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How to Structure Your e-Portfolio

In a physical portfolio you use colour tabs to separate different types of work.

 

When it comes to an e-portfolio we need to create different compartments to keep information organized so that it can be easily found by those who want to read us. We create different pages, name them and put them in a hierarchical order. 

 

Let´s get started!

Editing/Style tip:

a balancing of text and images is required. You do not need to put a photo of yourself in the portfolio, but you should include some photos you’ve taken...perhaps holiday photos, photos of some of your favourite things, photos pertaining to your hobbies, etc.

#1

 

Home: Welcome Page

 

This is going to be the main page of your site. It should contain a short text welcoming your readers and a brief explanation of your whole site: why you have created it, what the reader is going to find in the different sections.

 

 

In this same page you can include an “about me” paragraph (or you can use another page if you prefer). The information you should provide is:

 

 

  • who you are (name)

  • age

  • where you study

  • your hobbies

  • what you want to study in the future

#2

 

My School


In this section you should present your school. You should mention:

 

  • the name

  • where it is

  • how long you have studied there

  • course you are in

  • subjects you study (which one are your favourites and why)

Editing/Style tip:

 

Adding a google map looks very professional and helps your readers to place you.

#3

 

Learning Objectives

 

 

You should focus on:

 

  • Short-term objectives (this course, for example). You can split them into three different groups according to the three terms.

  • Long-term goals in terms of education, professional career and personal life.

Editing/Style tip:

 

You can copy and paste some of the objectives stated in the course book. You can also express the aspect or area in the foreign language that you want to improve.

#4

 

Artifacts


Artifacts are examples of student work including documents, images, video, audio, etc. They can be chosen by student, instructor or both. Within this tab you will create three sub-tabs (vocabulary, writing and speaking) where you will present your final products according to the category we will be working on at a specific time. These artifacts will be compulsory and chosen by the teacher.

Learn more about artifacts

Editing/Style tip:

 

When you scroll the mouse over the artefact tab the sub-tabs will unfold and the reader will be able to go directly to the one he/she wants. 

In the artifact page you can keep a list of all of them like a type of index and separated by type. 

#5

 

Extra Work

 

 

In this page you will include all those artifacts of your choice. They will be voluntary work and will obviously help improve your mark. If you are not planning to do extra work, you can avoid creating this tab (or you can create it when you need it)

#6

 

Resources

 

 

As you progress in your autonomous learning, you will compile a good list of hyperlinks to web-based resources that you have found to be helpful with short descriptions of their value to you (and any learner of English).

Editing/Style tip:

 

Keep the resources list classified and separated by skill or study area: dictionaries, vocabulary, grammar, reading, listening, writing, etc

#7

 

Blog

 

 

This is the tab you created from the very beginning. This is the part of the website which you will use most once you have finished organizing your site. Each post will be used as a space for reflection, that is, to express your positive or negative impressions on each proposed task and on the course. Reflection is a place for you to critically think about your learning and focus on self-investigation.

For each artifact you put in your e-Portfolio, you will be asked to respond to questions like these:

  • What is this artifact? (Introduce the task/project)

  • What’´s the aim of it? (What are the learning objectives?)

  • In what way was it easy or difficult to carry out?

  • How much time did you spend on this product/performance?

  • How did you plan your task/project?

  • What did you do to get round any difficulties you encountered?

  • What have you learned from this task? What are you able to do after completing the task? What skills and knowledge have you gained after the completion of this task/project?

 

If the task is part of your Extra Work, make sure you state:

  • why you decided to add it to your e-portfolio

  • what you like about it.

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