digital portfolios: your digital narrative
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This presentation discusses the process for designing and developing a digital portfolio. It walks through organizing your content to creating a portfolio site using Weebly, Wix or LinkedIn. This was presented to the Department of Communication students at California University of Pennsylvania in March 2014.TRANSCRIPT
Digital Portfolios
Your Digital Narrative
What is a Digital Portfolio? An electronic version of your work,
accomplishments and thoughts Can be in the form of PowerPoints, PDF,
Website, or LinkedIn… each having its own advantages and disadvantages
Ultimate Goal of a Digital Portfolio?
Ultimate Goal of a Digital Portfolio? Provide entry into the real world Structure the educational experience Demonstrate your knowledge and skills listed
on your resume
Why should you care? Internships Job Interviews Promotional tool
Drive Traffic to Your Portfolio
Digital Portfolio
Business Card
Email Signature
Where do I start? Collect your materials
Back-up and save your work! TWICE! Document the purpose of each piece, important
concepts and reflect on it (personal assessment) Conceptualize your thoughts Once you know the content/materials for your
website; then you can determine your direction This can also help identify gaps in your knowledge
Information Architecture The combination of:
organization, labeling, and navigational schemes
Categorize your sections to best organize your information and gives an overview of what you do
What do you mean by ‘digital narrative’? The portfolio should tell the story of YOU Creating and maintaining a dynamic resume
of your experiences Life Work Study
What do I want to do? (Career Goal)
My Website
Current Portfolio
(Teaching)Old Portfolio
(Designer)
Home About
Bio Vitae
Teaching Portfolio Speaking Publications Contact
Home About Design
Graphic Web
Resume Contact
Who am I? Professional Profile
Graphic Designer Web designer/developer Social media fan Instructor/educator
Education
Both of these areas are highlighted in my about, teaching, & portfolio sections
Doug Strahler Academic/Teaching Experience
Syracuse University Web design Multimedia Graphic Design
Onondaga Community College Web design Graphic Design
Slippery Rock University Web design Social Media Issues in Communication Technology
Professional Experience Professional Experience
Employer Position/Title Dates Description of your responsibilities (be descriptive)
Don’t: Designed brochures Do: Organized content and created brochures to be
utilized for the promotion of Department of Communication using the Adobe Creative Suite.
Don’t: Ran Facebook page Do: Developed the content editorial calendar for and
managed the Facebook page for the Department of Communication, where it saw a 50% increase in Likes and Engagement over my first month.
Professional Experience Make sure to get approval from the client to
post the work to your portfolio website! Send internship coordinators or employers an
email to get permission and save the approval If it is a hypothetical or class work, make sure to
emphasis that in your description
Portfolio Examples Each portfolio piece should have a 1-2
sentence description about the piece. Answer the questions: What is the piece? What did you create it for? (Class, Internship, Job) What software did you use? (if applicable)
Add screenshots of work, but make sure you are consistent across pages
Be descriptive – you have the space too
What do I put on my homepage? Consider it a buffet or preview to your site for
you to provide snippets or lead-ins to site sections
You a writer? Create a blog related to your field
What else should you do? Begin to manage your digital identity
Resume YouTube Blog LinkedIn Twitter
Be familiar with what is going on in your field! Tailor your portfolio for the job you want
Where can I create my website?
Or use a website builder you are already familiar with – these are just suggestions!