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e-Portfolios

e-Portfolios. By Grace Tian. E-Portfolio Background. E-Portfolio Defined. a collection of electronic evidence assembled and managed by a user, usually on the Web A demonstration of the user's abilities and platform for self-expression. Source: Wikipedia. Types of e-Portfolios.

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e-Portfolios

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  1. e-Portfolios By Grace Tian

  2. E-Portfolio Background

  3. E-Portfolio Defined • a collection of electronic evidence assembled and managed by a user, usually on the Web • A demonstration of the user's abilities and platform for self-expression Source: Wikipedia

  4. Types of e-Portfolios • Assessment portfolio • Career portfolio • Reflective portfolio

  5. SAMPLE E-PORTFOLIOS

  6. When an employer types Katherine Kwok into Google

  7. Her e-Portfolio is the very first result making it easy for prospective employers to find out about her skills and tech savvy

  8. E-Portfolios help you stand out and help you get a better job, not to mention learn better, develop greater awareness, discipline and courage to stand up for your vision of life… all traits of successful leaders (Source: JeffBalin.com).

  9. e-Portfolio Trends • Moving from just individual portfolios towards team and organizational portfolios • Ability to output multiple views of e-portfolios to different audiences

  10. e-Portfolio Trends • Organizations using e-Portfolios for sourcing talent • Increasingly people leveraging free but powerful blogging and web content management systems such as WordPress

  11. e-Portfolio Trends • European Union wants all its citizens to have e-Portfolios by 2010 • Some countries like the Netherlands have nation-wide e-Portfolio programs

  12. Why bother? • Reflective aspect of an e-Portfolio has been proven to help you better learn • Helps showcase your abilities to employers and build positive online reputation • Helps you learn Web 2.0 skills… with these same skills you can develop a niche blog or a Web-based business

  13. Sample Student VenturesUSING THE SAME OR SIMILAR TOOLS USED for e-Portfolio

  14. Matthew Nelson used blogging skills to create an eclectic blog about art, design and more.

  15. Jess Sloss has become an authority on social media… he’s landed a job at an ad agency focused on video and social networks.

  16. Lars Vedo launched two news aggregating businesses that have had hundreds of thousands of visitors

  17. Adam Henderson launched WorkLauncher.com a site matching employers with student project teams

  18. Online reputation • 45% of employers now screen social media profiles • 35% of employers found content on social networking sites that caused them not to hire the candidate • 18% of employers found content on social networking sites that caused them to hire the candidate

  19. Online reputation • 77% of employers “google” job applicants (Source: ExecuNet) • What if they find negative things about you on the Web? • Or even worse, what if they find no mention of you at all? • An e-Portfolio can help you build and manage your online reputation

  20. Free E-Portfolio Tools

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