Eight students win ePortolio awards

Published: May 8, 2012

Zakery James received the Best ePortfolio award and honorable mention for Best Career ePortfolio from program director Gail Ring. image by: Clemson University

Clemson University’s ePortfolio program gave awards to eight students who demonstrated excellence in college-related skills, knowledge and substantive learning at Clemson University through their electronic portfolios. 

Awards were given for Clemson’s Best ePortfolio, Best General Education ePortfolio, Best Creative Inquiry ePortfolio and Best Career ePortfolio.

Students are required to create an ePortfolio, an online presentation about what they learned and did at Clemson, including samples of their work, programs they participated in, extracurricular activities and other information.

The students’ ePortfolios were independently judged on factors such as creativity, effective communication, demonstration of general education competencies, imaginative use of technology and design, creative inquiry research presentation, professionalism and functionality.

“These students’ ePortfolios exemplify creativity and interdisciplinary knowledge and showcase what it means to be a graduate of Clemson University,” said Gail Ring, director of the ePortfolio program.

Awards were presented in conjunction with Clemson’s Michelin Career Center, the R. Roy and Marnie Pearce Center for Professional Communication and the Creative Inquiry program. Awards included cash, gift cards, Staples and Best Buy gift packs, flash drives and certificates.

The award winners were were Zakery James, Alexis Peterson, Drew McWhorter, James Baxley III, Katharine Amalfitano, Carter Williams, Tyler Graham and Melissa Meyer.

The ePortfolios of these awardees can be found online on the ePortfolio program website gallery http://www.clemson.edu/academics/programs/eportfolio/gallery.html