Do I Need a Professional Portfolio if I'm Not Looking for a Job?
Aside from my full time job as a technology integration coach I adjunct at two local universities. My courses all involve technology integration in the classroom. Sometimes the audience is undergraduate pre-service teachers and other times it's established teachers in graduate programs. During these classes the students work on creating a professional online presence- a digital portfolio. The undergraduates go with the flow- they are students that aren't too far removed from being high school students so they are used to directives. The graduate students, however sometimes put up a fight. "Why would I create a portfolio if I'm not looking for a job?" is asked. This post is my answer. What is a Digital Portfolio? A digital portfolio is a living document that changes as you progress throughout your career. Portfolios are collections of artifacts and reflect your accomplishments, skills, experiences, reflections and growth as an educator. It does not take