When it comes to anything online, I like simple and manageable. That might have been my problem with many of the portfolios we looked at in class. Stephanie's seemed to be a little over all-over-the-place, both in terms of visual and navigability. I didn't mind Toby's. I liked the graphics he included, but it also seemed to cover a lot and to be honest, the yellow started to hurt my eyes. Obviously in a teaching portfolio, the creator wants to establish the kind of teacher they are; they might stress personality a little more than a professional portfolio. Professionally, I want my work to speak for me; as an educator, I want to be able to illuminate the kind of instructor I am with philosophies, anecdotes, etc.
That dichotomy is probably what will be the hardest for me to tackle in my portfolio. Since I am looking towards working in the academy, that will be the main focus of my portfolio. But, I also have a great deal of professional experience and I want to be able to touch on that as well, especially since I see myself more as a technical and professional communication educator. My plan is to look at it more as a resume. I want to post my CV and teaching philosophy. I want to have an area to discuss my research interests and what conferences I have attended. I will definitely talk a little about my professional career and display some clips of things I have done.
As for different modes, I will connect to this blog because even after this class is over, I plan on using it as an idea tank for myself, a place to brainstorm and work out concepts for myself. I think this will help a lot as I start working on my dissertation. I am playing around with the idea of linking it to my Twitter account... at least for now. I do Twitter about ideas and things going in school, but I do a fair share of personal tweets as well (I might be having my own Clancy dilemna). I am also wondering about including a page of projects I have done and including the audio story from last semester's class. I am still thinking of how I could make that fit, but I loved doing that story and thought it turned out really cool.
I want to have an environmental theme...not recycle signs all over the place, but more looking at colors and graphics that seem more natural. Being green is a big part of my identity, both personally and professionally, so this way I can hopefully convey this part of me in both areas of my life.
Now I've just got to get it done.
Monday, March 30, 2009
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