Portfolio design

Created by The North Carolina School of Science and Math for North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

What do you do with your old assignments?

Make paper confetti Create interesting artwork

What is a portfolio?

Why should you make a portfolio?

San Francisco stateSanta Clara university

Penn stateIthaca college

Lafayette collegeCabrini college

SUNYWisconsin Indianhead Technical College

Alverno CollegeLehigh Carbon Community College

Saint John Fisher CollegeBowling Green State University

Dallas County Community College DistrictMohawk College

And many more….

JobsJobs

The work I’ve been doing actually makes sense… there has been some direction to it all along. I also realize that my work is a reflection of me and that my identity and background [an African-American woman growing up in Detroit]

The different sections of my e-portfolio made me realize the important things about how I see myself starting at LaGuardia, how I see myself now and in my future.

It is easy to get discouraged with work that you complete during classes because you complete a paper, receive a grade, and then that paper is simply stored in a folder on your computer. This process helped me to look back on the work that I had completed in prior classes and place more value on the work that I had created.

Assignments and exams are obstacles to be overcome

Teachers are responsible for my education (or lack of)

School work is something that is done to me

I have no idea how teachers assign grades

Different types of portfolios

Different types of portfolios

• Documentation portfolio• Process portfolio• Showcase portfolio

The showcase portfolio

• Your best work• Can be multimedia• Involve someone else• Analysis of why you chose the pieces

What should you include in your portfolio?

Introduction

• Who are you?• What are your goals?• One or two relevant accomplishments

Selecting your work

• What am I most proud of?• What would I share with a friend?• What meant something to me?

Evaluating your work

• What was I supposed to learn (learning outcomes)?

• How does this piece reflect the learning outcomes?

• What is this piece’s strength?• How could it be improved?

E-portfolios

E portfolios vs paper portfoliosE portfolios Paper portfolios

Can send to multiple people and are instantly viewable

Have to be physically sent and opened via mail or in person

Updated quickly and instantly Harder to update/ insert new pieces

Now used in many colleges Not used as frequently in colleges

Allows instant collaboration Collaboration is harder/ more time consuming

E-portfolio sites allow professional finish Can look amateurish

Seamlessly integrate multimedia (images/ video)

Multimedia more difficult to integrate

Free e-portfolio sites

• Pathbrite http://pathbrite.com/ • Folio for me http://foliofor.me/ • Carbonmade http://carbonmade.com/ • Wix http://www.wix.com/

Pathbrite

Your assignment

Create your e-portfolio

• Introduction• 3 pieces of work• Explanation for each piece• Present to the class