WEEK 7 LESSON PLAN

OPEN:
e-portfolios - in COMM 2232/e-portfolio folder in FIREFOX bookmark tool bar
DAMAN portfolio sample with description - in week 7 folder
Outline:
Portfolios
In-Process # 7
Submit a list of artifacts you will use in your portfolio
Write a description of 1 artifact that explains:
what the sample is
what is was for or why it was done
when it was done
who else was involved
what skill it demonstrates
WHAT IS A PORTFOLIO
ASK - - Has anyone made a portfolio before? What was in it? - grade school writing
portfolios STORY - I was at a conference and I heard they are going to start giving
electronic portfolios to students in public so they will have a copy of all there work from
k-12
PORTFOLIO LETS YOU SHOW & TELL ABOUT YOUR SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
SUPPLIES
PLANNING THE PORTFOLIO
build around your skill areas - use as guide to selecting artefacts
examples of general skill areas
PORTFOLIO MESSAGE - use as guide to selecting artifacts (dont put in portfolio)

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WHAT TO INCLUDE - 4 CATEGORIES

(HANDOUT)
INTRODUCTION NEED TO INCLUDE THESE IN ASSIGNMENT
Statement of Confidentiality
Goal Statements (3-5) examples - show employer what you want to do and where
you want to go
Work Philosophy
EMPLOYMENT
Cover Letter & Resume
Letters of Recommendations
Work Samples ASK for examples
Pictures or real documents or things you made are great
STORIES - last semester a student had a great story of redesigning the labelling
process at his old job, he didnt have anything to show so I told him to write a story
about it - thinking now, he could have included some pictures because the labels
were about the nutritional information on food so he could have found one of those
to demonstrate what he did
EDUCATION
Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees
Academic Awards
Transcripts - or In-Process grades
Accolades from Professors (on tests, assignments, etc(
Program information - dont just cut and past from website - think about how it looks
Course Learning Outcomes think about how much time a person reading your
portfolio has, do you want them sorting through entire syllabus or just important parts
Projects, tests, writing samples, photographs
EDIT your work to highlight the skills they show you have
OTHER (rename this section in your table of contents)
hobbies, interests, volunteer work
newspaper clippings
letters of appreciation
media - photos, video, audio
GET PERMISSION TO USE THINGS - from employers, other classmates, etc.

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LABELLING ARTIFACTS TITLES & DESCRIPTIONS
MUSEUM ANALOGY labels accompany everything in a museum, your portfolio is
your museum
What the sample is
What is was for, why it was done
When it was done - dont say last semester - give a date
Who else was involved
What skill it demonstrates
EXAMPLE - DAMAN VASHISHAT
ORGANIZATION
No one right way TITLE PAGE
COVER PAGES & PAGE DIVIDERS to separate sections
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
regular or annotated
NEATNESS & LAYOUT
VISUAL PERCEPTION
TYPOGRAPHY
IMAGES
PLACEMENT ON PAGE
COLOUR
WHITE SPACE

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TIPS
cropping, paper, clip art, electronic media
increase visual content, create a visual identity, consistent formatting, less is more
USING YOUR PORTFOLIO IN AN INTERVIEW
ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIOS
advantages
Steps to creating
Examples
DONT hand-in a pdf or word file as your electronic portfolio