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A portfolio is
an organized collection of evidence that shows your accomplishments both in and out of school
contains samples of your work that exhibit and reveal the quality and variety of your learning, your accomplishments, your skills, and your experiences
Resume - usually only 1–3 pages and is meant to summarize your accomplishments. A résumé tells someone what you have accomplished.
Portfolio - most often contains many pages and is meant to show evidence of a wide variety of your accomplishments. A portfolio shows someone what you have accomplished.
What Are the Steps to Developing a Personal and Career Portfolio?
A. Gather Your Evidence: Collect the information and records that show your interests, involvements, and achievements.
B. Organize Your Portfolio: Arrange your evidence into sections that will help someone else see what you have accomplished.
C. Assemble Your Portfolio: Format and compile your portfolio so it is easy for someone else to read and understand the information you have gathered.
D. A Final Check: You have much to be proud of in your portfolio. Check that it has updated information and that it shows your work in the best possible light.
How to Use this Page
Below are resources that Gifted Specialists have developed to support students across the disciplines in their writing and writing instruction. We define writing broadly, so you will find resources on ePortfolios, visual design, professional communication, and presentations in addition to traditional writing tasks like reflective writing, literature reviews, peer review, and editing and proofing.
ePortfolios: Audience and Personal Brand
ePortfolios: Audience and Personal Brand
Before you begin making your ePortfolio, consider who your audience is, what your professional goals for the ePortfolio are, and how you can create a personal brand that helps achieve those goals with that audience. Creating a personal brand will help you develop a coherent story with a consistent message. Once you know the personal brand you would like to communicate, draft your About Me section and work themes from your personal brand into the reflective writing that accompanies your artifacts.
This worksheet will help you begin developing your personal brand statement.
This worksheet helps you select and contextualize artifacts through reflective writing.
This worksheet will help you begin thinking about your audience and goals for your ePortfolio
This handout explains what personal brand is and why it matters
Once you’ve reviewed the Personal Brand Handout above, use this worksheet to help you begin drafting your personal brand statement
The About Me section of your ePortfolio is where you communicate your personal brand and identity to your audience. This worksheet will help you draft that About Me section
Writing as a High Impact Practice
Writing as a High Impact Practice
High impact practices (HIPs) have been shown to increase student persistence and engage students in deeper learning. Writing is a key aspect to high-impact teaching and learning. Use the resources below to learn more about the role of writing in HIPs.
This handout will introduce you to high-impact practices.
ePortfolios: Artifacts & Reflection
ePortfolios: Artifacts & Reflection
Artifacts show evidence of your experiences, knowledge, and skills and can be anything: videos, photos, internship experiences, study abroad experiences, research posters, and course projects. You’ll want to contextualize your artifacts with reflective writing, which can connect your specific artifacts to your larger professional goals and personal brand.
This handout offers examples of artifacts that you might potentially include in your ePortfolio. Remember, artifacts can be any kind of media
This worksheet will help you brainstorm artifacts and connect your artifacts to the skills that you are trying to showcase
Reflective writing allows you to articulate why an experience is important, what you learned during the process, and how you plan to apply your skills to future projects or endeavors. This handout gives you questions that you can use to begin drafting reflective writing for artifacts in your ePortfolio
This worksheet will guide you in drafting reflective writing for an artifacts in your ePortfolio
You can see how students at Auburn share and contextualize their artifacts by visiting Auburn's ePortfolio gallery
Finalizing your portfolio
Finalizing your portfolio
Before you publish, use these resources to review and revise your ePortfolio.
Once you have completed a draft of your ePortfolio, this worksheet can help you get feedback from professors, mentors, supervisors, family members, or peers.
This worksheet can guide students in a peer review activity as they offer each other feedback on their ePortfolios.
This checklist will help you self-assess whether additional changes need to be made to your ePortfolio before it is published.
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