Why Should I Build An E-Portfolio?

Written by Sonia Pacheco Mejia on Sunday, 27 November 2022. Posted in Business Education

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An e-portfolio is a digital collection created by students and professionals to showcase their digital experience. From essays and posters to photographs and artwork, essentially anything created digitally can be included in an e-portfolio. For students, e-portfolios allow them to share an accessible file of their volunteer experiences, employment history, extracurricular activities and more. To have a successful e-portfolio it is important to build a product of a digital collection and a process that reflects what represents you. E-portfolios are a valuable tool that aids academic growth and the transition to their career development. 

Using e-portfolios can be beneficial to promoting metacognition, or your awareness of learning and skill development. The ability to assess yourself by identifying your strengths and weaknesses is a skill that can be improved by using an e-portfolio. By comparing your old works with new works you are able to see your physical growth in skills. E-portfolios provide: 

Interactivity: Because your e-portfolio is accessible to anyone you are able to showcase it to teachers, colleges, and potential workplaces. 

Performance Tracking: Displaying your works from the start of your academic journey into your career development allows you to track your growth in skills and self. 

Planning: Building your e-portfolio also helps you create and meet your goals. Students can expect feedback and help from advisors to sharpen their skills as well. 

Portability: Due to its accessibility, e-portfolios ideally can be changed year by year and transferred position to position. 

As a result, e-portfolios can be the best tool to display all digital works and technical skills for business students to showcase who you are. 

To build your e-portfolio, first decide what type of e-portfolio you want to create. E-portfolios can fall under the categories of professional, learning, or general education. A professional e-portfolio allows you to highlight one student's academic career. Learning e-portfolios are created to demonstrate one's learning process and essential for feedback and development. General education e-portfolio can be used to assess your education competency for colleges. 

The next step is choosing your platform to host your e-portfolio. Find a platform that is easy to use and access. You want to make sure users are able to login, personalize, upload and add different formats of content, and update profile information easily. Shareability is also essential and insuring your e-portfolio is viewable and interactive can provide the best feedback and network. Also, meeting permanence is a key aspect to e-portfolios. Ideally it is best to build lifelong portfolios to carry and build upon with your career development. Some ideal platforms to use to begin building your e-portfolio are LinkedIn, Pathbrite, and Portfolium. 

E-portfolios are a valuable and versatile means to showcase one’s own abilities. For students it allows them to reflect, receive feedback, and prepare better performances and works. As you step into the professional world, build an e-portfolio to showcase your talents and digital content to demonstrate who you are to professionals.  

About the Author

Sonia Pacheco Mejia

Sonia Pacheco Mejia

Sonia is a Business Education Writer at Girls For Business.

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