Please refer to Week 2 Class Schedule
Purpose
Each
of you will develop an "electronic" portfolio in this course, but I want to encourage you to create a portfolio that serves your purposes and expresses what you wish it to express. My most fundamental aspiration is that the work you do in this course is "authentic" and "useful" and
leads to further growth and development after the course ends.
As you consider how to
design your own electronic portfolio, you might think of this more
broadly as creating your "web presence"--how you want to present
yourself to a wider audience on the Web. In my opinion, the Web is
here to stay (even if not here, you can always take it to another
web space) and if you learn to use it for your personal and professional
purposes, you will be better prepared to teach the students how to
use it for such purposes.
The Basic Requirements of your ePortfolio gives
you an idea what specific elements are required. But beyond that,
I'd like to invite you to explore some of the portfolios developed
by other students.
So:
Keep in mind that their portfolios are more elaborate and extensive
than you are likely to complete in this course.
But: Keep in mind that you need to explore both in and out of class the web authoring tools to better off your technical skills and continue to add elements to your portfolio after this course ends.
Also: The portfolios below have less focus on using portfolios with K-12 students than I hope to encourage in your portfolios.
But with this introduction, have fun exploring portfolios created by your peers from our own college and from other colleges via the link below.
Resources for Project
#1
You can view works by your peers from
the previous EDU314 classes. Click any of the Showcase links in the
Navigation Bar.
Supplemental: Food
for Thought
As you explore these portfolios, you might ask yourself the following
questions:
Clarity of purpose:
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What purposes do you think the student had in mind in designing this website?
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Do you feel you can
easily get to know the person who created the website? (From
their introduction, photos, projects, etc.)
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Is it a "professional" or a "personal" website
or both
(and if both, how are they integrated or distinguished)?
Substance:
Design:
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Is the portfolio easy to navigate?
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How many links deep is it?
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How would you rate
the aesthetics of the design? How technically sophisticated is
the portfolio? (Frames, graphics, digital photos or video, animated
gifs, mailto:, etc.)
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Are the technical features "fluff" or
appropriate?
Basic Requirements of Project #1
You will be able to revise your
webpages during the whole semester. The main thing for this first assignment
Project #1 is to show that you have been successful in publishing your
index.html file - your homepage to your web folder.
1) Using Nvu, creating a simple nice looking page "index.html" , which will serve as your "homepage", an opening page when someone comes to your website. This file must be named: index.html
Some people begin by putting their
name and contact information and then say something like "Welcome to
my website" and then say something about themselves. Feel free to add
graphics, photos, change colors of backgrounds, text, etc. if you know
how later in the course.
2) A layout of the components
(8 projects and other optional elements you want to include) based on
the syllabus should be there somewhere either in the main page/home
page or in a page(s) linked to this homepage.
3) Publish the page to your Cortland
web folder.
4) Inform Dr. Shi your your URL
(web address).
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This page was last updated on
Jan. 15, 2009
For comments or questions contact
Dr. Shufang Shi
shis@cortland.edu