Guidelines of Designing E-Portfolios in Canadian and Chinese Higher Education

• Author / Creator

  Wei, Wei

• E-portfolios have been widely used as digital education technologies in western countries. However, there are merely no applications and few academic studies of e-portfolios in China. This research aims to design guidelines of e-portfolios for Canadian and Chinese higher education. To achieve the goal, I have analyzed theories and literatures about not only e-portfolios, but also historical facts of Chinese higher education. I also conducted surveys and UI evaluations about Mahara, an e-portfolio used by the University of Alberta in Canada. Findings reveal what users’ experiences were, how user interface of Mahara designed, and how users assessed e-portfolios in Canadian higher education. Guidelines were based on findings of Mahara, theories analysis, and Chinese educational reforms, which include a site map, functions, features, and suggestions to support the e-portfolio.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • E-portfolio
  • Higher education
  • Educational technology

• Graduation date

  Spring 2018

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Arts

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3HM5311S

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.