Guide to Portfolios

Description

Unique perspective that the audience dictates the content of a portfolio and, therefore, there are different types of portfolios for different audiences. (Ex. Section 2).

• Students may have heard different things about portfolios which can be confusing.  This portfolio provides a great way to undersand the differences.

Easy to read with lots of checklists and exercises.  It is not overly copy-intensive. (Ex. throughout the book – all sections).

• Students will appreciate the concise writing and exercises that help them shape their thoughts.

Quick read Tips are available throughout the book.

• Keeps the reading lively.

Stories of how real students have used different types of portfolios in different situations and to different audiences. (Ex. Section 2).

• The stories help frame each type of portfolio.  Since the majority of stories are college students they are easy for other students to relate to. 

Easy process for creating a portfolio after determining the audience, purpose, objectives, and outcomes.  To create the portfolio – collect, reflect, assemble. (Ex. Section 3).

• Process is simplified so that students won’t feel the process is so complicated that it isn’t worth doing.

Worksheets for each type of portfolio to help students create their portfolios.  Each worksheet includes questions about the audience, purpose, objectives, goals, and outcomes for the portfolio. (Ex. Section 4).

• If students follow the step by step worksheet, creating a portfolio will be fun and easy.

Presentation Notes for each type of portfolio. (Ex. Section 4).

• Rather than just stopping after the portfolio is made, the presentation notes give tips on how to present the portfolio in different situations.  This is especially important with the resume-based portfolio.

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A Guide to Portfolios is great for individuals looking at career options, K-12 teachers, college and university faculty, students, career development professionals, and anyone who is intrigued by the idea of creating a unique and powerful tool to showcase their success.  This fun and interactive book provides information, self-assessments, and check-lists to help you create and use the portfolio that best fits your needs.  

Highlights include: 

• Working with the premise that all portfolios are not the same and may not be completely interchangeable, this book breaks portfolios into three distinct portfolio categories: assessment, career, and personal.
• Categories are then broken down further into six different types of portfolios, each used in a different situation with a different audience.
• A simple four-step process provides you with an easy way to begin and complete the process of building your portfolio.
• The book closes with specific information, questions, and suggestions for creating each type of portfolio and presenting it to the unique audience for which it is intended. 

Additional Support – in and out of the classroom…

Discipline-specific information can be accessed through the Student Success Supersite (www.prenhall.com/success), where students and faculty will find an array of resources. 

Start strong. Finish stronger.

www.MyStudentSuccessLab.com

For Career Development courses, especially Career Management in the Workplace and Creating a Portfolio.

This fun and interactive book provides information, self-assessments, and check-lists to help you create and use the portfolio that best fits your needs.  Working with the premise that all portfolios are not the same and may not be completely interchangeable, this book breaks portfolios into three distinct portfolio categories: assessment, career, and personal. Categories are then broken down further into six different types of portfolios, each used in a different situation with a different audience. A simple four-step process provides you with an easy way to begin and complete the process of building your portfolio. The book closes with specific information, questions, and suggestions for creating each type of portfolio and presenting it to the unique audience for which it is intended.  A Guide to Portfolios is great for individuals looking at career options, K-12 teachers, college and university faculty, students, career development professionals, and anyone who is intrigued by the idea of creating a unique and powerful tool to showcase their success.

This fun and interactive book provides information, self-assessments, and check-lists to help you create and use the portfolio that best fits your needs.  

Guide to Portfolios works with the premise that all portfolios are not the same and may not be completely interchangeable, this book breaks portfolios into three distinct portfolio categories: assessment, career, and personal. Categories are then broken down further into six different types of portfolios, each used in a different situation with a different audience. A simple four-step process provides you with an easy way to begin and complete the process of building your portfolio. The book closes with specific information, questions, and suggestions for creating each type of portfolio and presenting it to the unique audience for which it is intended.  This is a great resource for individuals looking at career options, K-12 teachers, college and university faculty, students, career development professionals, and anyone who is intrigued by the idea of creating a unique and powerful tool to showcase their success.

Mary Robins is the director of Career Services at Menlo College, a small business college located in Atherton, California.  As director, Mary works with a variety of students of all ages and work/life experiences.  Mary’s career has included working as a human resource manager and marketing manager in the consumer publishing industry.  She has a  B.S. in Human Services with an emphasis in counseling from Notre Dame de Namur University and a M.A. in Career Development from John F. Kennedy University’s School of Management. Mary is a past president of the California Career Development Association and a frequent presenter at career conferences.

SECTION 1: WHAT IS A PORTFOLIO?

What Do You Think of When You Hear the Word “Portfolio?”

Why Create a Portfolio?

SECTION 2: DIFFERENT PORTFOLIOS FOR DIFFERENT AUDIENCES

1.  Master Portfolio

2.  Assessment Portfolios—Academic and Technical

3.  Career Portfolios—Resume-based, Project, and Performance

4.  Personal Portfolios

SECTION 3: CREATING YOUR PORTFOLIO

Let’s Get Started: Determine the Audience for Your Portfolio

Collect

Reflect

Assemble

SECTION 4: PORTFOLIO WORKSHEETS AND PRESENTATION STRATEGIES

Master Portfolio

Assessment Portfolio—Academic

Assessment Portfolio—Technical

Career Portfolio—Resume-based

Career Portfolio—Project

Career Portfolio—Performance

Personal Portfolio