This is a reminder that our deadline for chapter contributions for a book entitled ePortfolio: New Paradigm in Learning Assessment and Career Opportunities, which will be published by Idea Group Inc., is approaching. Accepted chapters should pertain to one of the three themes/sections as elaborated below: ePortfolio Thinking, ePortfolio Technology, or ePortfolio Case Studies.
Researchers, educators, scholars, practitioners, and technologists are invited to submit a one- to two-page (100-200 words) book chapter proposal with tentative title, if you have not already done so, by February 28, 2005, to the Editors. Please make sure to identify for which section/theme your chapter is intended. Authors will be notified of acceptance by March 15, 2005 and invited to submit full chapters of 10 - 15 pages by June 1, 2005. This book is expected to be available for purchase on March 1, 2006.

Section / Theme 1: ePortfolio Thinking
This section will include a series of chapters focusing on the conceptual aspects of electronic portfolio systems and will elaborate on the innovative use of the ePortfolio to advance teaching and learning. Contributors will present their views of the current and potential uses for such systems in an effort to define the "big picture" for practical applications of ePortfolios. Chapters within this section will be authored by conceptual thinkers including academic leaders such as provosts within the higher education institutions, administrators within departments of education responsible for K-12 education, and executives within ministries of education of foreign countries. Research faculty members and scholarly experts from various institutions will likely also provide input in chapters within this section.

Section / Theme 2: ePortfolio Technology
This section will explore the technological aspects of the ePortfolio framework surrounding how the ePortfolio system as a new application software can be designed, built, and developed to operate either within an existing learning management system or as an independent enterprise system. Topics such as technical standards and functional interoperability among such systems will also be discussed. Contributors within this section are expected to be technology thinkers, experts, practitioners, and software architects/developers. Technology administrators and managers, such as CIOs, PIs, and directors of ePortfolio projects within educational or corporate institutions, are examples of potential authors.

Section / Theme 3: ePortfolio Case Studies
Chapters within this section will investigate the implementation or development of ePortfolio projects, and case studies for such projects will be provided along with success rate reports. Prospective authors include project managers with information about systems in various stages of development or implementation, faculty members with observations about the effects of ePortfolio usage on student learning or career development, career center leaders with insights into ePortfolio practices within their institutions, and researchers and graduate students with details and discussion of features necessary for a successful application, both practically and financially.

For continuing updates, please visit and bookmark http://eportconsortium.org/.

Schedule of Deadlines
December 1, 2004 Call for Chapters
February 28, 2005 Proposals for Chapters (1-2 pgs) to Editors
March 15, 2005 Notification of Accepted Chapter Proposals
June 1, 2005 Full Chapters (10-15 pgs) Due from Authors
July 15, 2005 Requests for Revisions to Authors
September 1, 2005 Revised Chapters and Disks to Editors
October 15, 2005 Final Manuscript to Publisher
March 1, 2006 Book Released

Please send inquiries and submissions to Ali Jafari or Catherine Kaufman. (See contact information below.)

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Best regards,
Ali Jafari and Catherine Kaufman

Ali Jafari, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer and Information Technology
Director of CyberLab
Purdue School of Engineering and Technology
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis,IUPUI
Indianapolis IN 46202 USA
317.274.4565
e-mail: jafari@iupui.edu
Portfolio: http://ajafari.in.ePortfolio.us

Catherine Kaufman
Coordinator of ePortConsortium
799 West Michigan Street, ET 232
Indianapolis IN 46202-5160
317.470.0642
e-mail: cwkaufma@iupui.edu

BOOK TITLE: ePortfolio: New Paradigm in Learning Assessment and Career Opportunities
EDITORS: Ali Jafari and Catherine Kaufman, IUPUI
PUBLISHER: Idea Group Inc.