Online Teaching Portfolios

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Online Teaching Portfolios

• Creating an Online Portfolio
• The easy way!

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Content

• What is an Online Portfolio or ePortfolio?
• Why create an ePortfolio?
• Characteristics of an effective ePortfolio
• Content of an ePortfolio
• Putting it all together...
• Resources
• Sources Information

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Online Portfolio / ePortfolio

• Online meaning it will be easily accessible on
  the Worldwide Web.
• ePortfolio meaning electronic Portfolio. It is
  easy to back up an Online Portfolio and burn it
  onto a CD-R
• Similar to a hardcopy/paper Teaching Portfolio
  but some advantages!

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Why create an ePortfolio instead of a
hardcopy/paper Portfolio?

• Accessibility easy access for a potential
  employer
• Up-to-date you have access at any time to
  change/update the information
• Content can include a larger array of materials
  and multimedia representative of your teaching
• Format the format alone shows that you are
  computer savvy

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Two types of ePortfolios

• Summative for applying for an academic
  position/promotion or tenure
• Formative for personal and professional
  development

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Characteristics of an effective ePortfolio

• Structured
• Organized easy to navigate and find information
• Complete include all the necessary information
• Creative
• Representative
• Comprehensive be representative of your
  teaching and who you are as a person
• Selective
• Do not include EVERYTHING.
• You want your best materials to stand out.

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Other KEY Factors to think about

• Professional
• You do not want inappropriate information
  published/linked.
• You do not want advertising (banners or pop-ups)
• You do not want email addresses such as
  hotmama34_at_yahoo.com
• Creative
• You want your ePortfolio to stand out and be
  memorable
• You do not want your ePortfolio to be gimicky!

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A few examples

• Joshua Friendly
• Suzanne Beaudoin
• Evelyn ???
• My ePortfolio

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Joshua Friendly ePortfolio

• Positive
• Professional
• Simple
• Selective
• Structured

• Negative
• Representative?
• Resume not viewable in page
• Blank pages

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Suzanne Beaudoin ePortfolio

• Negative
• Not selective
• Not up-to-date
• Overkill

• Positive
• Representative
• K 8th
• Structured
• Functional

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Evelyns ePortfolio
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Putting it all together what youll need!

• Content Your own Information materials
• Software program to build your website
• Hosting Web Space
• Sometimes available through institution
• Affordable alternatives (Free?)
• Domain web address /url
• http//www.YOURDOMAIN.net (.org/.net/.nu etc.)

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Content What should you include?

• Welcome Purpose
• Information about YOU
• Curriculum Vitae
• Teaching Philosophy
• References
• Teaching Materials Examples
• Letters of Recommendation/Feedback
• Reflection
• Published Work / Professional Memberships
• CONTACT INFORMATION!!!

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How Software / Free Templates

• Software / Program
• Software OFTEN included with Hosting Plan
• nVu free download easy to use
• Front Page 2003 easy if used to Microsoft Word
• Do not HAVE to build the site yourself!
• Free Templates / Easy to Edit
• Free Web Templates
• Free Layouts
• Open Source Web Design

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KEEP Licensing Information!!
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Resources Domain Hosting

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• Dot5Hosting from 4.95/month
• Web Hosting Top 10 for up to date hosting info
• I use DreamHost from 7.95/month

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YOU ARE READY TO START!
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Sources Information Pages

• http//ftad.osu.edu/portfolio/
• http//www.utexas.edu/academic/cte/teachfolio.html
  
• http//depts.washington.edu/cidrweb/resources/port
  foliotools.html
• http//career.berkeley.edu/PhDs/PhDportfolio.stm