focuses
on the Web portfolio as the preferred method for e-portfolio delivery.
Variable Definitions of the Electronic Portfolio
Scholarly definitions of the electronic portfolio vary from discipline to disci-
pline. Taking the research methodology of using a meta-analysis of research
articles and monographs, I realized when attempting to synthesize my own
definitions of the electronic portfolio and the Web portfolio that a true definition
would be hard to establish.
Gary Greenberg, the executive director for IT teaching and research initiatives
and director of the Collaboratory Project at Northwestern University provides
a definition that extends beyond traditional definitions. This definition is one that
