ENG 444 Spring 2000 (Newbold)

Portfolio Unit evaluation

All Comments

Which aspect/s of the portfolio project gave you most satisfaction?

1. The hypertext construction was new to me and I enjoyed working with that. I never knew PowerPoint could be like that.

2. Being able to choose my own works, express my feelings, choose my own pictures, linking strategies, and layouts.

3. Knowing it was my creation and watching it get put together

4. The usefulness in my teaching endeavors.

5. The multimedia aspects

6. The presentation as a whole was very informative. I learned quite a bit about PowerPoint.

7. Putting several semesters' worth of work into a presentation

8. Figuring out the technology and reflecting on my work as a writer (autobio)

9. Development. Having the opportunity to design and develop a portfolio that reflected my character.

10. Learning to do something on the computer

11. I enjoyed displaying my best works

12. Seeing growth from my last portfolio

13. Technological

14. Finishing and learning to hyperlink

15. Actually getting the software to work in the way I wanted it. Much more fulfilling than compiling papers b/c of multimedia aspect.

Which aspects gave you least satisfaction or were problematical?

1. I didn't like my old works or having to talk about them. I know it was the basis for the portfolio, but I didn't feel like I had built up a sufficient body of work.

2. Linking was very time consuming and sometimes problematic.

3. Just getting started and staying focused on it.

4. Computers in lab were problematic.

5. Self-analysis…yuck

6. I did have a few problems b/c of the size of my presentation. Saving it became a huge chore b/c it filled 3/4 of a Zip disk.

7. The technology involved and the problems with the computers/disks.

8. Time to do the technical stuff outside of class

9. Going through all of my papers from the past four years. It was helpful though to see how I developed through the years

10. Understanding just what you were expecting for the Development and Case Study

11. I did not enjoy spending so much time on the portfolio

12. Making sure links were explanatory of text

13. Education philosophy

14. The time invested

15. Standard format--like having to have the contents page