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Common ePortfolio Structure

Homepage/Landing Page with Website Navigation

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The homepage/landing page will be the first impression of your ePortfolio for your audience - make it engaging and informative! You also want to consider adding easy-to-use navigation for your audience to seamlessly move throughout your ePortfolio, starting with your homepage. Consider including the following elements to your homepage:

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  • Descriptive title for your ePortfolio

  • Brief description of what your audience will find in your ePortfolio

  • Photo or video backgrounds (where appropriate so as not to make any text difficult to read)

  • Colorful text boxes to set the text apart from the backgrounds

  • Navigational elements, such as buttons and hyperlinks to guide your audience to important parts of your ePortfolio

  • 3x5 design strategy: learn more!

About/Bio Section or Page

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The about section is your chance to tell your audience all about yourself. While the homepage is your opportunity to introduce your ePortfolio, the about section is the page for you to introduce who you are as a student, pre-professional, and person. Think about the following prompts as you write your bio section:

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  • Discuss the major you chose and where you want to go with this degree

  • Think about your journey leading up to college: What made you choose IUPUI? Who helped you get here?​

  • What are your hobbies and interests? How will you incorporate those into your college experience?

Pages and Subpages Showcasing your Experiences

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The final major section of your ePortfolio in your experience pages. These might look different from person to person, but regardless of the specific content, these pages are where you get to talk about and reflect on all the amazing learning experiences you have while at IUPUI. On each of your experience pages, you will include reflective writing and artifacts to support each experience. In the next section, you can read about the different types of artifacts you can include on your ePortfolio. To learn more about reflecting on your college experiences, navigate to the Experiences and Reflections page.

Examples of artifacts to include in your ePortfolio:

  • Posters/Infographics

  • Presentations

  • Projects

  • Research papers

  • Course modules, activities, assignments

  • Evaluations

  • Thought leadership (blogs, social media)

  • Testimonials

 

Formats: pictures/images, videos, text, select part of documents, key words, quotes

CURATION OF ARTIFACTS AND TELLING THEIR MEANING: SHARE evidence that represents YOUR story

Clarify the meaning of EACH artifact/experience you include

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  • Contextualize/Describe the experience 

  • Explain what you accomplished/contributed

  • Document what you learned: 

  • The knowledge, values, skills, abilities you gained

  • State the importance of the experience to your development

  • Describe the impact it had on you and why

  • Comment on what you learned and how those skills/insights can transfer to help you in your profession

 

Use artifacts like photos, posters, infographics, videos, and podcasts to illustrate what you learned [show vs. tell]

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