The following list of resources and publications may be useful for those who want to learn more about the following topics:

Articles and publications by our staff

David Niguidula, "Digital Portfolios and Curriculum Maps: Linking Student and Teacher Work?", published in Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World, Heidi Hayes Jacobs, ed., ASCD, January 2010.

David Niguidula, "Whose Portfolio Is It, Anyway?", published in Handbook of Research on ePortfolios, A. Jafari and C. Kaufman, eds., Idea Group, May 2006.

David Niguidula, "Documenting Learning with Digital Portfolios" Educational Leadership , November 2005. Available from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).

David Niguidula, Hilarie Davis and Gail Ring, "Digital Portfolios: A Dozen Lessons from a Dozen Years."

Hilarie Davis, David Niguidula and Gail Ring, " Side Effects and Benefits of Digital Portfolios: The Culture Factor"Paper submitted for ePortfolio conference, European Institute for E-Learning, La Rochelle, France, October, 2004.

David Niguidula and Hilarie Davis, "Giving Students the Data" Classroom Leadership (print edition), March 2003, p.7. Available from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).

David Niguidula and Hilarie Davis, "Personalizing Data with Digital Portfolios." Classroom Leadership (online edition), March 2003. Link: http://www.ascd.org/publications/class_lead/200303/niguidula_3.html

The original research on Digital Portfolios was conducted at the Coalition of Essential Schools and Annenberg Institute for School Reform. David Niguidula's publications from that research include:

Publications about our work

Barrett, H. Using Technology to Support Alternative Assessment and Electronic Portfolios. Link: http://www.electronicportfolios.com/portfolios.html

Boas, K. Portraits of Students in a Digital Age. Providence Journal (Northwest Edition), February 7, 2003. Describes digital portfolio project at Ponaganset High School.

Branigan, C. Teacher-created video portrays students, skills for parents. eSchool News, April 24, 2002. Link:eSchoolNews
Describes how portfolios are used to enhance parent-teacher conferences.

Jobe, H. Podcast: Digital Portfolios. From Interviews with Educational Leaders, June 2005. Link:Montgomery County IU site

Pearlman, R. Reinventing the High School Experience. Educational Leadership, April 2002. Link: http://www.ascd.org/readingroom/edlead/0204/frame0204el.html Describes the efforts of three new kinds of high schools -- High Tech High, New Tech High and the Met School. Bob Pearlman describes how digital portfolios provide a form of assessment that reflects these re-invented environments.

Pina, A. Digital images bring parents virtually into the classroom. Providence Journal, April 14, 2002. Describes the experiences with digital portfolios at Primrose Hill School in Barrington, Rhode Island.

Riconscente, M. Digital portfolios: An enduring promise for enhancing assessment. Link: http://www2.edc.org/CCT/cctweb/feature/art7.html

Salpeter, J. Accountability: Meeting The Challenge With Technology. Technology and Learning, January 2002. Link: http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/2002/01/account.html This article focuses on how technology is being applied to handle new issues of assessment and accountability. Among the examples is the Mamaroneck, New York, school district, which is using data (including digital portfolios) to create new kinds of flows of information about student achievement.

Shorr, P. "Create, Grade, Propser". Scholastic Administrator, August, 2005. Link: http://www.scholastic.com/administrator/aug05/articles.asp?article=eportfolio

Solomon, G. (1991, February). Electronic portfolios. Electronic learning 12(5), 10.