1. Developing a Professional
E-Portfolio
Nancy G. Abney, MA-TESOL
UAB Graduate School
Professional Development Program

2. Nancy G. Abney, Instructor & Program Manager
UAB Graduate School Professional Development Program
CIRTL Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning

3. Mission: To enhance excellence in undergraduate education
through the development of a national faculty committed to
implementing and advancing effective teaching practices for diverse
learners as part of successful and varied professional careers.
Part of your Career Planning and Professional Development
CIRTL Biology recipients CIRTL Chemistry recipients

5. “Having your own website allows you to control what
people will find when they search for you. More and
more, we hear that employers are Googling candidates
to learn more about them. When you have your own
website, you have an opportunity to demonstrate a
portfolio of information about you and to provide
further information (via links) so employers can learn
more about you.”
Miriam Salpeter, Job Search Coach
owner of Keppie Careers
Author of Social Networking for Career Success
and 100 Conversations for Career Success

7. Essential job search tool for both academics and
professionals
“EPortfolios or personal websites provide students the
opportunities to showcase their best work and demonstrate
in meaningful ways what skills and knowledge they can
bring to potential organizations. The electronic identity
adds another dimension to the resume and cover letter
because it contains tangible examples that potential
employers can see.”
—Lisa Meloncon, Associate Professor
University of Cincinnati
Department of English & Comparative Literature

9. Put the “Pro” in Professional:
Create an ePortfolio
…over half of hiring managers would rather see
a candidate with a personal website than any
other form of personal branding, although less
than 10% of candidates actually have one.
(Forbes 2013)

10. A Graduate Student e-portfolio Tour
• Eportfolio tour Auburn Graduate Student
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5DGLktOd-s

11. Student
Dissertation
CV
Projects
Awards
Scholar
Publications
Conferences
Collaborations
Grants
Teacher& Mentor
Philosophy
Courses taught
Evaluations
Certificates

13. Your most impressive work
Work that exemplifies who YOU are as a candidate
Include key sections:
•About me
•Professional work (including relevant projects,
responsibilities, and promotions)
•Academic/Research work: course work,
presentations, publications
•Teaching/Mentoring
•Service/ Community
•Contact information

15. A-Z Guide to Creating your own Website
• Get Your Domain Name: https://www.godaddy.com/
http://www.wikihow.com/Buy-a-Cheap-Domain-Name
Consider going through an ICANN-accredited domain name registrar
• Get a web host
https://www.bluehost.com/
https://www.siteground.com/
• Build your Website
http://www.websitebuilderexpert.com/how-to-build-a-
website/

18. Resources
• What is an eportfolio? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvqBORISA5k
• The Academic Portfolio
http://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/current/development/academic-
portfolio-1
• Tutorial & Example from Penn State
http://tutorials.istudy.psu.edu/ePortfolios/why.mp4
• Doctoral candidates at the University of Delaware reflect on their
development and application of an academic
ePortfolio.https://youtu.be/pgm9Qh_W0Ls
• Overview of effective elements in MPH Portfolio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_FmRH6Lj5c