Beyond the shoe box: Developing an ePortfolio for Leisure Sciences students
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چکیده
The ePortfolio is emerging as the latest tool in professional development, for documenting in-service achievements, career management and seeking employment. Considerable portfolio development has occurred in the field of education and the arts, and other disciplines are increasingly applying the portfolio as a professional tool. An ePortfolio for Leisure Sciences students will enhance the existing professional practice portfolio component of their academic program, building throughout each year of the course (and on into their career).
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