Change-HI/EDU | How to create a professional portfolio

Learning Outcomes

You understand professional portfolio design and implementation

Understand the benefits of having a professional portfolio
Understand best practices for developing a high quality professional portfolio
Understand how to use TechFolios to implement a professional portfolio

Readings

Gather portfolio materials

Get ready for the Techfolios workshop

Pre-workshop preparation

TechFolios Reference Guide

Documentation on TechFolios

Post-workshop resources

Experiential Learning

1. Ice Breaker: What keeps you up at night?

Tell your group about a (professional) problem

2:00pm-2:10pm

2. Introduction to Professional Portfolios and TechFolios

What are professional portfolios? Why use TechFolios?

2:10pm-2:20pm

3. What is a high quality portfolio

Characteristics of a high quality portfolio

2:20pm-2:30pm

4. TechFolios Quick Start: Initialization

Create an initial version of your portfolio repo

2:30pm-3:00pm

5. TechFolios and GitPod

Learn how to speed up portfolio development using GitPod

3:00pm-3:30pm

6. Choose your own adventure

Work on whatever part of your portfolio you want

3:30pm-3:50pm

Assessments

Help us assess this workshop

Provide feedback to the workshop organizers

Outcome(s) assessed: You understand workshop design and implementation

3:50pm

Module: How to create a professional portfolio