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Creating a portfolio

Common tools for portfolios

There are many freely available online tools that you can use to create your portfolio, such as

Whichever tool you choose to create your portfolio, you need to be sure that you are only sharing content you have the right and permission to share.

Key things to remember

This guide steps you through a lot of concepts and ideas you need to consider. Creating a standout portfolio relies on your ability to:

  • select and annotate appropriate artefacts to support your purpose
  • refer to relevant theory when annotating artefacts
  • critically reflect on your practice to meet professional standards
  • translate experiences and learnings from your studies into your professional practice
  • manage your professional identity online.

Always ask yourself

Click on the flipcards below as a reminder of the questions you should ask yourself before creating your portfolio.

 

 
Why am I creating this?
To fulfil a specific and clear purpose.
 
What will I include?
Examples relevant to my purpose.
 
How will I write about my examples?
Succinctly explain how your evidence demonstrates your knowledge, skills and experience.
 
Who will see it?
Think about your audience and who will have access.

 

Helpful stuff

Checklist to keep

We linked to this Portfolio checklist earlier. Remember it’s a great summary of the key points to consider when both creating and assessing your portfolios.

Example portfolios

Want to take a look at some examples of student portfolios for inspiration? Checkout these 19 examples of student portfolios.

These are real world examples of student portfolios created for assessment. They’re not perfect and would also need to be modified for other contexts. For example, think about what changes need to be made when you adapt a student portfolio to a public one.
 

Further resources

 

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