Cover: Portfolio Keeping, 3rd Edition by Nedra Reynolds; Elizabeth Davis

Portfolio Keeping

Third Edition  ©2014 Nedra Reynolds; Elizabeth Davis Formats: E-book, Print

Authors

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    Nedra Reynolds

    Nedra Reynolds is Professor and Department Chair of Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Rhode Island.  She is the author of Geographies of Writing: Inhabiting Places and Encountering Difference (Southern Illinois University Press, 2004) as well as co-author with Elizabeth Davis of Portfolio Keeping: A Guide for Students, (Third Edition, Bedford/St. Martin’s 2013).  She has coedited The Bedford Bibliography for Teachers of Writing (Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Editions). Her articles have appeared in Rhetoric Review, Journal of Advanced Composition, College Composition and Communication, Writing Program Administration, Pedagogy, and a number of edited collections.


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    Elizabeth Davis

    Elizabeth Davis taught English for more than three decades for Round Rock Independent School District (ISD) and College Station ISD, where she also served as English department chair. She has been a reader for the AP® English Language and AP® English Literature Exams and served on the AP® Literature Instructional Design Team. For over twenty years, she has enjoyed working as an AP® faculty consultant, conducting workshops in both AP® English Language and AP® English Literature, and leading various staff development sessions and student workshops in preparation for the AP® English courses and exams.

Table of Contents

Product Updates

Increased focus on portfolios for many contexts. The new edition covers portfolios in many contexts beyond the writing course, with a recognition that portfolios are increasingly used across the curriculum and outside the academy.

A new chapter, "Planning an Electronic Portfolio,"
specifically discusses the challenges and benefits of working with e-portfolios, with advice on creating a navigational scheme, choosing a platform, and including multimodal work.

New Time to Reflect activities encourage students to practice reflective, self-analytic writing and thinking through every step of the portfolio process.

New e-book within the Bedford e-Portfolio gives students immediate support and guidance. Instructors can easily incorporate links to the Portfolio Keeping e-book in their e-portfolio assignments.

Brief, affordable, and thorough advice on using portfolios—in print and online

Brief and inexpensive, Portfolio Keeping, Third Edition provides all the information students need to create successful portfolios either in print or online. With expanded coverage of e-portfolios, portfolios across the curriculum and outside the academy, and reflective thinking and writing, the new third edition will help students and instructors using portfolios in any situation. This book is also available as an e-book within the Bedford e-Portfolio.

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