PORTFOLIOS IN ENC 1102

Considering the Digital Portfolio

(REMEMBER THIS? FROM THE SYLLABUS?)
I use a portfolio grading system in ENC 1102 because
this class emphasizes teaching writing as a process.
So, the focus during the semester should be revising
with an eye toward putting a very good final draft of
each assignment in your portfolio. It is your
responsibility to keep all writing that you do in and out
of this class. This portfolio constitutes a large
portion of your grade for this class. It is not a project
that can be completed the last week of class.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A PORTFOLIO?
Primarily, the purpose can be summed up in the
following three words:

Collection
Selection
Reflection

MORE SPECIFICALLY, I USE PORTFOLIOS
BECAUSE THEY
Presume Development
assume that you have learned something
Display Document Diversity
Allow you to demonstrate a variety of types of work
Require selection and self-assessment
YOU do the work
Are context rich
You display the whole writing process, not just the final
product.
DIGITAL PORTFOLIOS ARE
Web-sensible
Thoughtfully arranged (or, they should be)
Media-rich
Hypertextual

ALSO: THEY SAVE TREES.
And desk space
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU
Compose
Own
Maintain
Archive on the internet or in other formats

It is easy to transition this from an ENC 1101 project
to an online archive of your writing and other
schoolwork. An electronic portfolio is excellent for the
job market. Really.
Portfolios are naturally
Hypertextual

We want them to express the intertextuality of writing;
and e-portfolios can link inward to your own writing
drafts and processes, and outward to texts
(remember: texts can be videos, images, as well as
traditional writing) elsewhere.
AT THE END OF CLASS TOMORROW.
By the end of tomorrow, you should have
considered what the work of your portfolio will be.
While the portfolio itself is not due until the last day
of class, this Friday you will turn in a one-paragraph
proposal describing the platform you plan to use for
your digital portfolio, and why you think this would
be a good choice given the work that the portfolio
needs to do.
YOUR PORTFOLIO WILL NEED TO DO THE
FOLLOWING
Offer an organized path through your work (table of
contents, for example)
Display multiple drafts of major projects
Display some of the low-risk writing youve done in
the class (writing journals, in class work)
Offer, in some form, a letter of reflection that
discusses your work in the class.
AN OUTSTANDING PORTFOLIO MIGHT
Change the genre or format of at least one of your
major papers
Make significant revisions to one of your major
papers
Make an argument for a papers inclusion in the
Knights Write showcase in 2013 or in the journal
Stylus (UCFs first year writing journal)
SOME EXAMPLES OF DIGITAL PORTFOLIOS
Neel, a scientist, uses wordpress:
http://neelsportfolio.wordpress.com/
Aubrey listened to what Mark Hall said portfolios do:
http://selectionandreflection.weebly.com/
Teah, whose genre analysis you saw, had an organized
1102 portfolio.
http://141746413920049223.weebly.com/


Note: Some of these examples are from UCF, and some are from other
universities. Your content and organization will not be the same.
MORE EXAMPLES
Annas 1102 Portfolio

Caitlyns 1102 portfolio

And if youre web savvy, or want to get there, try one
like this:
MengHuas site made on Wix
WHAT ARE SOME OTHER PLATFORMS YOU
MIGHT CONSIDER USING?
Wordpress
Tumblr
Wix
Weebly
Google Sites
Things I havent heard of

Remember, a digital portfolio can be as
simple or as complex as you want it to
be. Its primary job is to display the writing
work you have done over the course of
the semester.
A reminder: Some sites you might explore:
A reminder: Some sites you might explore:
A reminder: Some sites you might explore: