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Please see the portfolio description pages and the portfolio rubric for project expectations. **You will submit a link to your online portfolio here. Be sure to ask me if you have any questions. You may need to submit a document that has the link. If that is the case, please include your name on the document along with the link to your online portfolio.

Why Should You Create a Professional Portfolio

Professional portfolios give you a way to document progress as you complete your degree. After graduation, your portfolio can be used to demonstrate that you have the knowledge and skills needed for a particular job or post-graduate educational program. Be sure to update your portfolio frequently and revise as needed in order to keep a record of your accomplishments.

You may want to read this article on how to create a portfolio: Morrison D. How to create a personal learning portfolio: Students and professionals. Online Learning Insights. https://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/why-students-need-personal-learning-portfolios-more-than-we-do/

Getting Started With Your Online Portfolio

There are some free online portfolio tools, including:

Once you have decided on your platform, it’s time to get started! Gather examples of papers or assignments that you are proud of and get started! The next page will give you some ideas on how to create your portfolio.

Creating Your Portfolio

Professional portfolios are a collection of your work that you will use to demonstrate to prospective employers or admissions committees that you are the ideal candidate for a given position. Your portfolio provides proof that you have the knowledge and skills needed to do the job.

What To Include?

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make a template and put these things in the website template. I will insert the actual skills and resumes!

once you have selected the platform for your portfolio, what should be included? Some items that you might want to include are:

  • Samples of papers that you have written
  • Descriptions of group projects that you have participated in
  • Inventory of skills that you have
  • Letters of support or recommendation
  • Description of courses taken
  • Professional resumé
  • Brief biography or personal statement
  • Professional philosophy

You will need to divide your portfolio into logical sections. The following layout has been recommended by some experts:

  • Home page with your personal statement
  • Biography – “About Me”
  • Education
    • Diplomas and degrees earned
    • Certifications
    • Awards and recognition
    • Samples of course work
  • Skill Areas
    • Work samples
    • Letters of recommendation
    • Soft skills – Interpersonal communication skills, leadership positions, writing skills, etc
    • Technical skills – software used, training, experience
  • Professional Development
    • Student and other organizations
    • Leadership positions
    • Community and volunteer service
  • Something unique about you!
    • Independent living
    • Foreign language skills,
    • Hobbies and interests

Decide On Your Layout

You will need a home page that tells the reader why it is important to continue exploring your portfolio. Consider writing a 2 or 3 paragraph “personal statement” that explains who you are and what made you decide on the career path you have chosen.

Make It Accessible!

Web accessibility means that all users are able to access your site. People with visual impairment may use tools called “screen readers” that make written content accessible. When screen readers find images, they look for a description of the image. When you include an image in your site, you make the image accessible by adding a description of the image. Most website creating tools like WordPress make it easy to add descriptions.

People who are deaf or hard of hearing rely on accurate closed captions in order to use content that is included in videos. Video editing tools like YouTube make it easy to add closed captions (auto captions are not accurate without proof reading).

Take some time to consider accessibility (your grade depends on it)! For more information, check out:

**You will submit a link to your online portfolio here. Be sure to ask me if you have any questions. You may need to submit a document that has the link. If that is the case, please include your name on the document along with the link to your online portfolio. Please see the portfolio description pages and the portfolio rubric for project expectations. **You will submit a link to your online portfolio here. Be sure to ask me if you have any questions. You may need to submit a document that has the link. If that is the case, please include your name on the document along with the link to your online portfolio.

Why Should You Create a Professional Portfolio

Professional portfolios give you a way to document progress as you complete your degree. After graduation, your portfolio can be used to demonstrate that you have the knowledge and skills needed for a particular job or post-graduate educational program. Be sure to update your portfolio frequently and revise as needed in order to keep a record of your accomplishments.

You may want to read this article on how to create a portfolio: Morrison D. How to create a personal learning portfolio: Students and professionals. Online Learning Insights. https://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/why-students-need-personal-learning-portfolios-more-than-we-do/

Getting Started With Your Online Portfolio

There are some free online portfolio tools, including:

Once you have decided on your platform, it’s time to get started! Gather examples of papers or assignments that you are proud of and get started! The next page will give you some ideas on how to create your portfolio.

Creating Your Portfolio

Professional portfolios are a collection of your work that you will use to demonstrate to prospective employers or admissions committees that you are the ideal candidate for a given position. Your portfolio provides proof that you have the knowledge and skills needed to do the job.

What To Include?

Once you have selected the platform for your portfolio, what should be included? Some items that you might want to include are:

  • Samples of papers that you have written
  • Descriptions of group projects that you have participated in
  • Inventory of skills that you have
  • Letters of support or recommendation
  • Description of courses taken
  • Professional resumé
  • Brief biography or personal statement
  • Professional philosophy

You will need to divide your portfolio into logical sections. The following layout has been recommended by some experts:

  • Home page with your personal statement
  • Biography – “About Me”
  • Education
    • Diplomas and degrees earned
    • Certifications
    • Awards and recognition
    • Samples of course work
  • Skill Areas
    • Work samples
    • Letters of recommendation
    • Soft skills – Interpersonal communication skills, leadership positions, writing skills, etc
    • Technical skills – software used, training, experience
  • Professional Development
    • Student and other organizations
    • Leadership positions
    • Community and volunteer service
  • Something unique about you!
    • Independent living
    • Foreign language skills,
    • Hobbies and interests

Decide On Your Layout

You will need a home page that tells the reader why it is important to continue exploring your portfolio. Consider writing a 2 or 3 paragraph “personal statement” that explains who you are and what made you decide on the career path you have chosen.

Make It Accessible!

Web accessibility means that all users are able to access your site. People with visual impairment may use tools called “screen readers” that make written content accessible. When screen readers find images, they look for a description of the image. When you include an image in your site, you make the image accessible by adding a description of the image. Most website creating tools like WordPress make it easy to add descriptions.

People who are deaf or hard of hearing rely on accurate closed captions in order to use content that is included in videos. Video editing tools like YouTube make it easy to add closed captions (auto captions are not accurate without proof reading).

Take some time to consider accessibility (your grade depends on it)! For more information, check out:

**You will submit a link to your online portfolio here. Be sure to ask me if you have any questions. You may need to submit a document that has the link. If that is the case, please include your name on the document along with the link to your online portfolio.