I will be completing my teaching portfolio for the final project. I will be using Portfolium, which is a product relatively new to the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Portfolium has a LinkedIn feel, with sections and room to display projects and videos. It also allows colleagues to connect and follow with one another.
My teaching portfolio will include the following sections:
Introduction – This section will include my photo, a banner, a short bio, contact information, and my current degree program, as well as the link for anyone to access my Portfolium, my email, social media contacts, and other contact information.
Artifacts – These include projects created with Articulate 360, WordPress, Wix, Prezi, Camtasia, Adobe Premiere, Piktochart, including videos, interactive websites, blog entries, YouTube, PPT, instructional lesson plans, grant applications, as well as Canvas and Blackboard courses I have developed and/or taught.
Work Experience – This will highlight my Instructional Design positions and any teaching and/or workshop experience.
Courses and Certifications – These will include my courses from the PhD in Instructional Leadership and Technology, as well as my Masters Degree in Interactive Technology.
Publications – Here I will showcase my published work, including articles, books, essays, etc.
My Curriculum Vitae – This will include the presentations I have given for various institutions and conferences, as well as grants received, papers published or in progress, conference presentations, and poster presentations.
Teaching Philosophy – This section will include the Teaching Philosophy developed for AHE 603.
Connections – I will use this area to connect with my colleagues in education and industry.
There are also sections for accomplishments, clubs, affiliations, and programs, which I will fill in as appropriate.
This is a new program for me, so I am still learning my way around. I believe that every student at UA was given access to this free tool, so I encourage you to check it out as well!
My Link: https://portfolium.com/ljmcneill33
This looks great, Laura! Nifty tool. I’ll look forward to exploring more (fyi I was getting bogged down in clicking on links and only getting images not text–not sure if you haven’t added the text yet or if I don’t know what to click…). It looks like you have a jump on the final project….
I am still learning Portfolium and will come up with a way to make it more clear. The default is to land on an image and then slide to the right to see the actual project or video.
I’ll work on making that clear in the instructions now that I have some of the content loaded!
UA and UAB both just launched Portfolium … I think we talked about it in class … so I am interested in learning as much as I can about how it functions!
Hi Laura,
Thanks for your post and for including your current online portfolio. I think that this is a really important tool for people who are moving into the field and looking to showcase their experience and talents online!
Lizzie – Having an online portfolio (through Google then) really helped me during the interview process for my last two positions, and I have found it helpful to have when interviewing potential employees in my current position. Definitely will recommend that ALL of my students create eportfolios, no matter what tool they decide to use!
Laura
Hi Laura,
Your portfolium looks great! You have done a great job in incorporating all of your information as well as providing several great videos, eLearning, instructional design and teaching information. Great Work!! I look forward to seeing your finished portfolium. Thanks for connecting with me through portfolium.
~Empress
Thank you Empress! I am still working out a few things and learning how to use Portfolium. They have just introduced it at UAB as well, and I plan to share it with faculty once I have mastered the software. Many faculty have already asked for ideas for an eportfolio platform students can use (both as an assignment and in getting ready to launch their own careers) and I am hoping that Portfolium fits the bill.