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We debuted our e-portfolio system, called LinguaFolio Online, back in 2009. Based on the successful paper-and-pencil version developed by the National Council of State Supervisors for Languages, LinguaFolio Online:

• Encourages programs to align curriculum with Can-Do Statements, thereby making programs more proficiency based
• Promotes student ownership by concretely showing learners what they will be able to do using the target language
• Empowers students to set their own goals, understand proficiency levels and what they will achieve, and reflect on their growing proficiency
• Showcases the great work students do

As a result of feedback from teachers, we have made some targeted improvements that we’re excited to unveil at the upcoming STARTALK spring conference May 6-7, and we’ll release a non-STARTALK version with the same improvements for all programs in August 2016.

In addition to a more professional and sleek design, the new version of LinguaFolio Online will include:

• Easier navigation
• Quicker ways to capture and upload evidence
• Improved teacher report screens
• Easier to use functionality for teachers to assign Can-Do Statements to a their classes
• Ability for teachers to reset passwords

Of course, programs can still use our free mobile app to capture language proficiency where it happens. Students can record themselves using the target language as they order food from a restaurant, ask someone for directions, or even give a presentation during a world languages appreciation night.

If you use LinguaFolio Online, please let us know what you think of the new version. Email us at lfolio@uoregon.edu or share with us on Facebook (casls.nflrc), Twitter (@casls_nflrc), or Instagram (@casls_nflrc).

The STARTALK Program administered by the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland and the U.S. Department of Education Title VI, under grant #P229A140004, support development of LinguaFolio Online. Contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education nor imply endorsement by the federal government.