Do I Need a Professional Portfolio if I'm Not Looking for a Job?
Aside from my full time job as a technology integration coach I adjunct at two local universities. My courses all involve technology integration in the classroom. Sometimes the audience is undergraduate pre-service teachers and other times it's established teachers in graduate programs. During these classes the students work on creating a professional online presence- a digital portfolio. The undergraduates go with the flow- they are students that aren't too far removed from being high school students so they are used to directives. The graduate students, however sometimes put up a fight. "Why would I create a portfolio if I'm not looking for a job?" is asked. This post is my answer. What is a Digital Portfolio? A digital portfolio is a living document that changes as you progress throughout your career. Portfolios are collections of artifacts and reflect your accomplishments, skills, experiences, reflections and growth as an educator. It d...