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Writing prompts and exercises help support the start of your digital portfolio.
Suggested artifacts (content you upload) are guided along the way to showcase your skillsets, interests, and overall Dominican Experience.
ABOUT ME
Your "About Me" section is an introduction to who you are.
You do not need to limit yourself to these questions but do consider your audience as being your academic advisor, integrative coach, professor, peer mentor, and other professionals.
Presenting a Digital Portfolio with a professional and polished tone is the desired goal.
As you grow with more experience and knowledge, so will aspects of your Digital Portfolio, such as your "About Me" section.
Reflecting on significant moments of learning can bring your audience closer to understanding your lived experience.
Who are you?
Where are you from?
Why did you decide to come to Dominican?
What is your Dominican story so far?
What is your major(s) (minor(s)) and why did you choose this area of study?
What are your strengths? Weaknesses?
What are the biggest challenges (or fears) about going to college?
Who/what inspires you?
What do you hope to get out of your Dominican Experience through the years?
EDUCATION PLAN
You will not be developing the Education Plan on your own. You will work closely with your peer mentor, integrative coach, academic advisor, professional mentor, professor, and/or other trained professional to develop this over time.
Your "Education Plan" will begin developing by your second term (or year) of enrollment.
Please follow your academic program-specific guidelines.
What are the big questions you'd like to answer in college?
What are you passionate about?
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
What are your short-term goals?
What are your long-term goals?
What field(s) of study are you interested in? Why?
What types of experiences outside the classroom would you like to pursue (e.g. service-learning, internship, study abroad)? Why? What are you envisioning? What do you want to get out of it?
What do you define as your values?
CAREER PLAN
Open this page with an overall professional statement and introduce your long-term vision.
If this is unknown, state your intended goals for personal and professional discovery.
Upload current Resume/CV (Need help creating and/or updating your resume; visit Career Development Page and request support.)
What career paths excite you?
How do you see your coursework contributing to career skills?
What are the significant out-of-classroom experiences that have shaped your career skills?
What are the learning outcomes that you think will make you effective in the workplace?
SIGNATURE WORK
Examples of Signature Work include, yet are not limited to:
Undergraduate Research (Published Research, Reflection on Pending Research,
Creative Works (Artistic Media; Art, Graphic art, Dance, Music, Podcasts, Poetry, Drama, etc.)
Writing Samples (Essays, Reflections, etc.)
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Examples of Community Engagement, yet not limited to:
Service Learning (Essay, Reflection on Experience, etc.)
Community Service (Essay, Reflection on Experience, etc.)
Campus Ministry (Reflection on Experience, etc.)
Clinicals (Reflection on Experience, etc.)
Fieldwork (Reflection on Experience, etc.)
GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT
Examples of Global Engagement, yet not limited to:
Study Abroad (Reflection on Global Immersion Experience, etc.)
Glocal (Reflection on Global Knowledge through Local Experience, etc.)
Essay (Global Knowledge as Demonstrated through Applied Course Learning, etc.)
IDENTITY CHART
Student(s):
Some aspects of our identities are consistent over our lives; others change as we gain skills and have different roles in life.
Some aspects of our identities feel very central to who we are no matter where we are; others might feel more like background or depend on the situation.
Some identities are labels that others put on us, While others see us as having that identity, we don't.
Facilitator(s):
If you plan to have them share their identity charts with a partner or in groups, it is important that they know in advance. Any students who don't feel comfortable sharing their identity charts can elaborate on one or two facets of their identity but keep their charts private.
After discussing their charts, students can create a list of the categories they have used to describe themselves and then apply this same list of categories as a guide when creating identity charts for other people or groups.
Credit: Facing History and Ourselves | Learn More
IDENTITY WHEEL EXERCISE
What are the top three areas that most connect with you at this moment in your life?
How might you describe these aspects of yourself?
In general, how do you share your personal story?
What moments or experiences do you tend to highlight?
When considering images, media, essays, research, quotes, creative works, etc.; how might these examples support acknowledging who you are?
What statements would you include to add personal narration with these uploads on your portfolio?
Speaking about these suggested areas will help present an authentic digital identity for your virtual audience(s).
