An ‘ePortfolio’ is a way of collecting and keeping information about yourself. It could include information on your interests, your experiences, your learning and your skills. Or, it could be a portrait of your local community, your family history or an important event in your life.

Why you want to create an ‘ePortfolio’ is up to you. But it will be more useful if you are creating it for a purpose or to reach a goal rather than just collecting random information!

Your ‘ePortfolio’ is your own personal online space or digital identity. You can choose to keep it to yourself or share it with others.

You can store information in your ‘ePortfolio’ in different formats including text, photos, video, audio, even certificates (scan them) or documents like your CV or application letters.

My ePortfolio

But remember the process of creating an ‘ePortfolio’ is more than just collecting the information together, it will give you a chance to reflect and think about how you can use this information to help you reach your goal and the best way to present this information to other people.

ePortfolios usually include:

• A storage space – where you can organise your information

• A dialogue space – where you can reflect or get feedback from others

• A presentation space – where you can sift and sort your information to present to different people or for different purposes

And remember ………because an ‘ePortfolio’ is digital or online you don’t have to worry about loosing the information over time. But to keep your ‘ePortfolio’ fresh, exciting, relevant and useful you need to update it. That’s easy, you can update it anytime you have access to a PC and/or the Internet.

What next? To find out more go to ‘What can an e-portfolio do for me?’

What can an e-portfolio do for me?

That’s depends on why you want to create an ‘e-portfolio’. You need to ask yourself ‘Why do I want to create an e-portfolio’.

Whatever your answer to this question, to get the most out of your e-portfolio you should you have a goal, a reason for creating it.

Common reasons that people create ‘e-portfolio’s is:

• To help them get a job

• To help prepare a CV

• To keep a record of your learning

• To tell other people about yourself

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