Assembling Life Work Portfolios

I would like help in assembling a Life Work Portfolio for submission. Has anybody used a service,or have actual experience with life work portfolios. Does anyone know where I can view a sample portfolio. Tks Traderneil

 

Hiya, Trader.

Get thee to:

http://www.degreeinfo.com/articles.html

Several good articles there on portfolio assessment.

Good luck!

 

In my undergrad, my school offered "experiential learning portfolios" for credit which I assume are the same as what you are asking about. Since I could (and had) teach most of the courses I was expected to take, I took advantage of it. I received 33 hours (the max). IT took me three months to put all the documentation together. I didn't just have to show what I did, I had to show what I learned from doing.

Start with course outlines and textbook chapters for ideas and guidance. Use them as an outline Describe what you did and what you leaned from doing. Get people (supervisors, coworkers) to provide references (they required 3 for each course. I submitted no less than 5). It didn't hurt that some of the references were students that I had taught in adult education that were fellow students taking the course that I was getting out of. To provide additional proof on one course, I provided copies of 6 boxes of emails over a two year period. Another course I provided a drawing made on a napkin and an affidavit from the guy I drew if for. Go figure.

It also helps to fully index and cross reference everything. Make is a slam-dunk to review. Go all-out to make it look professional. It took me 3 months to put it all together and another 3 for them to review it.

At my school 3 teachers had to review it and that was audited by and external agency. It was not a simple process; nor was it a cakewalk. They took it seriously and so did I.

By doing that and CLEPing everything I could, I did 90 hours in 22 months while working full time. It was well worth the effort, but it was harder than writing my dissertation for my MBA.