What is Portfolio Learning? An introduction to Portfolio Learning ? Portfolio Education is an experience, which focuses on you, the learner! Where am I? Where do I want to be? How do I get there? Its purpose is to enable you to answer these questions in terms of your life goals:

What is Portfolio Learning? An introduction to Portfolio Learning Portfolio education is about your development. It focuses on helping you make sense of your learning and your future. Employers expect our graduates to have the necessary basic knowledge and skills of their trade or profession, but they also want to see what skills you demonstrate. Examples: communicating effectively demonstrating positive attitudes and behaviours adaptability ability to accept feedback working well with others ?

What is Portfolio Learning? An introduction to Portfolio Learning gives you a better understanding of yourself identifies and demonstrates what you have done and what you can do examines the gaps in your knowledge and skills What can Portfolio Education do for you? highlights your employability skills as well as your technical skills demonstrates transferable skills and knowledge gained through other experiences provides a personal record of your learning ?

What is Portfolio Learning? An introduction to Portfolio Learning Portfolio education offers you another record…your official record of learning, your portfolio. 1.a diploma or certificate 2.a transcript Think about this… Graduates from any college or university in Canada normally receive two official records of their learning experience: Your record ?

What is Portfolio Learning? An introduction to Portfolio Learning It’s up to you! What goes in my Portfolio? But since portfolio is required for graduation, we expect you to show that you have: thought through your experience and how you wish to represent yourself pulled together meaningful, relevant items from your learning created a clear picture of who you are and what you can do ?

What is Portfolio Learning? An introduction to Portfolio Learning Most students include relevant material such as: statement of career goals resume work samples a list of skills material demonstrating learning ?

What is Portfolio Learning? An introduction to Portfolio Learning Who assesses your portfolio? It is most important that you are satisfied with your portfolio. It is never really completed and should be developed even after you’ve graduated. So, it is your responsibility to ensure that it best represents you and what you have to offer. Since it is your portfolio for life: You do! A number of people are involved in assessing your portfolio. Teachers and others as determined by your campus make up the assessment team. For graduation requirements: We do too! ?

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