Building Your Elearning Portfolio: It's Easier Than You Think

Standard resumes and cover letters are no longer sufficient if you want to stand out from the crowd. Having a good portfolio has always been important for freelancers, but it’s quickly becoming a must-have for anyone in e-learning who hopes to snag the best opportunities that come along, inside your organization or out. Having a portfolio is a great way to showcase your accomplishments, skills, experiences, and personality. Creating a great looking e-learning portfolio is easier than you think. With more options than ever before, anyone can build an e-learning portfolio that looks like a million bucks.

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1. Building Your E-Learning Portfolio It’s Easier Than You Think Mike Taylor mike-taylor.org
2. Mike Taylor Eternally curious | Honorary Canadian Exploring the intersection of learning, technology & social media mike-taylor.org tmiket
3. mike-taylor.org Format Shape » Fill » File…or Clipboard
4. Links & Resources bit.ly/portfolio-resources
5. Why Should You Have a Portfolio?
6. Be prepared!
7. Highlight your best work & personal achievements
8. ATTRACT clients/employers
9. Prove you can do what your resume says
10. Show vs Tell
11. Who Would You Hire?
12. 98% Recruiters search candidates online Microsoft study
14. % Negative Results Denver Post
15. What will they find for you?
16. What to Include Variety of Deliverables Show the Process Up-to-date & relevant Think like a marketer
17. Range of Skills Instructional Design Graphic Design Project Mgt, Writing, etc Technology & Tools
18. Your Contact Info!!! Email Signature | LinkedIn | Social Media | Everywhere
19. Common Roadblocks & Simple Solutions
20. Proprietary Content ASK! Choose carefully Scrub screen shots Show the process (Blog it!)
21. Not Enough Shareable Work Articulate Weekly Challenge Volunteer Projects Create Your Own Do a Makeover
23. Software you use Local organizations Volunteer
24. Volunteer
25. Getting Your Stuff Online
26. Web Hosting for Courses Articulate Tempshare Google Cloud Amazon S3 SCORM Cloud
29. Functions as an LMS 100mb
30. tempshare.articulate.com
31. BE ACTIVE!
32. 10x
33. Get active. Stay active! Try the 3-2-1 strategy at least twice a week. 2x per week 3 LIKES Like at least three updates. 2 COMMENTS Add a comment to at least two items in your news feed. 1 SHARE Share at least one article or update.
36. Make It Visual!
37. Display anything that can be linked to or uploaded images
38. Header image Contact info Portfolio Items
39. Visual content Visual content Visual content
40. Recommendations Endorsements
41. What does this tell you?
42. What does this tell you?
43. Who has the advantage?
44. Landing Page
45. You need it when?!
46. ✓ Online business card ✓ Create a free site in minutes ✓ Unite existing online presence
47. about.me
48. Name Plate/Landing Page
51. https://www.strikingly.com/online-resume/linkedin
52. Portfolio Sites
53. Portfolio Sites Predefined Layouts Images, text & links Bio & Contact Info Watch for limitations & ads
54. Journoportfolio
55. Adobe Portfolio
56. Krop
57. Website Builders
58. Website Builders Balance ease & flexibility No HTML coding *No course hosting
59. Carrd
60. Wix
61. Google Sites
62. WordPress
63. Wordpress Simple images & links
64. Wordpress
65. DIY & Others
66. Articulate Storyline https://articulate-heroes.s3.amazonaws.com/stories/elearning-examples/Weekly-Challenge/29-ElearningDesigners/SimplePortfolio/story.html
67. Articulate Rise
70. Top Tips
71. Take Notes & Keep Track
72. Top Tips Get a domain name Set up content hosting Leverage Social Media (LinkedIn)
73. Start Now!
74. Links & Resources bit.ly/portfolio-resources
75. Q&A http://bit.ly/elcportfolios Get supporting links & resources at: