The purpose of the electronic portfolio is to showcase the work you completed during your four years at Notre Dame for you, your parents, teachers, perspective colleges, or even a potential employer. You will create a unique, web-based digital document that will contain examples of your work that demonstrate your understanding of various subject matter. The purpose of each submitted assignment or project is to prove you successfully satisfied each stated outcome Notre Dame has established in order to graduate.

The ultimate goal is to illustrate your growth over time by demonstrating an understanding of your own work, as well as applying knowledge to a particular situation, problem, exercise, or activity from class.

Students will be responsible to submit the following materials to their Electronic Portfolio:

• Completed, graded artifact - any significant assignment given in any particular class. You should avoid submitting tests, quizzes, or routine homework. Research papers and projects, long-term assignments, essays, artwork, photographs, multimedia clips, or web sites are all acceptable. Each year, a writing sample (essay, research paper, etc.) is a required artifact.

• Complete and thorough reflection to accompany each artifact - a reflection template can be downloaded from this page, ND's "Class Resources" folder, or ND's Edline site. The template is a Microsoft Word document that may be saved to your computer or a "flash" drive.

• A resume - Freshman year students will begin to organize an activities list containing anything they have taken part in, as well as any awards or accomplishments they may have received. There is no standard format for this document. As students progress this will become a resume which will be edited and built until it is completed senior year.

• Service Projects - Students should submit their service project reflection assignment each year.

In order to graduate each student will have completed:

• At Least 24 Artifacts and corresponding reflections
• At least 4 Service Reflection Projects (1 from each year)
• A completed Resume
• A working Web Page to showcase all of the artifacts

1. To be able to read, write, listen, and communicate effectively.

2. To be able to incorporate technology into learning and into your daily life.

3. To be able to demonstrate a knowledge of a language other than English and understand the culture of that language.

4. To be able to use problem-solving techniques.

5. To be able to live a healthy lifestyle and respect both self and others.

6. To be able to demonstrate the ability and maturity to make decisions as a faith-filled person in the light of the Christian vision of redemption.

7. To be able to demonstrate the qualities of an active and informed citizen who understands historical information.

8. To be able tp demonstrate an appreciation for the arts.

9. To be able to develop the skills needed to be a lifelong learner.

Each term, the contents of the portfolio will be graded on a PASS or INCOMPLETE basis. Your folders will be checked for the appropriate contents. Any student with an incomplete portfolio will be required to serve academic detentions until there is satisfactory completion. NO NUMERICAL GRADE WILL BE GIVEN UNTIL SENIOR YEAR.

At the conclusion of your senior year your portfolio will be presented to and evaluated by a faculty committee who will score your work based on the provided rubric. A PASSING GRADE OF 100 POINTS IS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION.

1. Create a Portfolio folder in your My Documents folder. Click here for instructions and proper layout.

2. Add files to the appropriate folders using logical and clear filenames. See a sample here.

3. Beginning Junior Year: Download the Web Design files to use as templates for your own site. Be sure to read the directions carefully!

4. Customize sites to give them your own unique "feel," or just follow the template - it's your choice.

Reflections Template

Printable Completion Checklist

Evaluation Rubric (Class of 2008)

Evaluation Rubric

Web Site Template Directions

Sample Portfolio Web Site