Something I’ve noticed throughout my years of education has been the increase of technology in the classroom. From the transition from projector machines to smartboards technology is are evolving and significant part of our educational experiences. The questions in place are these; how students are reacting to the use of this technology and is this technology viewed as useful or “a waste of time?” (don’t like phrasing but general idea)

The two academic platforms I will be focusing on for this project will be VMI’s provided Eportfolio/ WordPress site and our online grading and communication platform, Canvas. The focal group for this project will be randomly selected first and second classmen at VMI who major in English. I felt that this group would provide me with the strongest base for my research based off of English majors’ extensive use of both platforms.

The concept for this assignment was no one that was easy for me. My interest in studying the Eportfolio platforms stems from my job at the Virginia Military Institute as an Eportfolio tutor. Unfortunately, despite how useful the writing center and Eportfolio sector is, I have noticed a low number of students making appointments each semester. Yet, despite the low number of appointment suggesting that students do not need assistance