Assignment of e-Portfolio Advisor
You will be randomly assigned an e-Portfolio advisor just before classes begin.
The assignment is random and cannot be changed. The advisor will be a member of the full time faculty
How will I know who it is?
On the first day of the semester you will find yourself enrolled in your ePortfolio advisor’s Canvas site. The site itself will not open until the first day of the semester. For Spring 2024 that is January 24th (Note there is no overall Canvas site for INFO 289 -you will be enrolled into your individual advisor’s Canvas site).
How should I work with them?
It is important to remember that this is the culminating class where you are showing what you have learned; and also showing your ability to synthesize and present yourself and your knowledge.
The e-Portfolio course differs from other instructor-led iSchool classes in that students must be self-directed in showing what they can do. The e-portfolio advisor is there to administer deadlines and provide reviews of content submitted.
The e-portfolio advisor is also the person who will assign a final credit for INFO 289 when they have approved the e-portfolio and all of its parts.
Think of it as a job. You will all have different e-portfolio advisors and they may lay out different paths for you. So you need to work with your e-Portfolio advisor. Some will review your work on an ongoing basis; some will have set reading periods. This is no different from a professional work position where you have to adapt to your boss, whether you want to or not. In a work situation we all have to adapt to our managers. So, view the e-Portfolio that way.