The College Portfolio Handbook: Student Success to Global Citizenship

                            

By Joan E. Leichter Dominick and M. Leigh Funk

 

 

Chapter 1

Honoring Your Learning by Creating a College Portfolio

Chapter 2

Understand Your Learning: Producing Your Reflective Portfolio: Reflect + Assess + Collect

Chapter 3

Connect Your Learning: Producing Your Best of Show Portfolio: Connect + Express

Chapter 4

Continuing Your College Portfolio: From Sophomore Year to Post-University Success

Chapter 5

The College Student Portfolio Toolbox

 

Table of Contents

 

 

Chapter One: Honor Your Learning by Creating a College Portfolio

 

1.2  Why is there a College Student Portfolio academic movement today?

 

1.3  Building Your College Student Portfolio

 

1.4  How are your College Student Portfolios assessed?

 

1.5  What are the parts of a College Student Portfolio?

 

1.6  Introducing the RACCE College Student Portfolio Process

 

Using the RACCE College Student Portfolio Process   

 

Building Your Reflective Portfolio/Private Portfolio:

 

 

 

§         Reflect

§         Assess

§         Collect

 

Building Your Best of Show Portfolio/Public Portfolio

 

 

§         Connect

§         Express

 

                                              

1.7  Reflecting on what you want from your College Experience? How does the College Student Portfolio strengthen your College Experience?

By Producing a College Portfolio, You Archive Your Learning Experiences for Better College, Career, and Citizenship Decision-Making:

 

 

·        Create Skills-Based Learning File

 

 

College Resources

Study Skills

Student Life

Technology Training

Career Services

 

§         Create Decision-Making Base Beyond College:

 

 

Citizenship

Community Service

Diversity

 

§         Create Decision-Making Base for College:

 

 

Choosing a College Major

Researching Career Options

 

§         Tracking Coursework

 

 

General Education

College Major

Electives

Internships/Co-ops

Directed Studies

Study Abroad

 

§         Tracking College Finances

 

 

Scholarship Applications

Financial History of College Expenses

 

§         Tracking Employment Experience

 

§         Tracking Learning Beyond the Campus

 

 

Learning Before College

High School

Middle School

Elementary School

Community Service

Employment

Learning Off-Campus

 

1.8  Web Resources

 

1.9  Suggested Readings

 

 

 

Chapter Two:  Understand Your Learning: Producing Your Reflective Portfolio: Reflect + Assess + Collect

 

2.2 What is a Reflective Portfolio?

 

2.3 Using the RACCE College Student Portfolio Process for your Reflective Portfolio:

 

Reflect + Assess + Collect

 

 

Set up Reflective Portfolio Filing System

 

 

Plan for use of technology during the Reflective Portfolio process:

 

 

 

Collect discs of supporting evidence

Begin to scan supporting material for archiving and future use for Best of Show Portfolio

 

 

 

2.4 Reflect: Mapping your College Learning Self-Assessment Instruments:

                   

Breadth and Depth of Learning

 

University Resources Learning Spreadsheet

General Education Learning Spreadsheet

Micro-View/Detailed View of Learning

Macro-View/Overview of Learning

 

 

  2.5 Assess: Your Reflective Portfolio

 

Self-Assessment

Faculty Assessment

Peer Assessment

Stakeholder Assessment

   

 

 2.6 Collect:  Evidence for Reflective Portfolio 

 

 

Set up Filing System for Reflective Portfolio:

 

§         Use Accompanying RACCE College Student Portfolio File Tabs

§         Develop electronic strategies for collecting and setting up portfolio evidence: scan critical supporting evidence, set up file for software programs to be used in showcasing Best of Show Portfolio – Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Dream Weaver, FrontPage, PowerPoint, etc.

 

                                                                     

 

2.7 Suggested Readings

 

2.8 Web Resources

 

2.9 Reflection Assignment Worksheets: Available on Companion Website

 

University Resources Learning Spreadsheet     

General Education Learning Spreadsheet

Micro-View/Detailed View of Learning

Macro-View/Overview of Learning

RACCE College Student Portfolio Process Assessment Instrument

RACCE College Student Portfolio File Tabs

 

 

                                

 

Chapter Three: Connect Your Learning: Producing Your Best of Show Portfolio: Connect + Express

 

3.2 RACCE College Student Portfolio Process Grid – Best of Show Portfolio

 

3.3 Connect: Develop the Mission, Design, and Format of your Best of Show Portfolio

 

3.4 Connect: Mission of Portfolio-Who is the reader?

 

Academic History

Employment

Internship

Scholarship

Advisement

 

                                       

3.5 Connect: Design of Portfolio-Telling your learning story of a productive citizen

                        

 

Decide on preferred format before beginning the storyboarding process

 

E-Portfolio

Paper Portfolio

Both Formats

 

Sample Storyboard for Best of Show Portfolio

 

Detailed Section Planning Worksheet for Best of Show Portfolio

Table of Contents

 

Credibility

University Life                                                                 

 

General Skills: Communication Skills, Critical Thinking,

Quantitative Skills, Technology

 

Specific Skills: College Major Expertise

 

Community Service

 

                                                 

   3.6 Connect: Format of the Best of Show Portfolio

                            

Paper Portfolio/Hardcopy Version of Portfolio Three-Ring Binder

Electronic Portfolio: CD/DVD and Online Portfolio

 

 

  3.7 Table of Content Samples: Best of Show Portfolios

                                                          

  3.8 Express: Presenting your Best of Show Portfolio

 

Plan Your Presentation

Practice Your Presentation

Thank your Audience

 

                            

3.9 Express: Evaluate Presentation of Best of Show Portfolio

 

Use Assessment Form for audience and self-assessment

Keep a diary of your evaluations

Continue to develop presentation

 

 

3.10 Suggested Readings

 

 

3.11 Concluding Assignments using Companion Website

 

General Portfolio Overview – Best of Show Portfolio Section Storyboard Worksheet

Specific Portfolio Focus: Storyboard Section and/or Page Content

Worksheet

Building Your College E-Portfolio: Website and worksheet             

 

                               

                              

                                    

Chapter Four:  Continuing Your College Portfolio: From Sophomore Year to Post-University Success as Global Citizen

 

Benefits for continuing your College Portfolio from sophomore year to post-university success:

 

§         Develop mission as college graduate and global citizen leader

§         Continual baseline of learning history in Reflective Portfolio

§         Concise Best of Show Portfolio to honor, understand, and connect your learning

§         Empowered view of your learning history

§         Plan for your future learning

§         E-portfolio for Reflective and Best of Show Portfolio which efficiently and effectively archives and showcases your talents, skills, skills, and expertise

 

4.2  Creating Your Sophomore-Year Portfolio:     

 

·        Completing General Education Courses – use General Education Learning Spreadsheet for recording the general skills that employers want from college graduates: communications skills, writing skills, critical thinking and decision-making, quantitative skills, technology skills, global citizenship perspective

·        Academic Major declared – begin plan for coursework

·        Continuing using University Resources Learning Spreadsheet utilizing

·        Student services for continued learning and marketable experiences

·        Get more involved in Student Life

·        Continue to utilize technology training

·        Best of Show Portfolio: use for academic advisement, scholarships, part-time employment, community service projects, and co-op opportunities

        

 

4.3  Creating Your Junior-Year Portfolio:

 

§         Track developing academic major expertise using the Micro-View/

§         View of Learning, Macro-View/Overview of Learning

§         Plans for Internships/Co-ops

§         Plans for Study Abroad Opportunities

§         Continuing using University Resources Learning Spreadsheet utilizing

§         Student services for continued learning and marketable experiences

§         Get more involved in Student Life: Take Leadership roles

§         Continue to utilize technology training      

§         Use Career Services for researching careers in your academic major

§         Best of Show Portfolio: use for internships, scholarships, study abroad, community service projects, and service-learning projects.

 

4.4  Creating Your Senior-Year Portfolio:

                   

§         Showcase your transition to college graduate and productive citizen leader

§         Track academic major expertise using the Micro-View/

§         View of Learning, Macro-View/Overview of Learning

§         Revisit General Education Learning Spreadsheet to identify general skills

§         Employers are seeking from college graduates

§         Continuing using University Resources Learning Spreadsheet utilizing

§         Student services for continued learning and marketable experiences

§         Prepare Best of Show Portfolio for your post-university life: career

§         Interviewing, graduate schools, scholarships, post-university

§         internships, post-university year of public service,

§         entrepreneurial opportunities, and for annual employment

§         reviews and promotions

§         E-Portfolio Plans: Storyboard and produce CD/DVD/Online version

§         Of Best of Show Portfolio

 

                                                                      

 4.5 Producing Your Post-University Portfolio

 

  • Career Development: plans for continued career training and growth
  • Graduate School: archive post-graduate experience for leadership role in chosen field of learning
  • Entrepreneurial Endeavors: showcase your business, educate customers, and track your history
  • Civic Engagement: develop for role as productive citizen leader by tracking community service and civic engagement activities to better the quality of life for the all citizens of the world (safety, educational opportunities, environmental issues, and improve the general welfare of the world)
  • Career Promotions/Annual Reviews: archive your accomplishments and learning story to educate others judging your career

 

Mission of producing your post-university portfolio: Be the star of your learning journey… always archive your learning history…it is the best learning gift you can give to yourself! Then share your learning gifts with others as a college graduate and global citizen leader

 

4.5  Suggested Readings

 

4.6  Web Resources

 

 

Chapter Five: The College Student Portfolio Toolbox

 

5.2 Multimedia Text Support CD/Website: M. Leigh Funk & Chris Funk Web Authoring for Text Proposal

 

5.3 Sample Reflective Portfolios

 

5.4 Sample Best of Show Portfolios

 

5.5 Suggested Readings

 

5.6 Web Resources