Portfolio
- Resume, Curriculum Vitae, and Personal Biography
- same Chinese words according to Google Translation
- Resume
- is a French word meaning "summary" of accomplishments [Merriam-Webster]
- short bullets targeted at job applied
- Curriculum Vitae
- is Latin word meaning course of (one's) life
- list of all skill, education, and talent
- Personal Biography
- Portfolio
- Italian portafoglio, from portare to carry (from Latin) + foglio leaf, sheet, from Latin folium
- "At its simplest, a portfolio is a collection of materials, preferably with structure and index. " David Baume, Supporting Portfolio Development
- Use of portfolio
- A process portfolio, which shares learning as it is taking place and promotes dialogue on progress and plans
- A completion portfolio, which demonstrates that planned learning objectives or competencies have been met
- An Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning(APEL) portfolio, which makes a claim for prior learning or experiences to gain credits or exemptions from study towards a qualification
- A career portfolio, which is used to substantiate a c.v. or job application
- A Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio, used to demonstrate continuing professional development for the purposes of registration, membership or licensing.
- Personal Development Profile(PDP)
- A PDP is a web presence which evolves over time as you develop, both as a student and a professional. It is an online showcase for your skills and achievements (your professional profile). Individually you are required to create a website called : personal portfolio. This will be implemented as a blog.
- Content: Students are encouraged to reflect on experiences drawn from a wide variety of situations, including their education, past or present employment, community-based activities, and recreational pursuits.
- Artefacts: Student ePortfolio also enables students to publish examples of their work and other relevant documents that demonstrate their skills and provide evidence of their achievements.
- Critical Thinking and Reflection/reflective practice
- everyone talks about Critical/reflective thinking
- "Active, persistent, and careful consideration of any belief or supposed form of knowledge in the light of the grounds that support it and the further conclusion to which it tends".
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- two kinds of reflection
- reflection on action: after completing a task, the student reviews how well the activity went and why,
how successfully it achieved what they wanted it to achieve and why.
- What were the most interesting things so far?
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What were the most enjoyable tasks?
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What were the least enjoyable?
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What did you excel at?
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What do you need to work harder at?
- Try to be critical. It is useful for structuring your future study, and also for thinking about your future career.
- reflection for action: the reflection on and learning from previous activities to inform the planning for the next
- Resources
- Make website from scratch (if experienced or want to learn html/css). Check out www.w3schools.com
- Simple blog site Blogger
- Popular publishing site
- Student's site