EDUC 4988 Faculty Notes: by Shirley Sung Davis, Ph.D.

How to Develop a Professional Portfolio

Date: 8/29 or 8/31 Week #: 2

Topics: Electronic Portfolios and Organization of Portfolio Around Standards

Notes:

Electronic portfolios:

1. Definition

2. Equipment: our lab classroom has laptops, scanners, printers, CD-ROM, audio and video system

3. Skills needed:

a. webpage building skills (educ 4500 was a pre-requisite for this class)

b. use multimedia to enhance e-portfolio (PowerPoint Presentations, audio and video)

c. Software for this project: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Dreamweaver, Fire Works or other free open course ware such as found in http://www.openoffice.org

4. Samples: look at various e-portfolios by other colleges and universities (share what they like and dislike, etc.)

5. Preparations: save documents as pdf or html files, organize files in folders under subjects

6. Evaluation: a rubric is provided

Organization of Portfolio Around Standards

1. INTASC Standards: Divide students into 10 groups – each group takes one standard and decide what it’s about and suggest to the class what work (artifact) they have done may fit into the standard.

a. Statement of the Standard

b. Explanation of the Standard

c. What work may be used as an artifact

2. Personal Data: preface, bio, resume, letters of recommendation, transcripts, student teaching evaluations, certification documents, philosophy of education statement

Assignments: table of content (outline) and philosophy of education

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