E-PORTFOLIO Gaining employment within the education sector

AGENDA

What are E-Portfolios?

Sell yourself using your E-Portfolio-Best Practice

How to make your E-Portfolio look Professional

Do’s and Don’ts

Case Study-What a good E-Portfolio looks like

Getting started with my E-Portfolio

Summary

WHAT WOULD I LIKE TO GET OUT OF THIS SESSION?

WHAT IS AN E-PORTFOLIO?

Personal Repository- Online space to showcase learning development, skills and competencies, reflection on achievements, areas of development

Presentational Function-Digital artefacts

An interactive function- linking to other learners, tutors, mentors, or employers

Developmental function-Constantly updated throughout your time at University

WHAT IS AN E-PORTFOLIO?

Reflects the type of work an employer can expect from you-form of a CV

Blackboard→ Glamedge→ My E-Portfolio

Documenting work in progress - like a blog

It’s free!

www.jisc.ac.uk/eportimplement

THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT PARABLE The reason why e-portfolios

can be difficult to define is because they have so many different purposes.

In various versions of the tale, a group of blind men (or men in the dark) touch an elephant to learn what it is like. Each one feels a different part, but only one part, such as the side or the tusk. They then compare notes and learn that they are in complete disagreement.

BLIND MEN AND THE E-PORTFOLIO

 

 

It’s for art students only!

It’s for programme assessment

It’s a showcase

tool!

It’s a career development tool

WHAT MIGHT AN EMPLOYER NEED TO SEE IN YOUR E-PORTFOLIO?

HISTORICAL EMPLOYER MISTAKES

Walt Disney was once fired by a newspaper…..

for his lack of ideas

MGM’s memo after Fred Astaire's screen test read…..

“can’t act. Slightly bald. Can dance a little”

Beethoven’s violin teacher declared him…… “hopeless as a composer”

INTERESTING RECRUITER FACTS HR Professionals and Hiring Managers will spend on

average 10-30 seconds looking at a CV

Research has shown that constantly sifting through CV’s can cause attention spans to drop to a 9 second glance-that’s the equivalent to a Goldfish

Spelling and Grammar mistakes can cost you the shot at an interview and is the most common mistake made by job seekers

E-PORTFOLIO BEST PRACTICE

Why are people successful in gaining employment?

Placements

Testimonials

Creativity-platforms for self-expression

ICT Skills- inputted text, electronic files, images, multimedia, blog entries, and hyperlinks.

CV Reels and demo tapes 

Teamwork

Communication

Initiative

Extra CPD

Spelling and Grammar!

Member of Professional Body-CIPD

E-PORTFOLIO BEST PRACTICE-THINK ABOUT

Skills

Knowledge

Experience

Attribute's

Requirements

Position

Company

You Potential Employer

LANGUAGE USED IN E-PORTFOLIO Maintain a consistent writing style. Do not use “I” or “my”

For my final-year project, I had to carry out a survey of patients' attitudes to health care services for the elderly. This involved interviewing patients in hospital and in their homes. A database was used to keep track of data collected. This project was finished on time and was awarded a 2.1 grade

Start each description with an action word

Devised and prepared a survey of patients' attitudes to health care services for the elderly as my final-year project. Interviewed 70 elderly patients and obtained a substantial amount of data. Created a database to analyse and interpret this material. Completed this project three weeks ahead of schedule and achieved a 2.1 grade

ACTION WORDSPlanned Devised Achieved

Developed Liaised (spell it right!) Evaluated

Supervised Co-ordinated Managed

Administered Controlled Selected

Created Instructed Negotiated

Designed Researched Analysed

Discovered Recommended Tested

Diagnosed Budgeted Monitored

Evaluated Examined Assessed

Promoted Sold Advised

Selected Trained Taught

Explained Presented Conducted

Distributed Organised Solved

Represented Persuaded Calculated

Completed Arranged Responsible for

CAN WE MAKE THESE STATEMENTS BETTER?

I used classroom management skills and learnt excellent behaviour management techniques.

I joined in with extra curricular activities such as Tennis Club and organized a trip to the houses of Parliament.

I improved my ICT skills by using an Interactive Whiteboard.

ACTION WORDS

o Successfully implemented classroom management strategies and developed excellent behaviour management techniques

o Participated in extra curricular activities such as Tennis Club and organized a school trip to the houses of parliament

o Developed excellent ICT skills including using an Interactive Whiteboard

LANGUAGE CONT.

Make sure your statements are clear and understandable

You do not need to include everything you have done, be selective in your listing

Use past tense verbs for previous activities-created, developed

WHAT SHOULD WE AVOID WHEN DEVELOPING OUR E-PORTFOLIO’S?

THINGS TO AVOID Don’t oversell yourself or stretch the truth

Don’t use email addresses like OnedayIwillMarryHarryStyles@hotmail.com

Don’t use humour

Don’t think too outside the box-although its good to be creative

Don’t include your life story-relevant information only

Don’t start sentences with ‘I’ or ‘my’

Don’t use abbreviations

CASE STUDY My E-Portfolio homepage-This area is for your professional

development. Here you can talk about how you have developed professionally i.e. in terms of your future career.

  I am currently in my 3rd year of University studying English.

I am looking to eventually work within education. I have completed placements within Tongwynlais Nursery and Radyr Primary Scool. Whilst completing my studies at the University of Glamorgan, I have developed my skills by attending Drama Society and have worked as a campaigner for the Women’s Group at the Student Union. I enjoy reading and have helped start a reading club at Radyr Primary School whilst on placement. I developed excellent behaviour management skills and worked closely with other members of staff.

CASE STUDY My E-Portfolio homepage

A well presented, self motivated and confident Special

Educational Needs graduate who has extensive knowledge of how to successfully support pupils with the medial needs of PMLD pupils then develop and implement suitable care plans for them. Possessing excellent counselling, listening and general communication skills, along with the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information about medical matters in an understandable form to parents. Having exceptional multi-tasking and organisational skills, all of which are imperative when working closely with Physicians or other health care professionals. Now looking to further an already successful academic track record by finding a suitable graduate entry level position with a progressive employer within a Special Needs School.

OVER TO YOU………..

SUMMARY Sell yourself

Make sure that spelling and grammar is correct

Ask somebody to proof read for you

Don’t oversell

Tailor your E-Portfolio

Ask yourself, if I only had 30 seconds to read it, what impression would my E-Portfolio give? Am I doing myself justice? Will it sell me to my ideal role?