After defining an ePortfolio, we will now explore the benefits and concerns of ePortfolios. I explored multiple ePortfolio options, including wikispaces and Weebly. However, thanks to a very exploratory classmate, I was introduced to the ePortfloio offered by Texas A&M University-Commerce. Sadly, in the three years I was never aware of the option of creating a free ePortfolio with A&M-Commerce. Thankfully, now in my last semester, I was introduced to this handy and beneficial tool.
Once I started exploring, I realized that either the ePortfolio on ManeSync has stalked me for years and found my Linkedin page and my blog or I had already started this ePortfolio without realizing it. I began adding education records, work experience, and other pertinent information. This tool is great to be able to use as an electronic resume of sorts. Although I do not see this as much more than a simpler LinkedIn page minus the random posts, it does perform the necessary functions to maintain my work history, education, activities, professional development, and much more.
To expand on this benefit, I was amused to see that I could export the information into a PDF file. My immediate thought was that I'd never have to create another resume in Microsoft Word again. Although the format is fairly attractive once you upload the PDF, it is not something that I would use as a resume. It is however a very quick and easy method to print out our information that would be important to reference if looking for a new career or attempting to advance your academic studies.
I would recommend the ePortfolio in ManeSync to anyone. It is a very simple tool to use, and this is coming from someone who is self-proclaimed technologically challenged. I was able to create the basics of an ePortfolio in a matter of minutes between two meetings during a workday. I like to keep things simple and not "busy" with a lot of activity on the screen (i.e., Facebook). This ePortflio met all my needs and if I was still in the classroom would highly recommend this tool to my students (or create one on the similar platform for my school for all students and teachers to access).
Below is the link to my ePortfolio. It is still a work in progress and there are still steps needed to call it complete. However, with a tool such as an ePortfolio, are they ever truly "complete"? This is a tool that must be visited and amended frequently to ensure that all the information is up-to-date and that visitors can see all accomplishments of the owner.
https://my.orgsync.com/kaynesmith
On a side note - the most difficult component of the ePortfolio thus far is the "about me" section. I have no idea what to put there. I mean, I know who I am (I think), but how should I approach this section?
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