Think of your e-learning portfolio as your digital and interactive résumé that’s online. It’s the best way to digitally document your experience, skills, and qualifications as an e-learning professional. And it will certainly make you stand out among your peers and others in your field. E-learning portfolios can be fun to create and maintain, too. Continue reading to learn more.
After you’ve selected your ideal portfolio software or have created an interactive portfolio website*, you’ll want to ensure you have the best examples of your work ready to view, as well as other supplemental and helpful information that showcases you as an e-learning expert.
Here are a few things you’ll want to be sure to include in your e-learning portfolio.
Articles and Blog Posts You’ve Written
If you’ve written blog posts about why you’re passionate about e-learning or other relevant e-learning topics, you’ll want to display them in your portfolio. You’ll especially want to include any professional articles you’ve written that were published on a reputable e-learning website or in a reputable print publication.
Courses You’ve Designed or Created
If you have created and/or developed entire e-learning courses before, you’ll want to include your plans, outlines, and a link to the courses themselves when possible. If you can have your portfolio viewers take a sample course you’ve created, that will provide them with firsthand experience with your work and capabilities. And it will make their review of your work more fun and interactive, too.
Learning Content You’ve Created
If you aren’t able to upload entire course modules to your digital e-learning portfolio due to technology restrictions or storage issues, you will want to be sure to upload manuals and other supplemental training materials you’ve created, especially training assessments and curriculum you’ve created. You can include any images, graphics, audio clips, etc., that you’ve developed. Just be sure they’re organized well and are easy for your portfolio viewers to sort through.
Diverse and Unique Projects
Be sure to include unique learning projects you’ve worked on and helped develop, such as executive development training materials and virtual reality training content. Also, be sure to include diverse examples of what you’re capable of doing. For instance, you may want to include video footage of you teaching, a module, a manual, some lesson plans, etc.
Applicable Credentials
If you have valuable technical or soft skills, you should mention them in your portfolio. If you have a master’s degree in education or a certification in instructional design, for instance, you’ll want to showcase this in your e-learning portfolio.
Recommendations and Testimonials
Include previous employer recommendations and testimonials and letters in your e-learning portfolio. If you’ve created learning content for others, have them leave testimonials and recommendations, as well. And if you have students who can vouch for you and your training methods, that’s always a plus, too.
Stay tuned. Tomorrow’s post will cover why every e-learning professional needs an e-learning portfolio.
* For more information about portfolio software and website options for e-learning professionals, read this post published by Articulate and this post published by Ladders.