Many ProfHacker readers maintain a professional web presence, and some academics have even used a web site for presenting their materials for consideration for tenure and/or promotion (see, for ...

Editor’s comment: Among many themes, Margaret Price explores the theme of purpose in her Viewpoint. One purpose of ePortfolio is to reflect on change from a beginning to a later point in time. In a ...

Instead of a résumé, Charlotte Gogstad hands potential employers a CD-ROM the size of a credit card that contains a multimedia presentation about her skills and experiences. The presentation, which ...

Patrick Fort’s one-page resume started out like every other resume from the past few decades. But it was only the beginning. With clips of audio, writing samples and video productions, Fort’s ...

As the shift toward digital everything takes hold in universities all over the world, it's not surprising that the the next generation of student assessment is the electronic portfolio. Campus ...

Digital portfolios, already widespread in many professions, are also increasingly popular in K-12 schools. In the past decade, backlash against standardized testing has helped spur states and ...