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1) What is an e-portfolio?
1) What is an e-portfolio?
An e-portfolio is a website which contains a wide range of digital files (documents, videos, sound clips etc) that can be used to showcase your skills and abilities to other people.
Whilst there are several different kinds of e-portfolio that people can make, for the purposes of this workshop we will be looking at how to create an portfolio which can enhance your job prospects.
Therefore the target audience for your portfolio are potential employers - and this should inform your choice of writing style within your portfolio.
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2) What are Google Sites?
2) What are Google Sites?
Google Sites is a free service which allows anyone to create any number of websites.
You can develop the website by yourself or collaborate with others to create the content of the pages.
You can control who gets to access the site and who gets to edit it with you.
For the purposes of your eportfolio though, we are going to assume that you will be the sole editor of the site and that the site will be accessible to the general public via the internet.
3) Why use Google Sites?
3) Why use Google Sites?
It’s free and it’s easy to use.
You don’t need to know any web coding (HTML, CSS, Javascript etc).
You can collaborate with other users if you want to.
It is integrated with the other Google Apps and tools so you can easily share documents, spreadsheets, presentations, pdfs, videos, sound files and more.
4) What should an e-portfolio contain?
4) What should an e-portfolio contain?
While there are lots of different platforms that people can use to make an portfolio, the content and layout of the portfolios remains largely the same.
An effective e-portfolio will usually contain:
A welcome page
This will be the 1st page visitors see and so it should introduce them to your e-portfolio, explaining what they will find within your site and what the purpose of your e-portfolio is (i.e. to demonstrate your skills and abilities to potential employers).
In addition, the welcome page should ideally contain a professional looking photograph of yourself and also a paragraph which introduces yourself to the visitor.
A Goals and Outcomes page
This page contains your educational, personal and professional goals.
Ideally you would want to have at least 3 short term and 3 long term goals which could be a mix and match of educational, personal and professional as you see fit.
Underneath these goals (but still on the same page) you should have an "outcomes" section which lists the education and employment experiences you have had thus far which have helped you achieve one or more of your goals.
A University Work page
This page should list all of the modules that you have completed as part of your studies at the university. Each module that is listed should then link to a new page (see below).
Individual module pages
Each module you have completed should have it's own page on your portfolio.
These pages should contain:
a) An outline as to what the module was about
b) A description of what you did during the module with examples of your work
c) The final assignment you completed for the module embedded in the page
d) An image relating to the module (just to liven the page up)
e) A reflection piece where you write about what you thought of the module and how it's completion helped you develop as a professional.
An outside interests page
This should highlight the things which you have done outside of your main programme of study which might be of interest to an employer - including any work experience you've had.
A contact me page
This page should contain details of how any potential employer should contact you, along with links to your professional social media accounts (LinkedIn, Twitter etc).
5) Making your e-portfolio with Google Sites
5) Making your e-portfolio with Google Sites
6) Feedback
6) Feedback
If you attended the live workshop, we'd love to hear what you thought of it so we can make the next one even better.
If you attended the live workshop, we'd love to hear what you thought of it so we can make the next one even better.
Please feel free to give us your thoughts by completing the online form below
Please feel free to give us your thoughts by completing the online form below
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