ifolio is an online learning environment built for The University of Iowa Ask yourself these four questions:
- How do you encourage student reflection?
- How do you fulfill your College's or departmental programmatic goals?
- How do you shape students' academic paths?
- How do you prepare students for their future?
Here is what the University of Iowa's ifolio electronic portfolio can do to address these questions:
- Student can post artifacts in any digital form (written, audio, video) to highlight their academic work
- Students reflect on each artifact to demonstrate their awareness of learning objectives and ensure their success within the discipline
- Academic advisors can use ifolio's academic planning tool to guide students through their learning endeavors
- Students are able to showcase their portfolios for future employment, education, or other pursuits
- Each ifolio is dedicated to a department's programmatic goals, such as benchmarks, outcomes, or standards
- Portfolios are ongoing learning records of students' academic progress