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Showcase your Skills with a Digital Portfolio

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Edel Gavan

Learning Designer

Orla O'Loghlen

Learning Designer

Agenda

What is a digital portfolio?

Why should you create one?

What should you include in your digital portfolio?

What

Question 1

Did you set up a digital portfolio during your programme?

Question 2

What platform did you use?

a) Wordpress

b) Weebly

c) Wix

d) Other

Why

Reflection TaisceShowcase

The Teaching Council

▪ A digital portfolio is not a requirement for Initial Teacher Training.

▪ The Teaching Council are currently rolling out a professional induction framework for newly qualified teachers called Droichead.

▪ NQTs would be expected to keep a professional portfolio called Taisce.

https://www.teachingcouncil.ie/en/eBook/Taisce.html

▪ WordPress

Choosing a platform: WordPress

https://teresawhitakerblog.com/ https://ashleynordin.wordpress.com/

▪ Wix

Choosing a platform: Wix

https://humerasajid.wixsite.com/ecec-teacher

▪ Artefacts are items that evidence achievements, accomplishments, experience and goals over time.

What can you include?

▪ About me

▪ Education

▪ Work experience

▪ Teaching philosophy

▪ Teaching practice/classroom experience

▪ Course projects

Structuring your digital portfolio

▪ CPD

▪ Awards

▪ Research

▪ Extracurricular activities

▪ Reflections/Blog posts

▪ Contact page

Recordings of students’ work

✓ Check your digital portfolio for any errors, such as spelling mistakes and broken links.

✓ Decide on your page settings (private/public).

✓ Update your digital portfolio regularly.

✓ Share your digital portfolio by including a link to it on your:

▪ CV

▪ Cover letter

▪ Social media profiles

▪ LinkedIn page

▪ Email signature

Making your digital portfolio work

Sources of information

eportfoliohub.ie MyHELMS

Questions