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Enhancing Employability through ePortfolios: A Guide for Students and Educators

In today's competitive job market, students must effectively communicate their learning experiences to potential employers. An ePortfolio serves as a personal website that showcases skills, experiences, and reflective insights, essential for demonstrating competencies such as teamwork, communication, and problem-solving. By collecting documents and media as "artifacts," students can synthesize their academic journey while engaging in critical reflection. Our workshop series will help you structure your ePortfolio, write effectively, and utilize technology to present your story compellingly.

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Enhancing Employability through ePortfolios: A Guide for Students and Educators

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  1. The Chronicle of Higher Education: • “If students can't present information • about their college learning to • employers, educators, and the wider • world, that learning is devalued…”

  2. Employers’ Thoughts on Work Experience: • Team Work (79.8%) • Written Communication (75.6%) • Problem Solving (74.1%) • Analytical Skills (72.1%) • Communication Skills (67.4%) • Source: National Association of Colleges and Employers Job Market:

  3. Integrating ideas from various sources • Connecting concepts from different courses • Using electronic media to complete an assignment • Synthesizing and organizing ideas • Preparing a Portfolio that collects written work from more than one class NSSE Data:

  4. Effective Communication Critical Thinking through Reflection Technical Competence Visual Literacy Project Goals:

  5. What is an ePortfolio? Is it a website? Is it a resume? Is it a blog?

  6. An ePortfolio is a personal website that: • Communicates/showcases skills & experiences • Contains documents & media called “artifacts” contextualized with reflection

  7. More Examples…

  8. More Examples…

  9. Different Genres Multi-modal Flexible What are artifacts?

  10. Artifact examples:

  11. It’s not… Social networking A blog A resume

  12. Blogs LinkedIn ePortfolios Paper Portfolios What are ePortfolios?

  13. Reflective • Online • Proof It is…

  14. It’s not…

  15. How do I get started? I want to do this right now!!!

  16. The process:

  17. Artifacts act as proof if: Collect Organize Arrange Select! REFLECTION Artifacts

  18. HARDEST PART? Reflection.

  19. Provide context Make connections Ask questions Think about experiences Apply & evaluate Knowledge Imagine possibilities What is reflection?

  20. Questions Like These: • Identify one important concept you’ve learned from this activity. • Why do you believe what you’ve learned is important? • Apply what you learned to some aspect of your life or future career. • Write down a question or something you are still wondering about from this activity.

  21. ePortfolio Platforms:

  22. Why ePortfolios: Synthesize Experiences: • ePortfolios are strongly linked to engaged and enhanced learning because they provide an opportunity to synthesize and reconsider experiences Why ePortfolios?

  23. Showcase Skills: • Students have expressed interest in showcasing their skills at graduation Why ePortfolios?

  24. Why Professional ePortfolios? Provides a Real Audience: • Programs have expressed interest in expanding existing capstone or senior projects, involving industry advisors, and responding to expectations of their disciplines Why ePortfolios?

  25. Student Workshop Series • Mondays and Thursdays from 3:30-4:45 p.m. • Introduction to ePortfolios • Building ePortfolio Structure and Organization • Writing in ePortfolios • Technology Help • Feedback Session Get involved!

  26. CHECK IT OUT!

  27. Let’s Talk! • Heather Stuart • Program Assistant • ePortfolio Project • eport01@auburn.edu

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