E-PORTFOLIOS Karen May Assistant Division Chair for Business, Information Technology, and Public Service Blinn College Bryan, Texas

TOPICS  Purpose  Getting Started  Components  Process for Writing  The Completed Project  Advantages of an E-Portfolio

PURPOSE  Employment  Demonstrate writing skill  Proof of skill through projects  Contact information  Summary of skills  Assessment  Program learning outcomes  Course learning outcomes EmploymentAssessment

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

GETTING STARTED  Organization  Folder structure  Folder and File naming  Discussion  Questions  Assigned articles

COMPONENTS  Cover Page  Picture  Contact Information  Table of Contents  Summary of Qualifications  Soft Skills  Hard Skills  Teamwork  Coursework Descriptions  Resume  Cover Letter  Service Learning  References  Sample Work  Reflective Journaling  Short and Long-term Goals  Teamwork  Recommendation Letters  Thank You Letter  Internship Evaluations  Mock Interview Evaluation  Internship Reports  Other Awards, Certificates

PROCESS FOR WRITING  Turn in assignment to Instructor  Instructor returns assignment to Student  Marked errors  Comments for rewriting  Student corrects  Student places final writing in portfolio folder

THE COMPLETED PROJECT  Professionally Bound  Adobe Portfolio Creator  Drop the files and folders into the Adobe file  Choose a layout  Add files  Choose visual theme  Choose font  Other  Save file  Include Student Name

ADVANTAGES OF E-PORTFOLIO  file  Upload file to a web page  Edit as you gain experience and education  Format for specific jobs  Historical evidence of education  All documents in one place

ADOBE PORTFOLIO CREATOR  Advantages  No need to get permission from students for publication  Can include personal contact information for employer  Can send , hard copy, or download from a web page  Disadvantages  May not be as easily updatable in the future  Limiting in structure/organization

OTHER NOTES  Synthesizes and evaluates learning from a variety of experiences  Artifacts – evidence of the outcome  Reflect on social and personal responsibility  Give specific questions  What about confidentiality  Consequences of unethical behavior  Hyperlink writing to other items in the portfolio  Allow pedagogy to drive the technology.  Other software/resources to use:  Google (template available)  Weebly  Wix  Concentrate on the outcome and not the technology.