E-Portfolio Proposal

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Hope Everyone had an awesome break.  Here is my proposal for the major project in ECMM 470...

            I have chosen to construct an e-portfolio for my major project in ECMM 470 as I believe that it would be an extremely helpful asset in my future when searching for prospective jobs.  I feel that having an e-portfolio would be something that would be fitting as our world is ever changing and is becoming more and more technology based.  Having my personal qualifications and information in one place online would make a simple and clean presentation of what I have accomplished and what I plan to accomplish.  This e-portfolio would save me the hassle of carrying around a large binder and would be easy to add items to it.  An e-portfolio will help me professionally as I plan on teaching some classes in the area of communications.  Having an e-portfolio would allow me to post sample projects that I have created and also post work that students in my classes have done.  Having these files online will be easier than including a bunch of CD’s and DVD’s in a binder. The e-portfolio will give me the freedom and flexibility to customize it to my liking and add to it as my career as a teacher progresses.

            I plan on including information such as my current cover letter and resume, internship assessment, reference letters, certificates, my personal philosophy on education, project samples (Video, Drafting, Photos) that I have completed or students in my classes have created, lesson plans, unit plans, course plans, extracurricular information, student teaching reviews, and any other general information about myself that I find in the process.  This information will give prospective employers a good overview of the type of person that I am and the type of teacher that I am. 

            I plan for my e-portfolio to be clean and simple to navigate.  I will use a taskbar that is located on the left side of the web page that will provide headings that will link to appropriate information.  Each page will be of similar layout and will not cause for any confusion.  Here is a rough sample sketch (the actual site will have colour, images, and eye catching shapes):

            I plan for the site to have a colour theme that is pleasing to the eye and a setup that is not too busy.  The page will stay consistent no matter what section the user is viewing.  This means that the taskbar to the left and the banner above will be on every page that is viewed on this site.  My overall goal is to make it user friendly.

            My concerns about creating this portfolio are that I may not have access to materials such as certificates and achievements anymore.  I will search for these materials and hope to find them so I can put them into electronic form.  Another concern is that I will have to track down projects that have been created in my classes to obtain photos of them to display.  I will also have to convert video to put on this site which should not be a large issue but problems can arise so I hope to have everything go smoothly for me.  I plan to tackle each of these concerns by working through each situation as needed and if a certain idea will absolutely not work I will find a new idea that will suit my portfolio.  I will use online resources to assist me with any future concerns that I have and will also use the help of my instructor and fellow classmates.  My last concern is the issue of privacy.  I do not want this site to be viewed by the wrong people or have any of my information stolen.  I will address this issue by discussing it with my professor.

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