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Nancy Flury Carlson

Pittsburgh Chapter, Special Libraries Association

September 30, 2013

1 Copyright 2013 Nancy Flury Carlson

Some Background on ePortfolios

ePortfolios for Information Professionals

Overview of Free Tools

Preparation Checklist

My Approach

Demo of Weebly Tool

Beyond ePortfolio


Documentation of Learning Activities

Assessment

K-12

Colleges and Universities

Origin in Education


Career Portfolios

Recent Grads

Designers, Architects

Performance Documentation for Promotions, Raises, Tenure

Documentation of Expertise


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1 Using e-Portfolios to Showcase your Work, Experience and Skills (free to SLA Members) Showcase Your Work, Experience and Skills: Using Google Sites to Create an e-Portfolio ($29.00 for SLA Members, $49.00 for Non

Members) Lisa Chow and Sandra Sajonas, Brooklyn Public Library and People Interact • ePortfolio basics and comparison with resumes and CVs • Online tools • Promoting your ePortfolio • Web Analytics http://www.sla.org > Learn > Webinars > Careers

2. ePortfolios: the What, Why, and How

Helene Williams and Karly Williams, University of Washington, Information School SLA Pacific Northwest Chapter (webinar August 8, 2013) • ePortfolio basics, planning, and purpose • Content and artifacts • Organization and building • Design and professionalism http://pacificnorthwest.sla.org/?page_id=1482 (presentation is not accessible here – checking…)

3. Creating an ePortfolio for Your Job Search

Emily Mahood Bowman, Awesomania! Blog • October 2011 • Overview of site-building tools • Content and organization • Ten Tips for a Great ePortfolio http://www.sla.org > Learn > Resource Guides > Career Planning and Competencies

4. ePortfolios for Information Professionals: Why, What and How D. S. Apfelbaum, New York Institute of Technology Academic and Special Libraries Division, Nassau County Library Association • Done in Prezi, a tool that allows zooming and turning • ePortfolio definitions and purposes • Step-by-step planning guide

http://eportfoliotoolkit.weebly.com/index.html

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Feature Google

Sites Jimdo Tripod Weebly Wix

Wordpress.com

Sponsor Ads No Yes Yes No Yes Yes

Storage 100 MB 500 MB 20 MB Unlimited 500 MB 3 GB

Premium Available?

No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Ease of Use Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Medium

Templates “dozens” “dozens” 50 >100 >280 218

Max Sites Unlimited 1 10 1 (?) ?

Max Pages Unlimited 5 Unlimited

Blog Yes Yes No Yes Import / Coming

Soon Yes

Support Online FAQ Email Email Email Online FAQ Mixed



Purpose

Define the purpose

Record of learning

Job hunting

Document achievements

Seek promotion, raise, tenure

Professional Focus

Well-organized content

Clear writing and correct spelling

Copyright awareness

Tools

Select a tool based on key needs

Free versus fee

Need for storage space

URL / domain name

Ease of building / maintaining

Check out these comparison guides

http://www.websitebuilderexpert.com

socialcompare.com/en/comparison/free-website-builder


Content Awareness

Page content

Weigh brevity vs. depth

Control / eliminate clutter

Invite exploration of artifacts

Artifacts

Work product (non-proprietary)

Showcase capabilities (i.e. software)

Presentations

Writing, design, layout examples

Personal Content

Photo

Contact information

Elicit Critiques

Take feedback seriously

Promote the site

Search engine optimization

Include link in resume, LinkedIn profile, business card, email sig, etc.

Analytics

Analytics provided by your tool

Google analytics

Problem

Hybrid Career

Multiple Resumes

Many Interests

Job Application Chaos

Too Many Resumes!



Solution

Six One-Page Resumes

ePortfolio=Added Depth

Free Tools

Landing Page on Weebly


nancyflurycarlson.weebly.com

Overview Resume

Five Topical Resumes Information Research

Strategy

CI / Market Intel

Content Management

Library Operations

60 Hours to Complete Standardizing Resumes

Writing Page Content

Writing Artifacts

Weebly Learning Curve

Reviews & Edits

Brief Overview of My ePortfolio

Editing in Weebly



nancyflurycarlson.weebly.com


What Learning Curve?

Intuitive

Drag and Drop

Creative Commons Images

Problem

Dormant Web Site

Site complexity Membership list in SQL

Inaccessible Webmaster

No Current News & Info

Not Found!


Solution

Create new site in Weebly $72 / Two Years

Weebly Starter level

Use Own Domain Name

Ensure Continuity Three editors

Site guidelines

Up to Date


If Free or Low-Cost Tools are Available, Why Limit Yourself to ePortfolios?


Office 365 Big

CarlsonStudio

2 seats

$120.00 / year

Office 365 Little

HP

600,000 seats

5-year, $36M contract

Nancy Flury Carlson

Nancyf lurycarlson.weebly.com

[email protected]


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