Online Portfolio Assignment
Introduction
As explained in class, Online Portfolios are
becoming increasingly common as a way to present your skills to potential
employers, or others who might be interested. They not only make it easy for
interested parties to see your resume, but also give you a chance to highlight
your accomplishments with online pictures, samples of your work, videos etc.
There are many articles on this idea on the web, which you might like to
review. Here is one of the best…
http://www.liscareer.com/moody_onlineportfolios.htm Note that the link at the end used to
point to an excellent example of a real online portfolio – it has now
been changed (an error? a hack?) to point to a memorial page for a pet! So if
you want to see a sample portolio, here’s one from another student at
Algonquin:
http://academic.algonquincollege.com/students/sche0061/
So, in this Assignment, you will prepare a
basic on-line portfolio and post it to a Web Server. This will give you a start
in building a really useful tool to use in your search for a job.
We hope that you will add to your portfolio as
you continue your education at
Step 1
To begin building your online portfolio use MS
Word to build a ‘home’ page for your portfolio as follows (Note
that this can be done using a more powerful Web building tool such as Front
Page, Dreamweaver or HTML if you wish):
· At the top of the page, put your name and contact information (e-mail address is essential; phone number, mailing address etc. you may not wish to include if you remember that this can be seen by the world – see the article link above for more detail on this). Use an attractive, good sized font.
· Save your file with the filename index and the filetype ‘Web page’ (ie extension .htm)
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Next, decide where you will post your
portfolio. As explained in class, you have space on the college server, which
is great for practice (and will earn you full marks), but will not be visible
outside the college after Sept, 2007. If you wish to use web space outside the
college, you may use a site you already have (remember the importance of
professional appearance – ‘free’ sites often put advertising
on the screen with your portfolio, which may spoil the impression you wish to
make), or, if you wish to obtain web space, you can sign up with a service
provider. Here is the one I recommend as the best
balance of good price, reliable service and user-friendly interface. Simply
click on this link:
· Now, upload the needed files for the ‘on-line portfolio’ to your web space (note that the following instructions assume you are using the college server. If you have space elsewhere, you will need to get instructions from your service provider).
· First, while at the college, (this cannot be done from home unless you know how to set up a VPN), copy/paste the address the address that follows into your Browser address bar, and do not press Enter yet! ftp://academic.algonquincollege.com/students/userid Now, change ‘userid’ to your Algonquin username and press Enter. When asked, enter your userid and password. You can now ‘click and drag’ your files from an Explorer window to the FTP window. Use this method to upload the index.htm file – created above, and the folder called ‘index_files’ if one was created for you.
- When you have uploaded, ensure that your work is
viewable correctly on the web. The URL will be: http://academic.algonquincollege.com/students/userid
- E-mail your prof, before the deadline (see Weekly
Planner) with the subject ‘Online Portfolio – Step 1 (and
remember that all e-mails need your section number in the subject line).
In the body of your e-mail, give the URL of your page.
Step 2 - Checkpoint
Add the following to your portfolio, and upload
to your Web site.
- Improve the ‘look’ of your web page
with an appropriate background and add a picture of yourself. Be sure that
both background and picture are suitable for a professional portfolio.
Suggestion – a picture of yourself at the
- Add a heading that says ‘My Skills’,
and follow with a list of at least 3 skills you possess that would be of
interest to an employer.
- Next add a bordered table, with 2 columns and as many rows as
you need. The first column is to be headed ‘Year’, the second
‘School’ and the rows are to provide the year and school name
of the schools you have attended in reverse order by year (i.e. the top row should be for
Algonquin).
- Finally, add the words “Here is a sample of
my work on the course ‘Technology and You”, with a clickable
link to a copy of your solution to Case 1.
- Now, save and upload your file(s) as in Step 1. When
you have uploaded, ensure that your work is viewable correctly on the web.
- E-mail your prof, before the deadline (see Weekly
Planner) with the subject ‘Online Portfolio – Step 2 (and
remember that all e-mails need your section number in the subject line).
In the body of your e-mail, give the URL of your page.
Step 3 – Final Draft
- You
will be asked to add more material to your portfolio … (detail to be added here shortly)
Marking Rubrics – Step 1
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Mark |
Assigned for |
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_____/5 |
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_____/5 |
Late penalty?
(20%/day)__________ |
Marking Rubrics – Step 2
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Mark |
Assigned for |
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_____/10 |
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_____/10 |
Late penalty?
(20%/day)__________ |
- (more
detail to be added here shortly)