What is an eportfolio? What might you be able to communicate to possible employers, internship coordinators, and/or graduate school admissions committees through an eportfolio? What might those audiences hope to learn about you in an eportfolio?
Kathleen Yancey quotes Alan Purves in her article stating that an eportfolio, “is itself a hypertext: a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits, a collection that can read/written according to the reader’s intent.” You are able to communicate a personal assessment to possible employers, internship coordinators, and/or graduate school admission committees. With an eportfolio it is much easier to include all different kinds of information, both print and digital. The eportfolio according to Yancey “can move outside and beyond standardized assessment instruments.” This allows you to show off your skills, resume, contact info, and previous projects in a creative and innovative way. After having looked at an eportfolio, audiences hope to have learned quite a bit from you. Since you are the maker of that eportfolio you are in power of allowing your audience to see what you want them to see. To elaborate, they hope to learn about what projects you’ve done, why you did them and how you did them. Also they hope to learn about your writing, editing and designing style by how you arrange your portfolio whether it is through particular borders, bulleted lists, specific typefaces, etc. Like with our current eportfolio assignment for Major Project 3 we are responsible for also turning in a rhetorical rationale explaining our design choices and layout. Another important point to address that Yancey states is that, “Each of the electronic portfolios here is designed for a specific population, thus the diverse applications. Electronic portfolios, like their paper cousins, are different one to the next, are local in their application. So it isn’t always easy to say what you will learn from one eportfolio to the next, it all depends on whom the portfolio is on and what they do professionally. A film major will demonstrate maybe their skills in filming technique while a writer may have sample pieces of their work for others to read.
An ePortfolio is according to Alan Purves in Yancey's article “is itself a hypertext: a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits, a collection that can read/written according to the reader’s intent.” With an ePortfolio, you are able to to show off a collection of your work digitally to potential graduate school programs, employers, internship recruiters, and more. This type of presentation is extremely useful in the sense that you can simply send a link that serves as a database for any and all work you have done. A one stop shop that functions almost if not more important than a resume because those viewing the ePortfolio can actually verify the work you said you have done and see the potential of your growth and hoe you would be an asset to further their goals. I am extremely excited to be making an ePortfolio for major project three to actually showcase what I have worked on and show a skill of building a website which will be especially appreciated in the digital age we are currently in.
According to the author, Kathleen Yancey, an e-portfolio is a combination of factors. In a generalized sense it’s a collection of a work of the user. That work that’s put into the electronic portfolio is selective and usually contains texts written specifically for the portfolio. It must a documentation of the user’s diversity; they present their separation and their sameness amongst others. It also has the ability to communicate to the reader what the user wants to know. I think that e-portfolios are an assemblage of the users learning. They reflect on what they’ve been taught to better foster their learning techniques and needs. I think e-portfolios are able to provide the strengths, the experience, and the expertise of the user. On a basic level it can include the credential of the user: name, contact information, schooling etc. It can communicate the users specific skill set or document one’s progress in a certain program over a period a time. It can include a form of artifacts of the user. This can be in the form of documents, videos, images, etc. it can outline accolades, work samples, or intrinsic experiences that diversify the user to whomever it’s being written for. E-portfolios are interesting because there is no set standard of what can or should be included or excluded. They are simply a creative outlet for showcasing someone abilities and goals that they deem important to them. I think that audience hope to learn the user’s history. It’s more than where someone starts and where they want to end. What’s important is the middle between those two and how they have utilized it to their benefit. In coincidence with this I think that help to learn their goals for themselves and the steps they’ve taken so far to achieve that.
An eportfolio is a hypertext or “a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits, a collection that can be read/written according to the reader’s intent.” According to Yancey, portfolios (any type, print of electronic) have seven defining features. Portfolios include (1) collection of work, (2)a selection of work, (3) reflection from the composer, (4) development through texts, (5) diversity among contents, (6 important )communicative elements about the composer and (7) evaluative in what the composers consider valuable. An eportfolio is a personal and public collection that allows a composer to present what they consider valuable to professors or employers. An electronic portfolio can be more readily available than a print portfolio. It’s usually accessible to anyone with internet access and the portfolio link. As opposed to a print portfolio that has the constraint of only being available to people the composer physically meets. Eportfolios are also much more convenient for people that have multimedia portfolios that may include music, videos or other specialized documents. Electronic portfolios provide possible employers and internship coordinators with a readily accessible collection of work that could be considered valuable to the company’s (or school’s) specifications.
An eportfolio, as Kathleen Yancey quotes from Alan Purves,”is itself a hypertext: a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits, a collection that can be read/written according to the reader’s intent” (130). To some, an eportfolio is considered a secondary step – following first the creation of a standard print portfolio. With an eportfolio, you are able to compile a collection of works in a digital space for the evaluation of possible employers, internship coordinators, and/or graduate school admissions committees. The eportfolio contains much of, if not all of, the same information that would be found in a standard portfolio, albeit with the added allowances of electronic composition – allowances such as adding video, or other digital texts. As Yancey explains via Jo Campbell, “the ability to show [in full-motion video, for instance] what students can do means that teachers and students can move outside and beyond standardized assessment instruments” (131). This suggests that eportfolios allow a more personal, authentic display of self. These audiences are looking for a variety of elements in your eportfolio, including: a show of development, diversity in your work and knowledge, a sense of your values (which are displayed in what you choose to present and how you choose to present it), etc.
Basically an eportfolio according to Yancey is a hyper-textual collection of attributes, qualifications, and experience a person has that is used to advertise to potential employers, school admissions, and other professional venues.What makes it different from the standard portfolio/resume is it's digital format, which shows how technology and using it has become necessary to further careers. It is like a synopsis with some narrative that makes it more personal and individualized than the standard resume or cv. With and eportfolio you can communicate your philosophy on whatever work it is you do, your experience, your abilities, work that you have done (writing, projects, etc.), and gives a glimpse as to who you are. I would hope that these audiences would see something worth taking a chance on, worth giving a job to, worth being accepted into graduate school if I wanted. I would hope they understand how much work I've put into what I do and that it is a passion that I do not want to waste.So, that being said, I think eportfolios are the way to go when it comes to showcasing what the professional world wants to see. It allows and individual to be and individual while still being something that is looks very professional. Plus having an eportfolio allows anyone to stumble upon it and that one random incidence could mean opportunity.
In “Portfolio, Electronic, and the Links Between”, Kathleen Blake Yancey describes an eportfolio as a cross between electronic and portfolio. She quotes Alan Purves saying “the portfolio is a hypertext: a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits, a collection that can be read/written according to the reader’s intent” (Yancey 130). Brian Huot believes the eportfolio brings the computer and assessment together in a way that serves the needs of students (Yancey 132). An eportfolio allows people to show possible employers more than just a resume and cover letter. While both can be included on the eportfolio, it can also showcase a person’s work and real life experience. Possible employers can see people’s work with just a click of a hyperlink. I think the audiences hope to learn more about people in their eportfolio. These audiences can see the personality of the person through pictures and design. Having an eportfolio also helps individuals stand out against the many other qualified candidates. When I was applying for internships, numerous coordinators were impressed by my electronic portfolio/resume.
An eportfolio is the combination of ones portfolio placed in an electronic or digital environment. According to Yancey, it contains seven different defining features. Out of these seven, the one that stood out most to me was that its purpose is to be communicative. The point of a portfolio is to share what the composer has created with a wide audience. An eportfolio displays a students best work in an organized manner. An eportfolio allows me to put multiple works together to present to future employers. With just a link, I am able to give others a broader view of who I am and my previous work. I do not only have to include projects I have created but I am able to include information about myself. A resume, an “about me” and a picture that I include in my eportfolio will allow others to see beyond my work capabilities and gain more knowledge on my background as a whole. Eportolfios are also easier to share more information. Rather than sending attachments of a resume and documents, my audience will be able to see all that is required through a single link. Also, as eporfolios become more popular, it is important to be unique and be able to stand out among other candidates.
An eportfolio is a collection of a person’s skills and qualifications which we know as a portfolio except, this collection is put on a digital platform. With an eportfolio, you can show your work and professional skills to future employers or internship coordinators. Another thing that you can communicate to these people is where you’ve worked in the past and how much experience you actually have from the length of your own resume. You can not only put your resume and list of accomplishments or skills, but you can also use the eportfolio’s technology to your advantage by using hyperlinks to showcase all of your work digital or not. This can be extremely effective nowadays in the workforce since I feel as if many things have already converted towards a digital atmosphere or are thinking about it. The outcome of the completed eportfolio is what the audience makes of it which hopefully will be signs of accomplishment and potential growth as a possible future employer. Audiences might also learn from an eportfolio the type of person they are and how they will be useful in the workforce since all of their information is in one place and in a fast paced society that is what future employers are striving and looking for.
An e-portfolio is a genre of text that "tells observers what is valued by the participants who shaped it" (Yancey 130). Ideally, one can communicate what they value to their audience through an e-portfolio, and they can also deliver proof of these values through "a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits" (130). An e-portfolio allows one to give evidence of their skill sets including design, digital literacy, and more. Of course, like a traditional portfolio/resume, a good portfolio does not necessarily make for a good candidate, but crafting a strong portfolio is part of the genre-set of interactions necessary for catching the eye of the modern employer/grad-school. A strong eportfolio is indicative of strong communication skills and an eye for detail. Potential employers can learn about your accomplishments and skill sets through these eportfolios.
An electronic portfolio is defined by Kathleen Yancey as both a "collection of work", and a "selection of work" that is variable and "includes reflection" and "presumes development" (130). An e-portfolio can be aimed at a variety of audiences, including teachers, potential employers, internship coordinators, graduate school admissions, and more. It is essentially a glorified resume and portfolio of work examples as well as a mission statement, all collected in one digital, easy-to-access space. It can be tailored to a specific viewer, or broad enough to attract attention from a varied audience. Yancey states, "Electronic portfolios, like their paper cousins, are different one to the next, are local in their application" (132). For many students, an electronic portfolio is a space for them to express creativity while also providing examples of their work for professors to evaluate. It collects their coursework all in one space, which makes it easy to access by peers, instructors, and more. A professional e-portfolio, however, is used to promote a person as a whole. It might include a picture and an "About Me" portion, or a mission statement. It might also include a full resume, examples of the person's best work, and contact information. Unlike its paper cousin, an e-portfolio is easy to alter and update, and it can't get lost or ruined. It can easily be sent a wide group of people at low cost. Any viewer can learn the strengths, weaknesses, and talents of the e-portfolio's creator, as well as gain insight to their past achievements and future goals.
An eportfolio is a portfolio (collection, selection, reflection) adapted and created in an electronic space. According to Yancey, portfolios in general have seven main features, all that can help to communicate to possible employers, internship coordinators, etc. By creating an eportfolio you can show a collection of work by selecting specific texts that reflect what the writer desires. It can show accomplishments of the writer, skills that the writer possesses, and samples of work. Eportfolios go beyond the resume in that they provide examples, not just a bulleted list. They essentially fit the idea of "show, don't tell" that is often quoted in creative writing environments. The audience can expect to find a combination of professional/academic work, and intertwined with personal anecdotes. Eportfolios are also widely customizable, whereas resumes conform to a strict genre convention. I can provide links to my online business, images of my work, samples that demonstrate my proficiency in the Adobe Suite, etc. Others can include embedded videos, audio files, writing samples, etc. Audiences hope to learn all relevant information from an eportfolio, because it is a platform that allows us to share bits of everything we do/create.
Like Yancey mentions, an eportfolio is a collection, selection, reflection, development, diversity, communication and evaluation. These feature of an eportfolio text are created to answer or address some rhetorical situation. Although all of the features of an eportfolio are important, I’d like to emphasize a couple. Eportfolio is a reflection of one’s work- professional, personal or academic. As designers, we reflect on our work and the select the best texts to present. Reflection and selection share a relationship in the eportfolio process and determine how effective an eportfolio can be on a professional level. After reflecting on their texts and the situation, a designer will not display underdeveloped or weak texts. If he or she does, they risk losing acknowledgment.
I think you can communicate a variety of skills, knowledge and experience through an eportfolio. The technology that is involved in the construction of an eportfolio is advanced (based on the program you choose), so the designer can include all modes in their text. A designer can upload a word document, video or connect with their Twitter account. These features show the skills of the designer- writing, social media, editing, software skills, audio, video, etc. Also navigating website programs is a skill that is shown with an eportfolio. A designer must understand the program in order to successfully create the text.
Personally, I hope my audience will learn and understand how my college experience can transfer into a professional setting. I have experienced things in college that I believe relate to skills I will use in my future career. These skills include writing, social media content development and collaboration skills. I plan to upload print text documents and social media posts and group projects to highlight these skills. Also, I hope my audience will learn about my personality through the design choices I make and the diction I use.
In "Portfolio, Electronic, and the Links Between" Yancey defines a portfolio as a metatext with seven defining features. These include, a collection of work, a selection of work, a reflection, presumes development, documents diversity, and is communicative and evaluative. The portfolio itself is a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits, and can be read/written according to a reader's intent. According to Alan Purves, "Portfolios represent a different way of construing the nature of curriculum and instruction. They refocus the course from teacher to student. They call for maturity and independence on the students part and they make any course become a meter of student learning rather than of teacher instruction."
The electronic portfolio is also viewed as a variable, a hard copy portfolio created in a transitionally electronic classroom, which is the premise behind our project in WEPO. The portfolio is viewed as a largely print-oriented project and combines old and new technologies, as we move back and forth from paper to online. The transition to electronic portfolios links metaphors that make the boundaries of space between pieces disappear. Assessment is able to become more personal and dissipate from the mythical norm as students have the possibility to showcase recommendations, writing samples, and even videos to present their qualifications to future employers. These portfolios have shifted a schools emphasis, including elements such as the peer review as a crucial component that helps craft texts while being both personal and public. It assists us in interrupting a series of technological fixes that comprise a continuous, repetitive, and redundant cycle.
Overall, electronic portfolios allow writers to highlight the documents they have produced and composed, which assists with real time discussion where writers produce many pieces of varying quality. Thus, through the eportfolio students can communicate to possible employers, internship coordinators, and gradate school admission committees regarding what sets them apart from other students by combining old and new media. They can showcase a summary of qualifications, their resume, recommendations from former employees, as well as, samples of their writings and projects that they have worked on in order to stand out to whoever is viewing their portfolio and see if they are a good fit for their company or school.
According to Yancey, an eportfolio can be viewed as a cross between a portfolio and electronic media. A portfolio is a collection of work, often including additional supplementary and reflective material, that is intended to display the values of its creator. When portfolios become digital, many new perspectives on their uses arise. Alan Purves defines an eportfolio as "a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits, a collection that can be read/written according to the reader’s intent." Some teachers may have students complete portfolio assignments in partly print and partly digital forms, while others may favor one method.
I think that an eportfolio is a useful tool in today's world, as it is able to convey information that it a print portfolio cannot. Potential employers seek information about a person's skills and other personal qualities, and an eportfolio is able to display these more effectively, especially in a world where what we create is often digital. First of all, an eportfolio allows for attention to design. Design has the ability to reveal as much about the creator, if not more than text, and in two ways: it shows the creator's personality, and it also shows their skills. An eportfolio is able to showcase media that a traditional portfolio cannot, such as video and other digital creations.
Simply put, I think that an eportfolio is a way to effectively communicate to employers who you are, in a way that provides easy access to your work, particularly to projects you have created in a digital medium.
In the reading, Alan Purves is quoted as defining the portfolio as a hypertext: a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits, which can be read/written according to the reader’s intent. A portfolio is meant to showcase something in several ways— - collection of work - selection of work, including context pieces such as a table of contents - reflection, to guide the reader through material …etcetera, etcetera.
The biggest benefits to an eportfolio lie in its medium. Because it is online it can be accessed anywhere with a compatible electronic device, be kept up to date as your experience grows, and can be updated as digital-visual rules change over time.
Through the use of a well put-together eportfolio, possible employers, internship coordinators, and/or graduate school admissions committees can learn about the facets of your experience and skill which are relevant to your interaction with them, rather than being bogged down by unnecessary information in a one-form-fits-all resume. An eportfolio is also a good opportunity to showcase specific skills and extracurriculars to show a well-rounded character without seeming foolish or reaching.
Yancey opens the article by giving her definition for what a portfolio is; she defines it as "a metatext with seven defining features: - collection - selection - reflection - development - diversity - communicative - evaluative After giving this definition for a portfolio, she goes on to describe several different professors interactions with the electronic portfolio. There are many different views on electronic portfolios and their application but the one I liked the most was Steve Watkins. I think this is primarily because his mentions an electronic portfolio located on a website and I feel this is most relatable to how we think of the electronic portfolio in todays society. Now, almost all eportfolios are found on a website. Watkins claims that the web-based portfolio is "an intricately related set of documents, with multilayered, multiaudienced ‘reflective introductions’ targeted to different audiences" (131). I feel this best describes the modern eportfolio, considering the article was released in 1996. Anyways, I believe that the modern eportfolio allows people to fully advertise their talents all on one website. People have access to all kinds of different kinds of media to use on a website. They could attach writing samples, include videos, recordings, animations, anything to help promote themselves. Employers want to know that applicants are fully capable and right for whatever position they are hoping to fill. If an advertising firm is looking to hire a new employee, said applicant better have an eportfolio that will stand out from an advertising perspective, I.E. does the eportfolio include sample of print advertising, digital advertising, videos, audio advertising, images, etc etc.
An portfolio is, “ itself a hypertext: a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits, a collection that can be read/written according to the reader’s intent.” A portfolio was also defined in the text as a collection of work that was specifically selected then reflected upon, the portfolio presumes development as well as diversity and finally communicates the thoughts of the creator for the evaluation of the audience. Eportfolios are simply online portfolios. Eportfolios make it easier to communicate certain works with possible employers, internship coordinators, and/ or graduate school admissions committees because of their ability to display different modes and faucets of works. While portfolios display the printed text that display the author, eportfolios use multimodality to show the audience more and peak their interest. Another advantage of an eportfolio is the ability it gives the author to manipulate the space and show their talents through that.The use of the digital and print text that can be manipulated by the author in an eportfolio can really make the eportfolio stand out and display the character of the author. The freedom of creation that comes with an eportfolio can make the audience feel as if they know you on a more personal level than if they had a standard print portfolio.
Before being able to fully define what an eportfolio entails, Yancey agrees that you must first understand a portfolio in general. As she discusses in the beginning of her article, a portfolio is what she describes as a metatext that is categorized by seven distinct elements which include that it is a selection, collection, and reflection, that showcases development and diversity in one’s work, while being communicative and evaluative. Crossing this definition with the electronic brings word processing, and world wide web, making it a hypertext.
The way Yancey constructed her argument placed a lot of emphasis on learning and provided several mentions of curriculum and eportfolios being a new way to digest a curriculum. In these discussions, I gather that an eportfolio showcases whatever the creator desires in a way that those who observe the works can learn from the texts that compose it. Though I hadn’t thought about this tool for use in a classroom, I suppose with the proper learning focus it could work.
On an individual basis, any portfolio can allow an individual to showcase a certain skill or aspect about themselves that they would like to highlight. This could be useful for an employer so that they can observe whether or not they see an expected skill set in a person before they hire them. In the classroom, they are usually used by students to demonstrate the new skills they have acquired in a course.
An eportfolio, however, allows an individual trying to showcase their skills and talents more freedom. Technology actually allows our portfolios to be multimodal and exhibit these talents and skills in ways that go beyond a printed page. By being able to use a screen, there is now the possibility of incorporating video, digital images, and audio, allowing a person’s spectrum of talents to be more accurately depicted in a glance at a portfolio.
E-Portfolios are digital databases we create that house and showcase our work. They save us space and are easier to share than traditional portfolios. With an E-Portfolio, you can showcase your skills with work you've completed and organize it in a way that is targeted towards a specific employer or internship opportunity. E-Portfolios also allow more potential employers to view your history of work without you meeting each one in person. In an e-portfolio, one can learn about your style, how long you've been working or how prolific you are, and what they can expect you to make in the future.
An electronic portfolio is a collection of someone’s work that is also a hypertext. “According to Alan Purves, whose article leads this issue, the portfolio is itself a hypertext: a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits, a collection that can be read/written according to the reader’s intent. I really like the term Cynthia Selfe used, called ‘Layered Literacy’, because this is exactly how I think a portfolio should be, and it makes a lot of sense with the electronic and print aspects. I think eportfolios are super important for the future and getting work for many reasons. First of all, the variety of work one can show is so much larger. If someone is a video editor, or a dancer, they can show these things a lot better through different media online while also being able to have a print list of their skills available. Secondly, I agree with Steve Watkins that the eportfolio is public and private, which I think is a great thing. This way one can send the link to people they want to see it, but also people who may be interested can find someone’s eportfolio on their own, therefore creating more work. Altogether I feel like the future will be filled with only eportfolios, but for the time being everyone needs to know how to do both. We are living in the generation gap.
Kathleen Yancey quotes Alan Purves in her article stating that an eportfolio, “is itself a hypertext: a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits, a collection that can read/written according to the reader’s intent.” You are able to communicate a personal assessment to possible employers, internship coordinators, and/or graduate school admission committees. With an eportfolio it is much easier to include all different kinds of information, both print and digital. The eportfolio according to Yancey “can move outside and beyond standardized assessment instruments.” This allows you to show off your skills, resume, contact info, and previous projects in a creative and innovative way. After having looked at an eportfolio, audiences hope to have learned quite a bit from you. Since you are the maker of that eportfolio you are in power of allowing your audience to see what you want them to see. To elaborate, they hope to learn about what projects you’ve done, why you did them and how you did them. Also they hope to learn about your writing, editing and designing style by how you arrange your portfolio whether it is through particular borders, bulleted lists, specific typefaces, etc. Like with our current eportfolio assignment for Major Project 3 we are responsible for also turning in a rhetorical rationale explaining our design choices and layout. Another important point to address that Yancey states is that, “Each of the electronic portfolios here is designed for a specific population, thus the diverse applications. Electronic portfolios, like their paper cousins, are different one to the next, are local in their application. So it isn’t always easy to say what you will learn from one eportfolio to the next, it all depends on whom the portfolio is on and what they do professionally. A film major will demonstrate maybe their skills in filming technique while a writer may have sample pieces of their work for others to read.
ReplyDeleteAn ePortfolio is according to Alan Purves in Yancey's article “is itself a hypertext: a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits, a collection that can read/written according to the reader’s intent.” With an ePortfolio, you are able to to show off a collection of your work digitally to potential graduate school programs, employers, internship recruiters, and more. This type of presentation is extremely useful in the sense that you can simply send a link that serves as a database for any and all work you have done. A one stop shop that functions almost if not more important than a resume because those viewing the ePortfolio can actually verify the work you said you have done and see the potential of your growth and hoe you would be an asset to further their goals. I am extremely excited to be making an ePortfolio for major project three to actually showcase what I have worked on and show a skill of building a website which will be especially appreciated in the digital age we are currently in.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the author, Kathleen Yancey, an e-portfolio is a combination of factors. In a generalized sense it’s a collection of a work of the user. That work that’s put into the electronic portfolio is selective and usually contains texts written specifically for the portfolio. It must a documentation of the user’s diversity; they present their separation and their sameness amongst others. It also has the ability to communicate to the reader what the user wants to know. I think that e-portfolios are an assemblage of the users learning. They reflect on what they’ve been taught to better foster their learning techniques and needs. I think e-portfolios are able to provide the strengths, the experience, and the expertise of the user. On a basic level it can include the credential of the user: name, contact information, schooling etc. It can communicate the users specific skill set or document one’s progress in a certain program over a period a time. It can include a form of artifacts of the user. This can be in the form of documents, videos, images, etc. it can outline accolades, work samples, or intrinsic experiences that diversify the user to whomever it’s being written for. E-portfolios are interesting because there is no set standard of what can or should be included or excluded. They are simply a creative outlet for showcasing someone abilities and goals that they deem important to them. I think that audience hope to learn the user’s history. It’s more than where someone starts and where they want to end. What’s important is the middle between those two and how they have utilized it to their benefit. In coincidence with this I think that help to learn their goals for themselves and the steps they’ve taken so far to achieve that.
ReplyDeleteAn eportfolio is a hypertext or “a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits, a collection that can be read/written according to the reader’s intent.” According to Yancey, portfolios (any type, print of electronic) have seven defining features. Portfolios include (1) collection of work, (2)a selection of work, (3) reflection from the composer, (4) development through texts, (5) diversity among contents, (6 important )communicative elements about the composer and (7) evaluative in what the composers consider valuable. An eportfolio is a personal and public collection that allows a composer to present what they consider valuable to professors or employers. An electronic portfolio can be more readily available than a print portfolio. It’s usually accessible to anyone with internet access and the portfolio link. As opposed to a print portfolio that has the constraint of only being available to people the composer physically meets. Eportfolios are also much more convenient for people that have multimedia portfolios that may include music, videos or other specialized documents. Electronic portfolios provide possible employers and internship coordinators with a readily accessible collection of work that could be considered valuable to the company’s (or school’s) specifications.
ReplyDeleteAn eportfolio, as Kathleen Yancey quotes from Alan Purves,”is itself a hypertext: a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits, a collection that can be read/written according to the reader’s intent” (130). To some, an eportfolio is considered a secondary step – following first the creation of a standard print portfolio. With an eportfolio, you are able to compile a collection of works in a digital space for the evaluation of possible employers, internship coordinators, and/or graduate school admissions committees. The eportfolio contains much of, if not all of, the same information that would be found in a standard portfolio, albeit with the added allowances of electronic composition – allowances such as adding video, or other digital texts. As Yancey explains via Jo Campbell, “the ability to show [in full-motion video, for instance] what students can do means that teachers and students can move outside and beyond standardized assessment instruments” (131). This suggests that eportfolios allow a more personal, authentic display of self. These audiences are looking for a variety of elements in your eportfolio, including: a show of development, diversity in your work and knowledge, a sense of your values (which are displayed in what you choose to present and how you choose to present it), etc.
ReplyDeleteBasically an eportfolio according to Yancey is a hyper-textual collection of attributes, qualifications, and experience a person has that is used to advertise to potential employers, school admissions, and other professional venues.What makes it different from the standard portfolio/resume is it's digital format, which shows how technology and using it has become necessary to further careers. It is like a synopsis with some narrative that makes it more personal and individualized than the standard resume or cv. With and eportfolio you can communicate your philosophy on whatever work it is you do, your experience, your abilities, work that you have done (writing, projects, etc.), and gives a glimpse as to who you are. I would hope that these audiences would see something worth taking a chance on, worth giving a job to, worth being accepted into graduate school if I wanted. I would hope they understand how much work I've put into what I do and that it is a passion that I do not want to waste.So, that being said, I think eportfolios are the way to go when it comes to showcasing what the professional world wants to see. It allows and individual to be and individual while still being something that is looks very professional. Plus having an eportfolio allows anyone to stumble upon it and that one random incidence could mean opportunity.
ReplyDeleteIn “Portfolio, Electronic, and the Links Between”, Kathleen Blake Yancey describes an eportfolio as a cross between electronic and portfolio. She quotes Alan Purves saying “the portfolio is a hypertext: a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits, a collection that can be read/written according to the reader’s intent” (Yancey 130). Brian Huot believes the eportfolio brings the computer and assessment together in a way that serves the needs of students (Yancey 132). An eportfolio allows people to show possible employers more than just a resume and cover letter. While both can be included on the eportfolio, it can also showcase a person’s work and real life experience. Possible employers can see people’s work with just a click of a hyperlink. I think the audiences hope to learn more about people in their eportfolio. These audiences can see the personality of the person through pictures and design. Having an eportfolio also helps individuals stand out against the many other qualified candidates. When I was applying for internships, numerous coordinators were impressed by my electronic portfolio/resume.
ReplyDeleteAn eportfolio is the combination of ones portfolio placed in an electronic or digital environment. According to Yancey, it contains seven different defining features. Out of these seven, the one that stood out most to me was that its purpose is to be communicative. The point of a portfolio is to share what the composer has created with a wide audience. An eportfolio displays a students best work in an organized manner.
ReplyDeleteAn eportfolio allows me to put multiple works together to present to future employers. With just a link, I am able to give others a broader view of who I am and my previous work. I do not only have to include projects I have created but I am able to include information about myself. A resume, an “about me” and a picture that I include in my eportfolio will allow others to see beyond my work capabilities and gain more knowledge on my background as a whole. Eportolfios are also easier to share more information. Rather than sending attachments of a resume and documents, my audience will be able to see all that is required through a single link. Also, as eporfolios become more popular, it is important to be unique and be able to stand out among other candidates.
An eportfolio is a collection of a person’s skills and qualifications which we know as a portfolio except, this collection is put on a digital platform. With an eportfolio, you can show your work and professional skills to future employers or internship coordinators. Another thing that you can communicate to these people is where you’ve worked in the past and how much experience you actually have from the length of your own resume. You can not only put your resume and list of accomplishments or skills, but you can also use the eportfolio’s technology to your advantage by using hyperlinks to showcase all of your work digital or not. This can be extremely effective nowadays in the workforce since I feel as if many things have already converted towards a digital atmosphere or are thinking about it. The outcome of the completed eportfolio is what the audience makes of it which hopefully will be signs of accomplishment and potential growth as a possible future employer. Audiences might also learn from an eportfolio the type of person they are and how they will be useful in the workforce since all of their information is in one place and in a fast paced society that is what future employers are striving and looking for.
ReplyDeleteAn e-portfolio is a genre of text that "tells observers what is valued by the participants who shaped it" (Yancey 130). Ideally, one can communicate what they value to their audience through an e-portfolio, and they can also deliver proof of these values through "a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits" (130). An e-portfolio allows one to give evidence of their skill sets including design, digital literacy, and more. Of course, like a traditional portfolio/resume, a good portfolio does not necessarily make for a good candidate, but crafting a strong portfolio is part of the genre-set of interactions necessary for catching the eye of the modern employer/grad-school. A strong eportfolio is indicative of strong communication skills and an eye for detail. Potential employers can learn about your accomplishments and skill sets through these eportfolios.
ReplyDeleteAn electronic portfolio is defined by Kathleen Yancey as both a "collection of work", and a "selection of work" that is variable and "includes reflection" and "presumes development" (130). An e-portfolio can be aimed at a variety of audiences, including teachers, potential employers, internship coordinators, graduate school admissions, and more. It is essentially a glorified resume and portfolio of work examples as well as a mission statement, all collected in one digital, easy-to-access space. It can be tailored to a specific viewer, or broad enough to attract attention from a varied audience. Yancey states, "Electronic portfolios, like their paper cousins, are different one to the next, are local in their application" (132).
ReplyDeleteFor many students, an electronic portfolio is a space for them to express creativity while also providing examples of their work for professors to evaluate. It collects their coursework all in one space, which makes it easy to access by peers, instructors, and more.
A professional e-portfolio, however, is used to promote a person as a whole. It might include a picture and an "About Me" portion, or a mission statement. It might also include a full resume, examples of the person's best work, and contact information. Unlike its paper cousin, an e-portfolio is easy to alter and update, and it can't get lost or ruined. It can easily be sent a wide group of people at low cost.
Any viewer can learn the strengths, weaknesses, and talents of the e-portfolio's creator, as well as gain insight to their past achievements and future goals.
An eportfolio is a portfolio (collection, selection, reflection) adapted and created in an electronic space. According to Yancey, portfolios in general have seven main features, all that can help to communicate to possible employers, internship coordinators, etc. By creating an eportfolio you can show a collection of work by selecting specific texts that reflect what the writer desires. It can show accomplishments of the writer, skills that the writer possesses, and samples of work. Eportfolios go beyond the resume in that they provide examples, not just a bulleted list. They essentially fit the idea of "show, don't tell" that is often quoted in creative writing environments. The audience can expect to find a combination of professional/academic work, and intertwined with personal anecdotes. Eportfolios are also widely customizable, whereas resumes conform to a strict genre convention. I can provide links to my online business, images of my work, samples that demonstrate my proficiency in the Adobe Suite, etc. Others can include embedded videos, audio files, writing samples, etc. Audiences hope to learn all relevant information from an eportfolio, because it is a platform that allows us to share bits of everything we do/create.
ReplyDeleteLike Yancey mentions, an eportfolio is a collection, selection, reflection, development, diversity, communication and evaluation. These feature of an eportfolio text are created to answer or address some rhetorical situation. Although all of the features of an eportfolio are important, I’d like to emphasize a couple. Eportfolio is a reflection of one’s work- professional, personal or academic. As designers, we reflect on our work and the select the best texts to present. Reflection and selection share a relationship in the eportfolio process and determine how effective an eportfolio can be on a professional level. After reflecting on their texts and the situation, a designer will not display underdeveloped or weak texts. If he or she does, they risk losing acknowledgment.
ReplyDeleteI think you can communicate a variety of skills, knowledge and experience through an eportfolio. The technology that is involved in the construction of an eportfolio is advanced (based on the program you choose), so the designer can include all modes in their text. A designer can upload a word document, video or connect with their Twitter account. These features show the skills of the designer- writing, social media, editing, software skills, audio, video, etc. Also navigating website programs is a skill that is shown with an eportfolio. A designer must understand the program in order to successfully create the text.
Personally, I hope my audience will learn and understand how my college experience can transfer into a professional setting. I have experienced things in college that I believe relate to skills I will use in my future career. These skills include writing, social media content development and collaboration skills. I plan to upload print text documents and social media posts and group projects to highlight these skills. Also, I hope my audience will learn about my personality through the design choices I make and the diction I use.
In "Portfolio, Electronic, and the Links Between" Yancey defines a portfolio as a metatext with seven defining features. These include, a collection of work, a selection of work, a reflection, presumes development, documents diversity, and is communicative and evaluative. The portfolio itself is a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits, and can be read/written according to a reader's intent. According to Alan Purves, "Portfolios represent a different way of construing the nature of curriculum and instruction. They refocus the course from teacher to student. They call for maturity and independence on the students part and they make any course become a meter of student learning rather than of teacher instruction."
ReplyDeleteThe electronic portfolio is also viewed as a variable, a hard copy portfolio created in a transitionally electronic classroom, which is the premise behind our project in WEPO. The portfolio is viewed as a largely print-oriented project and combines old and new technologies, as we move back and forth from paper to online. The transition to electronic portfolios links metaphors that make the boundaries of space between pieces disappear. Assessment is able to become more personal and dissipate from the mythical norm as students have the possibility to showcase recommendations, writing samples, and even videos to present their qualifications to future employers. These portfolios have shifted a schools emphasis, including elements such as the peer review as a crucial component that helps craft texts while being both personal and public. It assists us in interrupting a series of technological fixes that comprise a continuous, repetitive, and redundant cycle.
Overall, electronic portfolios allow writers to highlight the documents they have produced and composed, which assists with real time discussion where writers produce many pieces of varying quality. Thus, through the eportfolio students can communicate to possible employers, internship coordinators, and gradate school admission committees regarding what sets them apart from other students by combining old and new media. They can showcase a summary of qualifications, their resume, recommendations from former employees, as well as, samples of their writings and projects that they have worked on in order to stand out to whoever is viewing their portfolio and see if they are a good fit for their company or school.
According to Yancey, an eportfolio can be viewed as a cross between a portfolio and electronic media. A portfolio is a collection of work, often including additional supplementary and reflective material, that is intended to display the values of its creator. When portfolios become digital, many new perspectives on their uses arise. Alan Purves defines an eportfolio as "a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits, a collection that can be read/written according to the reader’s intent." Some teachers may have students complete portfolio assignments in partly print and partly digital forms, while others may favor one method.
ReplyDeleteI think that an eportfolio is a useful tool in today's world, as it is able to convey information that it a print portfolio cannot. Potential employers seek information about a person's skills and other personal qualities, and an eportfolio is able to display these more effectively, especially in a world where what we create is often digital. First of all, an eportfolio allows for attention to design. Design has the ability to reveal as much about the creator, if not more than text, and in two ways: it shows the creator's personality, and it also shows their skills. An eportfolio is able to showcase media that a traditional portfolio cannot, such as video and other digital creations.
Simply put, I think that an eportfolio is a way to effectively communicate to employers who you are, in a way that provides easy access to your work, particularly to projects you have created in a digital medium.
In the reading, Alan Purves is quoted as defining the portfolio as a hypertext: a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits, which can be read/written according to the reader’s intent. A portfolio is meant to showcase something in several ways—
ReplyDelete- collection of work
- selection of work, including context pieces such as a table of contents
- reflection, to guide the reader through material
…etcetera, etcetera.
The biggest benefits to an eportfolio lie in its medium. Because it is online it can be accessed anywhere with a compatible electronic device, be kept up to date as your experience grows, and can be updated as digital-visual rules change over time.
Through the use of a well put-together eportfolio, possible employers, internship coordinators, and/or graduate school admissions committees can learn about the facets of your experience and skill which are relevant to your interaction with them, rather than being bogged down by unnecessary information in a one-form-fits-all resume. An eportfolio is also a good opportunity to showcase specific skills and extracurriculars to show a well-rounded character without seeming foolish or reaching.
Yancey opens the article by giving her definition for what a portfolio is; she defines it as "a metatext with seven defining features:
ReplyDelete- collection
- selection
- reflection
- development
- diversity
- communicative
- evaluative
After giving this definition for a portfolio, she goes on to describe several different professors interactions with the electronic portfolio. There are many different views on electronic portfolios and their application but the one I liked the most was Steve Watkins. I think this is primarily because his mentions an electronic portfolio located on a website and I feel this is most relatable to how we think of the electronic portfolio in todays society. Now, almost all eportfolios are found on a website. Watkins claims that the web-based portfolio is "an intricately related set of documents, with multilayered, multiaudienced ‘reflective introductions’ targeted to different audiences" (131). I feel this best describes the modern eportfolio, considering the article was released in 1996. Anyways, I believe that the modern eportfolio allows people to fully advertise their talents all on one website. People have access to all kinds of different kinds of media to use on a website. They could attach writing samples, include videos, recordings, animations, anything to help promote themselves. Employers want to know that applicants are fully capable and right for whatever position they are hoping to fill. If an advertising firm is looking to hire a new employee, said applicant better have an eportfolio that will stand out from an advertising perspective, I.E. does the eportfolio include sample of print advertising, digital advertising, videos, audio advertising, images, etc etc.
An portfolio is, “ itself a hypertext: a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits, a collection that can be read/written according to the reader’s intent.” A portfolio was also defined in the text as a collection of work that was specifically selected then reflected upon, the portfolio presumes development as well as diversity and finally communicates the thoughts of the creator for the evaluation of the audience. Eportfolios are simply online portfolios. Eportfolios make it easier to communicate certain works with possible employers, internship coordinators, and/ or graduate school admissions committees because of their ability to display different modes and faucets of works. While portfolios display the printed text that display the author, eportfolios use multimodality to show the audience more and peak their interest. Another advantage of an eportfolio is the ability it gives the author to manipulate the space and show their talents through that.The use of the digital and print text that can be manipulated by the author in an eportfolio can really make the eportfolio stand out and display the character of the author. The freedom of creation that comes with an eportfolio can make the audience feel as if they know you on a more personal level than if they had a standard print portfolio.
ReplyDeleteBefore being able to fully define what an eportfolio entails, Yancey agrees that you must first understand a portfolio in general. As she discusses in the beginning of her article, a portfolio is what she describes as a metatext that is categorized by seven distinct elements which include that it is a selection, collection, and reflection, that showcases development and diversity in one’s work, while being communicative and evaluative. Crossing this definition with the electronic brings word processing, and world wide web, making it a hypertext.
ReplyDeleteThe way Yancey constructed her argument placed a lot of emphasis on learning and provided several mentions of curriculum and eportfolios being a new way to digest a curriculum. In these discussions, I gather that an eportfolio showcases whatever the creator desires in a way that those who observe the works can learn from the texts that compose it. Though I hadn’t thought about this tool for use in a classroom, I suppose with the proper learning focus it could work.
On an individual basis, any portfolio can allow an individual to showcase a certain skill or aspect about themselves that they would like to highlight. This could be useful for an employer so that they can observe whether or not they see an expected skill set in a person before they hire them. In the classroom, they are usually used by students to demonstrate the new skills they have acquired in a course.
An eportfolio, however, allows an individual trying to showcase their skills and talents more freedom. Technology actually allows our portfolios to be multimodal and exhibit these talents and skills in ways that go beyond a printed page. By being able to use a screen, there is now the possibility of incorporating video, digital images, and audio, allowing a person’s spectrum of talents to be more accurately depicted in a glance at a portfolio.
E-Portfolios are digital databases we create that house and showcase our work. They save us space and are easier to share than traditional portfolios. With an E-Portfolio, you can showcase your skills with work you've completed and organize it in a way that is targeted towards a specific employer or internship opportunity. E-Portfolios also allow more potential employers to view your history of work without you meeting each one in person. In an e-portfolio, one can learn about your style, how long you've been working or how prolific you are, and what they can expect you to make in the future.
ReplyDeleteAn electronic portfolio is a collection of someone’s work that is also a hypertext. “According to Alan Purves, whose article leads this issue, the portfolio is itself a
ReplyDeletehypertext: a collection open to multiple, cross-generic exhibits, a collection that can be read/written according to the reader’s intent. I really like the term Cynthia Selfe used, called ‘Layered Literacy’, because this is exactly how I think a portfolio should be, and it makes a lot of sense with the electronic and print aspects.
I think eportfolios are super important for the future and getting work for many reasons. First of all, the variety of work one can show is so much larger. If someone is a video editor, or a dancer, they can show these things a lot better through different media online while also being able to have a print list of their skills available. Secondly, I agree with Steve Watkins that the eportfolio is public and private, which I think is a great thing. This way one can send the link to people they want to see it, but also people who may be interested can find someone’s eportfolio on their own, therefore creating more work. Altogether I feel like the future will be filled with only eportfolios, but for the time being everyone needs to know how to do both. We are living in the generation gap.